Full-day nursery in Ibstock, Leicestershire
Mini Explorers Play School Ltd
Sence Valley Forest Park, IBSTOCK, LE67 6NW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 April 2015Reference EY486615Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Sence Valley Forest Park, IBSTOCK, LE67 6NW · More nurseries in LE67
Parks and playgrounds
- Sence Valley Country Park1 min walk
- Leicester Road Play Park9 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
© 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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Mini Explorers Play School Ltd is a full-day nursery at Sence Valley Forest Park, IBSTOCK, LE67 6NW, in Ibstock, Leicestershire. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Explorers Play School LtdThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ibstock Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Heather Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Woodstone Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.4 miles
- Hugglescote Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.6 miles
- Ellistown Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.6 miles
- Ibstock School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 0.5 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 Mini Explorers Play School Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mini Explorers Play School Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 23 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mini Explorers Play School Ltd take?
Mini Explorers Play School Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 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.
- © 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 EY486615 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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