Sessional pre-school in Sketchley Old Village, Leicestershire
Bubbles Active Play And Blue Bubbles Pre-School
7a Sketchley Meadows, HINCKLEY, LE10 3EN · 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 April 2016Reference EY497949Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 December 2024Food 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
7a Sketchley Meadows, HINCKLEY, LE10 3EN · More nurseries in LE10
Stations
- Hinckley18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Logix Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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.
What parents say
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Bubbles Active Play And Blue Bubbles Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at 7a Sketchley Meadows, HINCKLEY, LE10 3EN, in Sketchley Old Village, Leicestershire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 66 reviews (October 2026).
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| Bubbles Active Play And Blue Bubbles Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage Nurseryages 2–5Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Westfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Foxglove School ages 3–18 0.7 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- Burbage Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- Burbage Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.3 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 Bubbles Active Play And Blue Bubbles Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bubbles Active Play And Blue Bubbles Pre-School Good at its inspection on 27 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bubbles Active Play And Blue Bubbles Pre-School take?
Bubbles Active Play And Blue Bubbles Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bubbles Active Play And Blue Bubbles Pre-School?
Hinckley is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bubbles Active Play And Blue Bubbles Pre-School?
You can call 01455 241224 and visit www.bubblesactiveplayandbluebubbles.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY497949 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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