Full-day nursery in Thurlaston, Leicestershire
Little Gems Preschool
Huncote Sports & Social Club, Enderby Road, Thurlaston, Leicester, LE9 7TF · 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 August 2019Reference 2532766Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 June 2022Ofsted · 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 9 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Huncote Sports & Social Club, Enderby Road, Thurlaston, Leicester, LE9 7TF · More nurseries in LE9
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Tyers Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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.
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Little Gems Preschool is a full-day nursery at Huncote Sports & Social Club, Enderby Road, Thurlaston, Leicester, LE9 7TF, in Thurlaston, Leicestershire. It is registered for 29 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thurlaston Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- Huncote Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 1.3 miles
- The Pastures Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.6 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 Little Gems Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Gems Preschool Good at its inspection on 7 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Gems Preschool take?
Little Gems Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 29 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.
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2532766 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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