Full-day nursery in Southfields, Leicester
Leicester College Day Nursery
Freemen's Park Campus, 145 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 7LW · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
Thanks. We count every request and show the nursery how many parents are asking.
Estimate a monthly cost with the council area's typical day rate
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Freemen's Park Campus, 145 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 7LW · More nurseries in LE2
Stations
- Leicester17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Leicester College, Tigers Way and Sawday Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Nelson Mandela Park4 min walk
- Thirlmere Street Gardens8 min walk
- Staff Secret Garden9 min walk
- Victoria Park10 min walk
- Museum Square Park12 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 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
Reviews on Toddly
Be the first parent to review Leicester College Day Nursery
Reviews come from parents who sign in, and a person reads each one before it goes live. How reviews work
Write a reviewAbout Leicester College Day Nursery
Leicester College Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Freemen's Park Campus, 145 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 7LW, in Southfields, Leicester. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Leicester College.
Run by Leicester College (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester College Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Stanhope Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| The Dolls HouseFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Busy Bees at Leicester CityFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Children 1st @ LeicesterFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leicester CentralFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kids Corner Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hazel Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- The Children's Hospital School ages 2–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Leicester Therapeutic School ages 5–11 0.5 miles
- St Crispin's School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Knighton Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Avenue Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
Got a question? Ask and get an answer straight away.
What is Leicester College Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Leicester College Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Leicester College Day Nursery take?
Leicester College Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
Who runs Leicester College Day Nursery?
Leicester College Day Nursery is run by Leicester College, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Leicester College Day Nursery?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
Tools for parents in Leicester
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
- Funded hours checkerWhich schemes you qualify for
- Funded hours start dateWhen your child's hours begin
- Tax-Free Childcare calculatorThe 20% top-up on your bill
- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
- Cost of nursery in LeicesterFees by age in Leicester
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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 226967 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
Is this your nursery? Claim it free to correct details, add photos and answer parents' questions.
Claim it free