83 nurseries in Leicester

Every day nursery in the Leicester council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

83 day nurseries

8 rated Outstanding

7 with a new report card (8%)

4,344 places in total

£130 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Leicester

10 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Leicester
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Shama Women's Centre Leicester, LE2	Strong standard in all 6	25 February 2026	20
2	Windsor House Nursery Leicester, LE4	Strong standard in all 6	21 November 2025	35
3	Kids Corner Nursery Leicester, LE5	Outstanding	24 September 2025	60
4	Happy Little Hearts Leicester, LE2	Outstanding	25 June 2025	50
5	Bright Bees Nursery Leicester, LE4	Outstanding	29 January 2025	135
6	Children 1st @ Leicester Leicester, LE2	Outstanding	20 June 2024	123
7	Little Mu'mins Day Care Ltd Leicester, LE5	Outstanding	19 June 2024	51
8	Kiddycare Nursery Leicester, LE4	Outstanding	18 May 2023	65
9	Angels Pre School Leicester, LE4	Outstanding	10 October 2022	40
10	Westleigh Nursery Ltd. Leicester, LE3	Outstanding	21 July 2022	44

Day nurseries in Leicester, best rated first

All 83 day nurseries in Leicester
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Shama Women's Centre Leicester, LE2	Strong standard in all 6	25 February 2026	20
2	Windsor House Nursery Leicester, LE4	Strong standard in all 6	21 November 2025	35
3	Kids Corner Nursery Leicester, LE5	Outstanding	24 September 2025	60
4	Happy Little Hearts Leicester, LE2	Outstanding	25 June 2025	50
5	Bright Bees Nursery Leicester, LE4	Outstanding	29 January 2025	135
6	Children 1st @ Leicester Leicester, LE2	Outstanding	20 June 2024	123
7	Little Mu'mins Day Care Ltd Leicester, LE5	Outstanding	19 June 2024	51
8	Kiddycare Nursery Leicester, LE4	Outstanding	18 May 2023	65
9	Angels Pre School Leicester, LE4	Outstanding	10 October 2022	40
10	Westleigh Nursery Ltd. Leicester, LE3	Outstanding	21 July 2022	44
11	Mindful Me Nursery Leicester, LE3	Expected standard in 3 of 6	13 March 2026	56
12	Aylestone Angels Childcare Leicester, LE2	Expected standard in 5 of 6	10 March 2026	35
13	Daisies Child Care Ltd High Field Centre Leicester, LE2	Expected standard in all 6	23 March 2026	30
14	Little Footprints Nursery Leicester, LE5	Expected standard in all 6	27 February 2026	40
15	The Preschool Group Leicester, LE2	Good	5 September 2025	26
16	Banana Moon Day Nursery Leicester, LE5	Good	26 August 2025	84
17	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leicester Central Leicester, LE1	Good	30 July 2025	84
18	Nursery Rhymes - Knighton Limited Leicester, LE2	Good	25 July 2025	58
19	Ashbourne Montessori Stoneygate Leicester, LE2	Good	22 July 2025	42
20	First Steps Barley Croft Leicester, LE4	Good	19 June 2025	40
21	Little Learners Day Nursery Ltd Leicester, LE5	Good	11 June 2025	60
22	Mindful Me Nursery Leicester, LE3	Good	2 June 2025	46
23	My Playroom Nursery Leicester, LE4	Good	29 April 2025	45
24	First Steps Beaumont Leys Leicester, LE4	Good	31 March 2025	40
25	Dots & Tots Nursery Leicester, LE3	Good	13 January 2025	34
26	Love 2 Learn Nursery Limited Leicester, LE2	Good	3 January 2025	52
27	Little Stars (Leicester) Ltd Leicester, LE2	Good	20 December 2024	30
28	Stanhope Day Nursery Ltd Leicester, LE1	Good	12 December 2024	37
29	Darul Madinah Leicester Leicester, LE1	Good	1 November 2024	40
30	Kiddycare Little Willows Leicester, LE5	Good	30 October 2024	45
31	The City Nursery Ltd Leicester, LE1	Good	28 October 2024	160
32	Land of Learning Leicester, LE5	Good	27 September 2024	60
33	Blossoms Day Nursery Leicester, LE2	Good	21 August 2024	125
34	Little Peepul Day Nursery Leicester, LE4	Good	9 April 2024	94
35	Mulberry Bush Day Nursery Humberstone Lane, LE4	Good	5 March 2024	86
36	Little Companions Leicester Leicester, LE2	Good	7 February 2024	96
37	The Dolls House Leicester, LE1	Good	13 December 2023	51
38	Hine Park Day Nursery Ltd Leicester, LE5	Good	15 November 2023	62
39	Little Acorns Nursery and Preschool Leicester, LE2	Good	1 November 2023	72
40	Shanklin Day Nursery Ltd Leicester, LE2	Good	13 September 2023	60
41	Parkview Day Nursery Leicester, LE5	Good	11 August 2023	45
42	Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Leicester, LE2	Good	31 July 2023	29
43	Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-school Leicester, LE2	Good	19 July 2023	40
44	The Milky Way Day Nursery Leicester, LE4	Good	6 July 2023	31
45	LIA Gems Leicester, LE2	Good	23 May 2023	39
46	Busy Bees at Leicester City Leicester, LE1	Good	30 March 2023	54
47	Humberstone Park Day Nursery Ltd Leicester, LE5	Good	30 March 2023	52
48	Pindar Nursery (Specialist Nursery for Children Aged 2-5 Years) Leicester, LE3	Good	21 March 2023	16
49	Little Footprints Nursery Limited Leicester, LE5	Good	16 December 2022	75
50	Cherry Tree Day Nursery Leicester, LE4	Good	9 December 2022	37
51	Humberstone Day Nursery Leicester, LE5	Good	15 November 2022	45
52	Tiny Gems Nursery Leicester, LE5	Good	10 November 2022	28
53	Kids Corner Nursery Ltd Leicestershire, LE3	Good	8 November 2022	49
54	Kiddisafe Nursery Woodhill Leicester, LE5	Good	4 November 2022	66
55	Playfit St Marys Leicester, LE3	Good	11 October 2022	40
56	Abbey Park Campus Nursery Leicester, LE1	Good	30 September 2022	55
57	Little Angelz Day Nursery Leicester, LE1	Good	16 September 2022	52
58	Al-Islamia Pre-School Leicester, LE2	Good	9 September 2022	40
59	St George's Nursery School Leicester, LE2	Good	5 September 2022	91
60	Beanstalk Day Nursery Leicester, LE1	Good	8 August 2022	40
61	United Play Leicester, LE3	Good	3 August 2022	44
62	Chatterbox Pre-School Limited Leicester, LE2	Good	7 July 2022	45
63	Bushra Daycare Leicester, LE4	Good	4 July 2022	32
64	Sandfield Pre-School Leicester, LE4	Good	4 July 2022	40
65	Dots & Tots Nursery Leicester, LE4	Good	29 June 2022	30
66	The Den Nursery Ltd Leicester, LE5	Good	14 June 2022	34
67	Leicester College Day Nursery Leicester, LE2	Good	13 June 2022	28
68	Hamilton Nursery Leicester, LE5	Good	30 May 2022	58
69	Bright Bees Beaumont Lodge Leicester, LE4	Good	17 May 2022	40
70	Wingfield Nursery Ltd. Leicester, LE3	Good	22 February 2022	63
71	Play Days Nursery Limited Leicester, LE2	Good	17 February 2022	50
72	Allexton Day Nursery Leicester, LE3	Good	16 February 2022	86
73	Sunflowers Neighbourhood Nursery Leicester, LE3	Good	15 November 2021	85
74	The Light Academy Leicester, LE4	Needs attention in 6 of 6	10 December 2025	16
75	High Hopes Day Nursery Leicester, LE5	Requires improvement	29 September 2025	56
76	Kiddisafe Day Nursery Leicester, LE5	Requires improvement	23 May 2025	46
77	Bright Bees Evington Leicester, LE5	Not yet graded	Not yet	73
78	Future Star Kids UK Leicester, LE1	Not yet graded	Not yet
79	Lime Tree Glenfield Leicester, LE3	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
80	Linwood Day Nursery Leicester, LE2	Not yet graded	Not yet	65
81	RobocodeUK Limited - Leicester Leicester, LE5	Not yet graded	Not yet
82	Tumbi Tots Day Care Leicester, LE5	Not yet graded	Not yet	56
83	White Star Daycare Leicester, LE1	Not yet graded	Not yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Leicester

Nursery fees in Leicester

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

Average weekly price in term time, East Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 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 Leicester

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Leicester 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

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 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.