Full-day nursery in Kirby Fields, Leicestershire
Castle Playgroup
The Hut, Kirby Muxloe Village Hall, Station Road, Kirby Muxloe, LEICESTER, LE9 2EN · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Hut, Kirby Muxloe Village Hall, Station Road, Kirby Muxloe, LEICESTER, LE9 2EN · More nurseries in LE9
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Princess Drive and Station Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 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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Castle Playgroup is a full-day nursery at The Hut, Kirby Muxloe Village Hall, Station Road, Kirby Muxloe, LEICESTER, LE9 2EN, in Kirby Fields, Leicestershire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kirby Muxloe Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Little Fir Trees PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Promise ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Little Oak Trees PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Lilliput Montessori Day Nursery Leicester Forest EastFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Bluebells of Ratby LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kirby Muxloe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.1 miles
- Stafford Leys Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Fossebrook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.3 miles
- New Lubbesthorpe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.3 miles
- Ratby Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.3 miles
- Glenfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.6 miles
- Braunstone Frith Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.6 miles
- Lady Jane Grey Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Castle Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Playgroup Good at its inspection on 27 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Playgroup take?
Castle Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Castle Playgroup?
You can call 0116 239 0306 and visit www.castleplaygroup.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544713 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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