Full-day nursery in Shepshed, Leicestershire
Hind Leys Pre-school and Natural Play Centre
Mobile No 2, Forest Street, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9DB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Mobile No 2, Forest Street, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9DB · More nurseries in LE12
Parks and playgrounds
- Glenmore Park11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
© 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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Hind Leys Pre-school and Natural Play Centre is a full-day nursery at Mobile No 2, Forest Street, Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9DB, in Shepshed, Leicestershire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hind Leys Pre-school and Natural Play CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Children 1st @ ShepshedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| St Winefrides PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Charnwood Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Playfit @ Stonebow Primary SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Children 1st @ HathernFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Charnwood Forest NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oakfield School ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Bowman Academy ages 4–16 0.1 miles
- Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershire Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Newcroft Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Oxley Primary School Shepshed Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Stonebow Primary School Loughborough Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.4 miles
- Booth Wood Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.8 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 Hind Leys Pre-school and Natural Play Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hind Leys Pre-school and Natural Play Centre Good at its inspection on 5 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hind Leys Pre-school and Natural Play Centre take?
Hind Leys Pre-school and Natural Play Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY221912 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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