Full-day nursery in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School
10 Station Road, Earl Shilton, LE9 7GA · 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 July 2019Reference 2528623Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 February 2023Food 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
10 Station Road, Earl Shilton, LE9 7GA · More nurseries in LE9
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Oaks Way, Coniston Close and Library.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 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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Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School is a full-day nursery at 10 Station Road, Earl Shilton, LE9 7GA, in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire. It is registered for 50 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 4.8 from 26 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handprints Day Nursery And Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Stars Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Pelican Preschool LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Honeypots TownlandsSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Earl Shilton Children's Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Lynton ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| The Old Rectory Nursery Barwell LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Townlands Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Newlands Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Meadow View Farm School ages 5–11 1.2 miles
- Barwell Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.3 miles
- Barwell Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- Heath Lane Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 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 Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School Good at its inspection on 15 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School take?
Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
How do I contact Handprints Day Nursery And Pre School?
You can call 07787 228000 and visit handprintsnurseries.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 2528623 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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