Sessional pre-school in Highfields, Leicester
Smiley Kidz Nursery
Ground Floor, Room 4 and 5, Melbourne Centre, Melbourne Road, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU · 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 June 2022Reference 2686317Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 May 2024Food 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
Ground Floor, Room 4 and 5, Melbourne Centre, Melbourne Road, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU · More nurseries in LE2
Stations
- Leicester13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Donnington Street, Duffield Street and St Peters Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Spinney Hill Park3 min walk
- Garendon Street Park7 min walk
- Highfields Adventure Playground8 min walk
- Nature Garden8 min walk
- Prebend Gardens10 min walk
- Playground4 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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Smiley Kidz Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Ground Floor, Room 4 and 5, Melbourne Centre, Melbourne Road, LEICESTER, LE2 0GU, in Highfields, Leicester. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 12 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Smiley Kidz Nursery Ltd.
Run by Smiley Kidz Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Uplands Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Highfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Al-Islamia Institute for Education ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- Medway Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Charnwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Spinney Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 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 Smiley Kidz Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smiley Kidz Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smiley Kidz Nursery take?
Smiley Kidz Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs Smiley Kidz Nursery?
Smiley Kidz Nursery is run by Smiley Kidz Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Smiley Kidz Nursery?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Smiley Kidz Nursery?
You can call 0116 251 4960 and visit www.smileykidznursery.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 2686317 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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