Full-day nursery in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire
Happy Hedgehogs
101 Top Street, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, DE12 7AH · 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 January 2020Reference 2576003Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places67 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 December 2025Food 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
101 Top Street, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, DE12 7AH · More nurseries in DE12
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Black Horse.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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.
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Happy Hedgehogs is a full-day nursery at 101 Top Street, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, DE12 7AH, in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire. It is registered for 67 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Snarestone Church of England School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2020 1.7 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 Happy Hedgehogs's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Hedgehogs Good at its inspection on 25 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Hedgehogs take?
Happy Hedgehogs is registered with Ofsted for up to 67 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2576003 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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