Full-day nursery in Westcotes, Leicester
Children 1st @ Leicester
Tarragon Road, LEICESTER, LE2 7ET · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 August 2005Reference EY315827Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places123 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Tarragon Road, LEICESTER, LE2 7ET · More nurseries in LE2
Stations
- Leicester21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Coriander Road, Ullswater Street and Gaul Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bede Park2 min walk
- Thirlmere Street Gardens7 min walk
- Castle Gardens7 min walk
- Staff Secret Garden11 min walk
- Westcotes Gardens11 min walk
- Playground2 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 Leicester there are about 4.4 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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Children 1st @ Leicester is a full-day nursery at Tarragon Road, LEICESTER, LE2 7ET, in Westcotes, Leicester. It is registered for 123 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 24 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited.
Run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 23 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shaftesbury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.3 miles
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- The Children's Hospital School ages 2–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Hazel Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Imperial Avenue Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- St Mary's Fields Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Leicester Therapeutic School ages 5–11 0.9 miles
- Dovelands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected September 2026 0.9 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 Children 1st @ Leicester's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Children 1st @ Leicester Outstanding at its inspection on 20 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Children 1st @ Leicester take?
Children 1st @ Leicester is registered with Ofsted for up to 123 children at any one time.
Who runs Children 1st @ Leicester?
Children 1st @ Leicester is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited, which runs 23 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Children 1st @ Leicester?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Children 1st @ Leicester?
You can call 0116 255 4666 and visit www.storal.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY315827 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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