Full-day nursery in Humberstone Garden, Leicester
Banana Moon Day Nursery
208 Sandhills Avenue, North Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2020Reference 2576625Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places84 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
208 Sandhills Avenue, North Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PL · More nurseries in LE5
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Lakeview Chase, Shipton Road and Mallow Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hamilton Park7 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Leicester there are about 4.4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Banana Moon Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 208 Sandhills Avenue, North Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PL, in Humberstone Garden, Leicester. It is registered for 84 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 26 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.1 miles
- Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Avanti Fields School All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Netherhall Mead Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.8 miles
- Elmbrook School ages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.0 miles
- Falcons Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Scraptoft Valley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.0 miles
- Humberstone Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Banana Moon Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Banana Moon Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Banana Moon Day Nursery take?
Banana Moon Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 84 children at any one time.
How do I contact Banana Moon Day Nursery?
You can call 0116 296 8022 and visit www.bananamoon-hamilton.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2576625 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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