Full-day nursery in Rushey Mead, Leicester
Mulberry Bush Day Nursery
Unit E & F, Troon Way Business Centre, Humberstone Lane, LE4 9HA · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit E & F, Troon Way Business Centre, Humberstone Lane, LE4 9HA · More nurseries in LE4
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Claymill Road, Thurmaston Boulevard and The Roundway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Appleton Park8 min walk
- Jesse Jackson Park12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 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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Mulberry Bush Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Unit E & F, Troon Way Business Centre, Humberstone Lane, LE4 9HA, in Rushey Mead, Leicester. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sandfield Close Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Herrick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Wyvern Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Church Hill Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Church Hill Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- North Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected January 2024 0.9 miles
- Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 miles
- Rushey Mead Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 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 Mulberry Bush Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mulberry Bush Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mulberry Bush Day Nursery take?
Mulberry Bush Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
Who runs Mulberry Bush Day Nursery?
Mulberry Bush Day Nursery is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Mulberry Bush Day Nursery?
Leicester North (Great Central Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY346422 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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