Sessional pre-school in Barwell, Leicestershire
Barwell Children's Day Nursery
The George Ward Centre, Church Lane, Barwell, LE9 8DG · 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 May 2020Reference 2588159Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 23 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The George Ward Centre, Church Lane, Barwell, LE9 8DG · More nurseries in LE9
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Adcote Close, Croft Close and Chapel Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Barwell Common2 min walk
- Boston Way Park9 min walk
- Kirkby Park11 min walk
- Barwell Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground10 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 Leicestershire there are about 2.6 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.
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Barwell Children's Day Nursery is a sessional pre-school at The George Ward Centre, Church Lane, Barwell, LE9 8DG, in Barwell, Leicestershire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Earl Shilton Children's Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Earl Shilton Children's Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barwell Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Barwell Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Newlands Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Townlands Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 miles
- Hinckley Parks Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.6 miles
- Meadow View Farm School ages 5–11 1.6 miles
- St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.6 miles
- Richmond Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.7 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 Barwell Children's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barwell Children's Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barwell Children's Day Nursery take?
Barwell Children's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Barwell Children's Day Nursery?
Barwell Children's Day Nursery is run by Earl Shilton Children's Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2588159 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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