Full-day nursery in South Knighton, Leicester
Nursery Rhymes - Knighton Limited
8 Ring Road, Leicester, LE2 3RR · 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 March 2024Reference 2775221Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 January 2026Food 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
8 Ring Road, Leicester, LE2 3RR · More nurseries in LE2
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Shanklin Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Knighton Park4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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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Nursery Rhymes - Knighton Limited is a full-day nursery at 8 Ring Road, Leicester, LE2 3RR, in South Knighton, Leicester. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 33 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery Rhymes - Knighton LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Shanklin Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Nursery Rhymes - Leicester LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| The Cradle NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Chatterbox Pre-School KnightonSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Acorns Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Explorers Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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 0.4 miles
- Overdale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Leicester High School for Girls ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Langmoor Primary School Oadby Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.8 miles
- Water Leys Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Leicester Islamic Academy ages 3–11has a nursery class 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 Nursery Rhymes - Knighton Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Nursery Rhymes - Knighton Limited Good at its inspection on 25 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Nursery Rhymes - Knighton Limited take?
Nursery Rhymes - Knighton Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
How do I contact Nursery Rhymes - Knighton Limited?
You can call 0116 291 1642 and visit nurseryrhymesleicester.co.uk.
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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 2775221 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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