Full-day nursery in Frog Island, Leicester
Dots & Tots Nursery
The Nursery Mobile, Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School, Avebury Avenue, Leicester, LE4 0FQ · 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 March 2019Reference 2523725Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 June 2022Ofsted · 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 15 May 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
The Nursery Mobile, Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School, Avebury Avenue, Leicester, LE4 0FQ · More nurseries in LE4
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Milverton Avenue, Rockley Road and Somerset Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Dots & Tots Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Nursery Mobile, Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School, Avebury Avenue, Leicester, LE4 0FQ, in Frog Island, Leicester. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 7 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Dots & Tots Ltd.
Run by Dots & Tots Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected September 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Barley Croft Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Fosse Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Stokes Wood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Inglehurst Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Wolsey House Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Slater Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Inglehurst Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 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 Dots & Tots Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dots & Tots Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dots & Tots Nursery take?
Dots & Tots Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Dots & Tots Nursery?
Dots & Tots Nursery is run by Dots & Tots Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Dots & Tots Nursery?
Leicester North (Great Central Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dots & Tots Nursery?
You can call 0116 467 0288 and visit dotsandtots-nursery.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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2523725 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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