Sessional pre-school in Hinckley, Leicestershire
St Peters Pre School, Little Explorers
St. Peters Catholic Church, Leicester Road, HINCKLEY, LE10 1LW · 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 January 2018Reference EY556269Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 October 2025Food 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
St. Peters Catholic Church, Leicester Road, HINCKLEY, LE10 1LW · More nurseries in LE10
Stations
- Hinckley17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Highfields Road, Fire Station and Spa Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Argents Mead6 min walk
- Hollycroft Park11 min walk
- Playground5 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 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.
What parents say
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St Peters Pre School, Little Explorers is a sessional pre-school at St. Peters Catholic Church, Leicester Road, HINCKLEY, LE10 1LW, in Hinckley, Leicestershire. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Hinckley Parks Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.2 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Richmond Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Foxglove School ages 3–18 0.9 miles
- Westfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Westfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 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 St Peters Pre School, Little Explorers's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Peters Pre School, Little Explorers Outstanding at its inspection on 4 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Peters Pre School, Little Explorers take?
St Peters Pre School, Little Explorers is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Peters Pre School, Little Explorers?
Hinckley is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Peters Pre School, Little Explorers?
You can call 07896 496403 and visit littleexplorersplaygroup.co.uk.
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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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY556269 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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