Full-day nursery in Birstall, Leicestershire
Children 1st @ Birstall
1 Park Road, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3AX · 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 2018Reference EY561767Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 31 March 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
1 Park Road, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3AX · More nurseries in LE4
Stations
- Leicester North (Great Central Railway)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Road, Goscote Hall Road and Hermitage Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- School Lane Playing Fields4 min walk
- Watermead Country Park12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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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Children 1st @ Birstall is a full-day nursery at 1 Park Road, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3AX, in Birstall, Leicestershire. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.4 from 17 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited.
Run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 23 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children 1st @ BirstallThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Co-operative Play and LearnFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little Gems BirstallSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Acorn Under Fives (Birstall)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Lambs Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Birstall Rainbow NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Tudor Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Mowmacre Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Woodstock Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Wolsey House Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 miles
- Hallam Fields, Birstall Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.1 miles
- Mellor Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected September 2023 1.1 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 Children 1st @ Birstall's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Children 1st @ Birstall Good at its inspection on 21 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Children 1st @ Birstall take?
Children 1st @ Birstall is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
Who runs Children 1st @ Birstall?
Children 1st @ Birstall is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited, which runs 23 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Children 1st @ Birstall?
Leicester North (Great Central Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Children 1st @ Birstall?
You can call 0116 267 5427 and visit www.storal.com.
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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
- 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY561767 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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