Full-day nursery in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Early Years Nursery School
James Barney Child care Centre, Norman Way, MELTON MOWBRAY, LE13 1JE · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
James Barney Child care Centre, Norman Way, MELTON MOWBRAY, LE13 1JE · More nurseries in LE13
Stations
- Melton Mowbray10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including St Mary's Way, King Street and Cattle Market.
Parks and playgrounds
- Memorial Gardens5 min walk
- New Park6 min walk
- Play Close6 min walk
- Wilton Park6 min walk
- Egerton Park6 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.
What parents say
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Early Years Nursery School is a full-day nursery at James Barney Child care Centre, Norman Way, MELTON MOWBRAY, LE13 1JE, in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Early Years Nursery Limited.
Run by Early Years Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Years Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Melton Mowbray Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Rascals Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Grove Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Brownlow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Saint Francis Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Sherard Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.9 miles
- Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.0 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Asfordby Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 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 Early Years Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Early Years Nursery School Good at its inspection on 1 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Early Years Nursery School take?
Early Years Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Early Years Nursery School?
Early Years Nursery School is run by Early Years Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Early Years Nursery School?
Melton Mowbray is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Early Years Nursery School?
You can call 01664 565859 and visit www.earlyyearsnursery.co.uk.
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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
- 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 EY386086 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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