197 nurseries in Leicestershire

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

197 day nurseries

13 rated Outstanding

13 with a new report card (7%)

11,267 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Leicestershire

15 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 Leicestershire
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Early Years Academy Ibstock Ibstock, LE67	Strong standard in all 6	12 May 2026	96
2	Kidspace Nursery Markfield Leicester, LE67	Strong standard in all 6	23 March 2026	51
3	Mini Explorers Play School Ltd Ibstock, LE67	Outstanding	23 September 2025	42
4	Bilingual Day Nursery & Pre-school Ravenstone Limited Coalville, LE67	Outstanding	5 July 2024	40
5	Loughborough University Nursery Loughborough, LE11	Outstanding	26 July 2023	101
6	Next Steps Nursery Leicester, LE19	Outstanding	16 May 2023	200
7	The Hunny Pot Day Nursery Leicester, LE18	Outstanding	30 March 2023	103
8	The Hunny Bee Day Nursery Leicester, LE8	Outstanding	9 November 2022	60
9	Charnwood Nursery and Pre-School Leicester, LE4	Outstanding	23 August 2022	114
10	Dairy Farm Day Nursery Lutterworth, LE17	Outstanding	5 August 2022	18
11	Ashby Castle Pre-Preparatory School Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65	Outstanding	4 August 2022	40
12	Daisy Chain Children's Nursery Wigston, LE18	Outstanding	4 August 2022	95

Day nurseries in Leicestershire, best rated first

All 197 day nurseries in Leicestershire
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Early Years Academy Ibstock Ibstock, LE67	Strong standard in all 6	12 May 2026	96
2	Kidspace Nursery Markfield Leicester, LE67	Strong standard in all 6	23 March 2026	51
3	Mini Explorers Play School Ltd Ibstock, LE67	Outstanding	23 September 2025	42
4	Bilingual Day Nursery & Pre-school Ravenstone Limited Coalville, LE67	Outstanding	5 July 2024	40
5	Loughborough University Nursery Loughborough, LE11	Outstanding	26 July 2023	101
6	Next Steps Nursery Leicester, LE19	Outstanding	16 May 2023	200
7	The Hunny Pot Day Nursery Leicester, LE18	Outstanding	30 March 2023	103
8	The Hunny Bee Day Nursery Leicester, LE8	Outstanding	9 November 2022	60
9	Charnwood Nursery and Pre-School Leicester, LE4	Outstanding	23 August 2022	114
10	Dairy Farm Day Nursery Lutterworth, LE17	Outstanding	5 August 2022	18
11	Ashby Castle Pre-Preparatory School Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65	Outstanding	4 August 2022	40
12	Daisy Chain Children's Nursery Wigston, LE18	Outstanding	4 August 2022	95
13	The Hunny Hive Kibworth Day Nursery Leicester, LE8	Outstanding	27 July 2022	75
14	Daisy Chain Children's Nursery Blaby, LE8	Outstanding	22 July 2022	35
15	Longfield Kindergarten Leicester, LE8	Outstanding	17 May 2022	24
16	Lime Tree Loughborough Loughborough, LE11	Strong standard in 5 of 6	14 January 2026	85
17	Children 1st @ Hathern Loughborough, LE12	Expected standard in 3 of 6	15 April 2026	98
18	Robert Bakewell Playgroup Limited Loughborough, LE11	Expected standard in 3 of 6	19 January 2026	48
19	Lime Tree Barrow Ltd Loughborough, LE12	Expected standard in 3 of 6	13 January 2026	100
20	Nurture and Grow Nursery Limited Leicester, LE3	Expected standard in 4 of 6	15 May 2026	44
21	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Market Harborough Market Harborough, LE16	Expected standard in 4 of 6	14 May 2026	118
22	Castle Lane Day Nursery Market Harborough, LE16	Expected standard in 4 of 6	3 March 2026	90
23	Shooting Stars Nurseries Hinckley Hinckley, LE10	Expected standard in 4 of 6	27 January 2026	89
24	St George's Nursery School Leicester, LE2	Expected standard in all 6	13 May 2026	86
25	Little Robins Day Nursery Glenfield, LE3	Expected standard in all 6	28 January 2026	30
26	Nanpantan Nursery School Loughborough, LE11	Good	29 September 2025	26
27	Wymondham Pre-School Playgroup Melton Mowbray, LE14	Good	10 September 2025	48
28	Lime Tree Cossington Rd Ltd Loughborough, LE12	Good	3 September 2025	45
29	Tangent House Day Nursery Leicester, LE4	Good	8 August 2025	70
30	Watermead Nursery Loughborough, LE11	Good	4 August 2025	110
31	Marlborough Day Nursery Coalville, LE67	Good	28 July 2025	130
32	Children 1st @ Shepshed Loughborough, LE12	Good	16 July 2025	120
33	De Verdun Nursery Leicester, LE9	Good	10 July 2025	46
34	Caterpillar Day Nursery Ltd Market Harborough, LE16	Good	9 July 2025	47
35	Little Rascals Day Nursery Melton Mowbray, LE13	Good	3 July 2025	56
36	Little Badgers Playgroup Whetstone, LE8	Good	1 July 2025	30
37	The Old Rectory Nursery Barwell Ltd Leicester, LE9	Good	30 June 2025	64
38	Castle Playgroup Leicester, LE9	Good	27 June 2025	24
39	Promise Childcare Leicester Forest East, LE3	Good	25 June 2025	23
40	Busy Bodies Childcare Limited Queniborough, LE7	Good	15 May 2025	33
41	Handkerchief Day Nursery Kegworth, DE74	Good	8 May 2025	110
42	Little Stars Day Nursery @ The Lodge Melton Mowbray, LE13	Good	17 April 2025	92
43	Grace Dieu Manor Park Nursery LTD Thringstone, LE67	Good	10 March 2025	60
44	Paint Pots Leicester, LE9	Good	19 February 2025	65
45	Teapots Nursery Leicester, LE9	Good	23 January 2025	32
46	Evergreen Lodge Nursery and Preschool Limited Swadlincote, DE12	Good	8 January 2025	65
47	Westwards Nursery Loughborough, LE11	Good	13 November 2024	42
48	Lime Tree Day Nursery Sileby Loughborough, LE12	Good	8 November 2024	54
49	Partou Progress House Day Nursery & Pre-School Market Harborough, LE16	Good	4 November 2024	56
50	Play Days Academy Leicester, LE2	Good	30 October 2024	80
51	The Den Farmside Coalville, LE67	Good	10 October 2024	51
52	Windsor Playgroup Hinckley, LE10	Good	3 October 2024	26
53	Little Toes Day Nursery Bottesford Nottingham, NG13	Good	26 September 2024	30
54	Worthington Pre-School Ashby de la Zouch, LE65	Good	4 September 2024	20
55	Kids Planet Donisthorpe Swadlincote, DE12	Good	16 August 2024	93
56	Ibstock Nursery Ibstock, LE67	Good	17 July 2024	73
57	Kids Planet Topsham House Leicester, LE9	Good	11 July 2024	60
58	Teddies Nursery Leicester, LE8	Good	28 June 2024	30
59	Kids Planet Burbage Hinckley, LE10	Good	27 June 2024	73
60	Market Bosworth Day Nursery Nuneaton, CV13	Good	18 June 2024	22
61	The Early Years Academy Loughborough Loughborough, LE11	Good	5 June 2024	44
62	Lilliput Montessori Day Nursery Leicester Forest East Leicester, LE3	Good	29 May 2024	100
63	Incredible Kids Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65	Good	21 May 2024	126
64	The Syston Day Nursery Leicester, LE7	Good	16 May 2024	58
65	The Hunny Jar Day Nursery Leicester, LE8	Good	15 May 2024	41
66	The Old Barn Day Nursery and Preschool Leicester, LE19	Good	13 May 2024	45
67	Ashby Preschool Academy Ashby- de - La- Zouch, LE65	Good	9 May 2024
68	Bluebells of Ratby Limited Leicester, LE6	Good	9 May 2024	44
69	Belton Playgroup Loughborough, LE12	Good	29 April 2024	36
70	Caterpillar Pre School Mountsorrel, LE12	Good	7 March 2024	30
71	St Bernards Day Nursery Limited Hinckley, LE10	Good	4 March 2024	30
72	The Hunny Bear Day Nursery Leicester, LE8	Good	21 February 2024	90
73	St George's Nursery Leicester, LE19	Good	8 February 2024	80
74	Best Start Nurseries @ St Marys Montessori Lutterworth, LE17	Good	1 February 2024	60
75	Happy Hedgehogs Swadlincote, DE12	Good	25 January 2024	67
76	Kiddy Kapers Daycare Wigston, LE18	Good	13 November 2023	50
77	Charles Booth Pre-School LTD Coalville, LE67	Good	13 October 2023	28
78	Little Monkeys Playgroup Leicester, LE8	Good	3 October 2023	15
79	Melton Mowbray Nursery School Melton Mowbray, LE13	Good	3 October 2023	59
80	Whitwick Day Nursery and Preschool Coalville, LE67	Good	29 August 2023	72
81	Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool Loughborough, LE12	Good	7 August 2023	45
82	Charnwood Nursery & Pre-School (Rothley) Rothley, LE7	Good	7 August 2023	66
83	Busy Bees at Leicester South Wigston Wigston, LE18	Good	27 July 2023	75
84	Nightingale Nursery Castle Donington Derby, DE74	Good	25 July 2023	89
85	The Hunny Hive Day Nursery Leicester, LE4	Good	24 July 2023	68
86	Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Market Harborough, LE16	Good	18 July 2023	115
87	Barrow Pre-School Playgroup Barrow Upon Soar, LE12	Good	8 June 2023	34
88	Co-operative Play and Learn Leicester, LE4	Good	8 June 2023	25
89	Busy Bees at Leicester Wigston Magna Wigston, LE18	Good	31 May 2023	54
90	South Leicestershire College Nursery Wigston, LE18	Good	24 May 2023	30
91	The Laurels Nursery School and Preschool Leicester, LE7	Good	22 May 2023	84
92	Busy Bees (Oadby) Leicester, LE2	Good	4 May 2023	52
93	The Cradle Nursery Wigston, LE18	Good	21 April 2023	72
94	Radmoor Day Nursery & Annexe Loughborough, LE11	Good	18 April 2023	60
95	Bright Sparks Day Nursery Hinckley, LE10	Good	5 April 2023	24
96	Forest Rock Day Nursery. Loughborough, LE12	Good	4 April 2023	70
97	Squeakies Nursery and Pre School Leicester, LE8	Good	31 March 2023	30
98	Little Rainbows Community Preschool CIC Lutterworth, LE17	Good	30 March 2023	108
99	Park Lane Nursery Melton Mowbray, LE13	Good	23 March 2023	42
100	Hermitage Nursery School Whitwick, LE67	Good	14 March 2023	80
101	Holmsdale Manor Nursery Ibstock, LE67	Good	8 March 2023	90
102	Busy Bees at Blaby Leicester, LE8	Good	20 February 2023	84
103	Castle View Day Nursery Loughborough, LE12	Good	17 February 2023	45
104	Birstall Rainbow Nursery Birstall, LE4	Good	14 February 2023	64
105	Leaps&Bounds DayCare Leicester, LE9	Good	13 February 2023	32
106	Charnwood Pre-school & Out of School Club Thurmaston, LE4	Good	24 January 2023	88
107	Rothley Park Kindergarten Rothley, LE7	Good	23 January 2023	113
108	Ashby Nursery School Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65	Good	10 January 2023	50
109	Hind Leys Pre-school and Natural Play Centre Loughborough, LE12	Good	5 January 2023	60
110	Mindful Me Nursery Glenfield, LE3	Good	16 December 2022	70
111	Stork Day Nursery Hinckley, LE10	Good	16 December 2022	24
112	Bosworth Academy Day Nursery Desford, LE9	Good	15 December 2022	20
113	Poplars Preschool Wigston, LE18	Good	14 December 2022	75
114	Quorn Nursery School Loughborough, LE12	Good	12 December 2022	32
115	The Pre-School Play Station Broughton Astley Leicester, LE9	Good	25 November 2022	26
116	Charnwood Forest Nursery Loughborough, LE11	Good	22 November 2022	28
117	Little Stars Pre-School Leicester, LE9	Good	22 November 2022	26
118	Parkside Nursery School Loughborough, LE11	Good	22 November 2022	35
119	Markfield Day Nursery Markfield, LE67	Good	6 October 2022	68
120	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bitteswell Lutterworth, LE17	Good	29 September 2022	110
121	Early Years Nursery Melton Mowbray, LE13	Good	26 September 2022	30
122	Smiles Hinckley Parks Hinckley, LE10	Good	16 September 2022	56
123	School's Out Leicester, LE7	Good	15 September 2022	16
124	Moat Street Pre school Wigston, LE18	Good	14 September 2022	24
125	Knossington and Somerby Pre School Knossington, LE15	Good	8 September 2022	20
126	Allsorts Nursery School Ltd Hinckley, LE10	Good	16 August 2022	16
127	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Meridian Park Leicester, LE19	Good	9 August 2022	130
128	Ashby Castle Day Nursery Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65	Good	5 August 2022	74
129	St. George's Nursery School Leicester, LE19	Good	5 August 2022	88
130	Lynton Childcare Leicester, LE9	Good	4 August 2022	18
131	Little Me Nursery Market Harborough, LE16	Good	3 August 2022	35
132	St George's Nursery School Leicester, LE19	Good	3 August 2022	85
133	Bright Horizons Hinckley Day Nursery and Preschool Hinckley, LE10	Good	21 July 2022	104
134	Toddlers Nursery School Leicester, LE6	Good	12 July 2022	68
135	Fleckney Baptist Pre-School Leicester, LE8	Good	7 July 2022	57
136	Smiles Nurseries Ltd Leicester, LE9	Good	7 July 2022	80
137	Children 1st @ Syston Leicester, LE7	Good	6 July 2022	131
138	Bottesford Preschool Nottingham, NG13	Good	5 July 2022	25
139	Nursery Rhymes - Leicester Ltd Leicester, LE2	Good	5 July 2022	70
140	Woodlands Nursery Melton Mowbray, LE13	Good	27 June 2022	93
141	Tiddlywinks Pre-School Leicester, LE7	Good	23 June 2022	24
142	St Mary's Playgroup Leicester, LE3	Good	9 June 2022	26
143	Little Gems Preschool Leicester, LE9	Good	7 June 2022	29
144	Orchard End Nursery Hinckley, LE10	Good	31 May 2022	40
145	Great Dalby Pre-School Playgroup Melton Mowbray, LE14	Good	26 May 2022	20
146	Medbourne Playgroup Market Harborough, LE16	Good	26 May 2022	24
147	Rawlins Under 5's Playgroup Loughborough, LE12	Good	16 May 2022	30
148	Little Rascals - Burton Road Melton Mowbray, LE13	Good	10 May 2022	65
149	Ravenstone Pre-School Coalville, LE67	Good	3 May 2022	35
150	Teapots Day Nursery Broughton Astley, LE9	Good	27 April 2022	90
151	Kidaroo childcare Leicester, LE3	Good	19 April 2022	64
152	Gaddesby School Community Pre-school Leicester, LE7	Good	6 April 2022	32
153	Lime Tree Quorn Loughborough, LE12	Good	4 April 2022	58
154	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Leicester Carlton Park Narborough, LE19	Good	31 March 2022	116
155	Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School Earl Shilton, LE9	Good	15 March 2022	50
156	Hugglescote Playgroup Coalville, LE67	Good	15 March 2022	26
157	Kirby Muxloe Day Nursery and Preschool Leicester, LE9	Good	9 March 2022	45
158	Market Harborough Montessori Nursery Market Harborough, LE16	Good	7 March 2022	30
159	Early Years Nursery School Melton Mowbray, LE13	Good	1 March 2022	100
160	Lilliput Montessori Day Nursery Anstey Anstey, LE7	Good	24 February 2022	79
161	Children 1st @ Birstall Leicester, LE4	Good	21 February 2022	120
162	Gingerbread 2 Nursery Leicester, LE2	Good	21 February 2022	82
163	The Scraptoft Day Nursery Leicester, LE7	Good	2 February 2022	50
164	Little Angels Day Nursery Market Harborough, LE16	Good	10 January 2022	76
165	Earl Shilton Children's Day Nursery Leicester, LE9	Good	3 December 2021	32
166	Frisby Pre-School Melton Mowbray, LE14	Good	1 November 2021	24
167	The Hunny Comb Day Nursery Leicester, LE2	Good	28 October 2021	63
168	Glenhills Pre-School Leicester, LE2	Good	7 October 2021	30
169	Little Robins Pre-School Melton Mowbray, LE13	Good	31 August 2021	24
170	Mes Enfants Leicester, LE6	Good	31 August 2021	40
171	Bilingual Day Nursery Ashby Ashby de la Zouch, LE65	Good	6 August 2021	37
172	Charnwood Pre-School Loughborough, LE12	Good	14 May 2021
173	Playfit @ Stonebow Primary School Loughborough, LE11	Good	26 September 2016	42
174	Lilliput Montessori Day Nursery Coalville Coalville, LE67	Requires improvement	19 June 2025	60
175	Mini Adventures Preschool Ltd Market Harborough, LE16	Safeguarding not met	30 April 2026	39
176	Bobblewood Nursery Leicester, LE7	Not yet graded	Not yet	70
177	Burbage Nature Nursery Hinckley, LE10	Not yet graded	Not yet	87
178	Busy Bodies Childcare Ltd Loughborough, LE11	Not yet graded	Not yet	46
179	CEL Sports After School Club Leicester, LE18	Not yet graded	Not yet
180	Clubzone CZ Limited Leicester, LE3	Not yet graded	Not yet
181	Daisy Chain Children's Nursery Whetstone, LE8	Not yet graded	Not yet	42
182	Hanbury Day Nursery Church Langton, LE16	Not yet graded	Not yet	33
183	Hanford Sports Clubs and Camps Ltd Loughborough, LE12	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
184	Harlequins Day Nursery LTD Leicester, LE19	Not yet graded	Not yet	34
185	Kiddy Kapers Daycare Thurnby Ltd Leicester, LE7	Not yet graded	Not yet	34
186	Kids Planet Lutterworth Lutterworth, LE17	Not yet graded	Not yet	86
187	Kip McGrath Leicester South Leicester, LE2	Not yet graded	Not yet
188	Little Leopards Nursery Nuneaton, CV13	Not yet graded	Not yet	16
189	Poplar Tot's Childcare Ltd Leicester, LE9	Not yet graded	Not yet	56
190	Priesthills Nursery - Station Road Hinckley, LE10	Not yet graded	Not yet	51
191	Priesthills Nursery Burbage Burbage, LE10	Not yet graded	Not yet	59
192	Priesthills Nursery Nutts Lane Hinckley, LE10	Not yet graded	Not yet	70
193	Station House Children's Day Nursery Castle Donington, DE74	Not yet graded	Not yet	56
194	The Hunny Comb Countesthorpe Day Nursery Leicester, LE8	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
195	The Hunny Jar Coalville Coalville, LE67	Not yet graded	Not yet	96
196	The Loughborough Education and Tuition Centre Loughborough, LE11	Not yet graded	Not yet
197	The Willows Day Nursery Loughborough, LE11	Not yet graded	Not yet	48

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

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Nursery fees in Leicestershire

What day nurseries in East Midlands charge on average. Fees in Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire

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