# Ofsted Outstanding nurseries in Leicestershire

We list 16 nurseries in Leicestershire that match “Rated Outstanding”, out of 272 nurseries in the area. Across all 272 nurseries in Leicestershire (193 full-day, 79 sessional) there are 13,870 registered places. Figures as of November 2026.

Page: https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/outstanding  
Updated November 2026.

## At a glance

- Nurseries: 272 (193 full-day · 79 sessional)
- Registered places: 13,870 (about 50 per nursery)

## Nurseries

| Nursery | Type | Ofsted | Day fee from | Hours | Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Bilingual Day Nursery & Pre-school Ravenstone Limited](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/bilingual-day-nursery-and-pre-school-ravenstone-limited-2654583) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Charnwood Nursery and Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/charnwood-nursery-and-pre-school-ey373022) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Loughborough University Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/loughborough-university-nursery-2573700) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Kirkby Mallory Pre-School Playgroup](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/kirkby-mallory-pre-school-playgroup-226425) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Ashby Castle Pre-Preparatory School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/ashby-castle-pre-preparatory-school-ey436067) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Dairy Farm Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/dairy-farm-day-nursery-ey484235) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Daisy Chain Children's Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/daisy-chain-childrens-nursery-ey442266) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Daisy Chain Children's Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/daisy-chain-childrens-nursery-ey391861) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Longfield Kindergarten](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/longfield-kindergarten-226436) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Mini Explorers Play School Ltd](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/mini-explorers-play-school-ltd-ey486615) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Nature's Way Forest Kindergarten](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/natures-way-forest-kindergarten-2636719) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Next Steps Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/next-steps-nursery-ey467309) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [St Peters Pre School, Little Explorers](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/st-peters-pre-school-little-explorers-ey556269) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [The Hunny Bee Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-hunny-bee-day-nursery-ey461733) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [The Hunny Hive Kibworth Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-hunny-hive-kibworth-day-nursery-2511185) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [The Hunny Pot Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-hunny-pot-day-nursery-ey300863) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |

## Filters

- [Full-day](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/full-day.md) (193)
- [Sessional / pre-school](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/sessional.md) (79)
- [Rated Outstanding](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/outstanding.md) (16)

## Areas within Leicestershire

- [Hinckley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/hinckley.md) (9)
- [Loughborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/loughborough.md) (8)
- [Burbage](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/burbage.md) (6)
- [Melton Mowbray](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/melton-mowbray.md) (6)
- [Oadby](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/oadby.md) (6)
- [Whetstone](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/whetstone.md) (6)
- [Wigston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/wigston.md) (6)
- [Ashby-de-la-Zouch](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/ashby-de-la-zouch.md) (5)
- [Barwell](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/barwell.md) (5)
- [Birstall](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/birstall.md) (5)
- [Coalville](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/coalville.md) (5)
- [Earl Shilton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/earl-shilton.md) (5)
- [Glenfield](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/glenfield.md) (5)
- [Blaby](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/blaby.md) (4)
- [Braunstone Town](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/braunstone-town.md) (4)
- [Hollycroft](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/hollycroft.md) (4)
- [Ibstock](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/ibstock.md) (4)
- [Little Bowden](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/little-bowden.md) (4)
- [Mountsorrel](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/mountsorrel.md) (4)
- [Narborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/narborough.md) (4)
- [Shepshed](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/shepshed.md) (4)
- [Syston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/syston.md) (4)
- [Thurmaston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/thurmaston.md) (4)
- [Barrow upon Soar](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/barrow-upon-soar.md) (3)
- [Broughton Astley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/broughton-astley.md) (3)
- [Countesthorpe](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/countesthorpe.md) (3)
- [Fleckney](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/fleckney.md) (3)
- [Kibworth Beauchamp](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/kibworth-beauchamp.md) (3)
- [Leicester Forest East](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/leicester-forest-east.md) (3)
- [Lutterworth](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/lutterworth.md) (3)
- [Market Harborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/market-harborough.md) (3)
- [Queniborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/queniborough.md) (3)
- [Quorndon](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/quorndon.md) (3)
- [Ravenstone](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/ravenstone.md) (3)
- [Sileby](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/sileby.md) (3)
- [South Wigston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/south-wigston.md) (3)
- [Thorpe Acre](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/thorpe-acre.md) (3)
- [Anstey](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/anstey.md) (2)
- [Bottesford](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/bottesford.md) (2)
- [Castle Donington](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/castle-donington.md) (2)
- [Desford](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/desford.md) (2)
- [Enderby](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/enderby.md) (2)
- [Greenhill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/greenhill.md) (2)
- [Groby](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/groby.md) (2)
- [Heather](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/heather.md) (2)
- [Hinckley De Montfort](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/hinckley-de-montfort.md) (2)
- [Hugglescote](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/hugglescote.md) (2)
- [King Street Buildings](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/king-street-buildings.md) (2)
- [Kirby Fields](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/kirby-fields.md) (2)
- [Kirby Muxloe](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/kirby-muxloe.md) (2)
- [Market Bosworth](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/market-bosworth.md) (2)
- [Nanpantan](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/nanpantan.md) (2)
- [New Swannington](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/new-swannington.md) (2)
- [Rothley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/rothley.md) (2)
- [Sapcote](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/sapcote.md) (2)
- [Stoney Stanton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/stoney-stanton.md) (2)
- [Thurnby](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/thurnby.md) (2)
- [Welby](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/welby.md) (2)
- [Woodhouse Eaves](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/woodhouse-eaves.md) (2)
- [Ambien](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicestershire/ambien.md) (1)

## Postcode districts

- [CV13](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/cv13.md) (4)
- [DE12](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/de12.md) (9)
- [DE74](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/de74.md) (5)
- [LE10](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le10.md) (24)
- [LE11](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le11.md) (15)
- [LE12](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le12.md) (28)
- [LE13](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le13.md) (10)
- [LE14](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le14.md) (6)
- [LE15](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le15.md) (14)
- [LE16](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le16.md) (14)
- [LE17](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le17.md) (7)
- [LE18](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le18.md) (11)
- [LE19](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le19.md) (10)
- [LE2](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le2.md) (38)
- [LE3](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le3.md) (32)
- [LE4](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le4.md) (30)
- [LE6](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le6.md) (4)
- [LE65](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le65.md) (9)
- [LE67](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le67.md) (28)
- [LE7](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le7.md) (19)
- [LE8](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le8.md) (19)
- [LE9](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/le9.md) (28)
- [NG13](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ng13.md) (10)

## Neighbouring areas

- [Leicester](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicester.md) (102)
- [Coventry](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/west-midlands/coventry.md) (78)
- [Derby](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/derby.md) (67)
- [Rutland](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/rutland.md) (15)
- [Nottingham](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/nottingham.md) (68)
- [Warwickshire](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/west-midlands/warwickshire.md) (203)

## Frequently asked questions

### How many Ofsted Outstanding nurseries are there in Leicestershire?

We list 16 nurseries in Leicestershire that match: rated outstanding.

### How many nurseries are there in Leicestershire?

We list 272 nurseries in Leicestershire: 193 full-day and 79 sessional, with 13,870 registered places between them (as of November 2026).

### Which areas are near Leicestershire?

Neighbouring areas include Leicester, Coventry, Derby and Rutland.

## Sources

Ofsted register and inspections, nursery websites, public Google ratings and DfE data, as dated on each nursery page.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
