Full-day nursery in Shepshed, Leicestershire
Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool
120 Charnwood Road, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9NP · 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 2021Reference 2637884Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 July 2026Food 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
120 Charnwood Road, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9NP · More nurseries in LE12
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Garendon Road, Domont Close and Council Offices.
Parks and playgrounds
- Glenmore Park5 min walk
- Little Haw Lane Playing Fields7 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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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Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 120 Charnwood Road, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9NP, in Shepshed, Leicestershire. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited.
Run by The Childcare Corporation Limited (company), which runs 56 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oxley Primary School Shepshed Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Newcroft Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- Bowman Academy ages 4–16 0.5 miles
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Oakfield School ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Iveshead School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.6 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 Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 7 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool?
Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited, which runs 56 nurseries.
How do I contact Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01509 508012 and visit www.grandiruk.com.
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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 2637884 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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