Full-day nursery in Donisthorpe, Leicestershire
Kids Planet Donisthorpe
Kingfisher Day Nursery, 48 Hill Street, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PL · 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 2024Reference 2763125Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places93 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 March 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
Kingfisher Day Nursery, 48 Hill Street, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PL · More nurseries in DE12
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Dawkins Road, New Street and Barklam Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Donisthorpe Woodland Park1 min walk
- Donisthorpe Memorial Park10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 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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Kids Planet Donisthorpe is a full-day nursery at Kingfisher Day Nursery, 48 Hill Street, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PL, in Donisthorpe, Leicestershire. It is registered for 93 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 238 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Donisthorpe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Overseal Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 miles
- Oakthorpe Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.2 miles
- Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.8 miles
- Moira Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.8 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 Kids Planet Donisthorpe's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Donisthorpe Good at its inspection on 16 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Donisthorpe take?
Kids Planet Donisthorpe is registered with Ofsted for up to 93 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Donisthorpe?
Kids Planet Donisthorpe is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
How do I contact Kids Planet Donisthorpe?
You can call 01530 274462 and visit www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.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
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2763125 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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