Full-day nursery in South Knighton, Leicester
Shanklin Day Nursery Ltd
443-445 London Road, Leicester, LE2 3JW · 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 2021Reference 2652261Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 February 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
443-445 London Road, Leicester, LE2 3JW · More nurseries in LE2
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Glebe Road, Holbrook Road and Shanklin Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Knighton Park12 min walk
- Playground9 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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Shanklin Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at 443-445 London Road, Leicester, LE2 3JW, in South Knighton, Leicester. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 12 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Leicester High School for Girls ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Overdale Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 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 0.7 miles
- Leicester Islamic Academy ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Langmoor Primary School Oadby Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Leicester Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Launde Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 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 Shanklin Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shanklin Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 13 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shanklin Day Nursery Ltd take?
Shanklin Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
How do I contact Shanklin Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 0116 270 4603 and visit www.shanklindaynursery.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 2652261 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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