Full-day nursery in West Knighton, Leicester
Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-school
559 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 6FN · 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 September 1993Reference 226971Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 August 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
559 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 6FN · More nurseries in LE2
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Muston Gardens, Pendlebury Drive and Lancaster School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Church Lane Gardens6 min walk
- Chiltern Green Play Park7 min walk
- Knighton Park11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Leicester there are about 4.4 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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Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-school is a full-day nursery at 559 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 6FN, in West Knighton, Leicester. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Overdale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Overdale Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Avenue Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Knighton Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Marriott Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.8 miles
- Water Leys Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 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 Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-school Good at its inspection on 19 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-school take?
Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-school?
South Wigston is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-school?
You can call 0116 288 3030 and visit knightondaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 226971 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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