Full-day nursery in Western Park, Leicester
Sunflowers Neighbourhood Nursery
Braunstone Leisure Centre, 2 Hamelin Road, Leicester, LE3 1JN · 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 October 2004Reference EY295699Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places85 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 March 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
Braunstone Leisure Centre, 2 Hamelin Road, Leicester, LE3 1JN · More nurseries in LE3
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Hamelin Road, Braunstone Leisure Centre and Winstanley Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Braunstone Park4 min walk
- Western Park6 min walk
- Rancliffe Gardens6 min walk
- Braunstone Adventure Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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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Sunflowers Neighbourhood Nursery is a full-day nursery at Braunstone Leisure Centre, 2 Hamelin Road, Leicester, LE3 1JN, in Western Park, Leicester. It is registered for 85 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 21 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Queensmead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Braunstone Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Emmanuel Christian School ages 4–16 0.4 miles
- Dovelands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected September 2026 0.5 miles
- West Gate School ages 4–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Imperial Avenue Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Folville Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 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 Sunflowers Neighbourhood Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunflowers Neighbourhood Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunflowers Neighbourhood Nursery take?
Sunflowers Neighbourhood Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 85 children at any one time.
How do I contact Sunflowers Neighbourhood Nursery?
You can call 0116 255 9258 and visit www.sunflowers-nursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY295699 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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