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31 nurseries in LE2 (Oadby, Knighton, Highfields)

Every day nursery with a LE2 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in East Midlands after the free hours.

31 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (13%)
1,709 places in total
£130 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in LE2 (Oadby, Knighton, Highfields), best rated first

All 31 day nurseries in LE2 (Oadby, Knighton, Highfields)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Shama Women's Centre LE2 0TDStrong standard in all 625 February 202620
2Happy Little Hearts LE2 1LROutstanding25 June 202550
3Children 1st @ Leicester LE2 7ETOutstanding20 June 2024123
4Aylestone Angels Childcare LE2 8BBExpected standard in 5 of 610 March 202635
5St George's Nursery School LE2 5QFExpected standard in all 613 May 202686
6Daisies Child Care Ltd High Field Centre LE2 0DSExpected standard in all 623 March 202630
7The Preschool Group LE2 1QJGood5 September 202526
8Nursery Rhymes - Knighton Limited LE2 3RRGood25 July 202558
9Ashbourne Montessori Stoneygate LE2 3BEGood22 July 202542
10Love 2 Learn Nursery Limited LE2 1NEGood3 January 202552
11Little Stars (Leicester) Ltd LE2 8PHGood20 December 202430
12Play Days Academy LE2 9TLGood30 October 202480
13Blossoms Day Nursery LE2 2ABGood21 August 2024125
14Little Companions Leicester LE2 0NEGood7 February 202496
15Little Acorns Nursery and Preschool LE2 2PNGood1 November 202372
16Shanklin Day Nursery Ltd LE2 3JWGood13 September 202360
17Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool LE2 3TTGood31 July 202329
18Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-school LE2 6FNGood19 July 202340
19LIA Gems LE2 2PJGood23 May 202339
20Busy Bees (Oadby) LE2 5DHGood4 May 202352
21Al-Islamia Pre-School LE2 0SAGood9 September 202240
22St George's Nursery School LE2 8ADGood5 September 202291
23Chatterbox Pre-School Limited LE2 6TEGood7 July 202245
24Nursery Rhymes - Leicester Ltd LE2 2LFGood5 July 202270
25Leicester College Day Nursery LE2 7LWGood13 June 202228
26Gingerbread 2 Nursery LE2 4LEGood21 February 202282
27Play Days Nursery Limited LE2 9PTGood17 February 202250
28The Hunny Comb Day Nursery LE2 5WPGood28 October 202163
29Glenhills Pre-School LE2 9JDGood7 October 202130
30Kip McGrath Leicester South LE2 5ARNot yet gradedNot yet
31Linwood Day Nursery LE2 6QJNot yet gradedNot yet65

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

LE2 is in Leicester and Leicestershire.

Nursery fees in LE2

What day nurseries in East Midlands charge on average. Fees in LE2 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£165no funded hours£128after 30 funded hours
2 years old£159no funded hours£130after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£62after the free 15 hours£123after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in LE2

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in LE2 as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.