Full-day nursery in Knighton, Leicester
Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool
205 Knighton Road, LEICESTER, LE2 3TT · 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 June 2021Reference 2637832Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places29 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 July 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
205 Knighton Road, LEICESTER, LE2 3TT · More nurseries in LE2
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Northcote Road, Arboretum and Chapel Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Church Lane Gardens5 min walk
- Clarendon Park Community Garden12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Clarendon Park Road Play Area playground11 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.
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Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 205 Knighton Road, LEICESTER, LE2 3TT, in Knighton, Leicester. It is registered for 29 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 4.8 from 11 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited.
Run by The Childcare Corporation Limited (company), which runs 56 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Explorers Day Nursery and PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Chatterbox Pre-School KnightonSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Knighton Day Nursery & Pre-schoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| Little Acorns Nursery and PreschoolFull-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
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Avenue Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- 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 0.5 miles
- Leicester Islamic Academy ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Leicester Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Knighton Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 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 Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 31 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 29 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool?
Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited, which runs 56 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 0116 270 6916 and visit www.grandiruk.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2637832 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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