Full-day nursery in Southfields, Leicester
The Dolls House
6 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TF · 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 November 2003Reference EY273915Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places51 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 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
6 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TF · More nurseries in LE1
Stations
- Leicester5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Station Street, Rail Station and Welford Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Museum Square Park1 min walk
- Nelson Mandela Park6 min walk
- Town Hall Square7 min walk
- Prebend Gardens7 min walk
- Staff Secret Garden7 min walk
- Playground7 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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The Dolls House is a full-day nursery at 6 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TF, in Southfields, Leicester. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Children's Hospital School ages 2–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Leicester Therapeutic School ages 5–11 0.3 miles
- Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Al-Islamia Institute for Education ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Hazel Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 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 0.6 miles
- Medway Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 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 The Dolls House's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Dolls House Good at its inspection on 13 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Dolls House take?
The Dolls House is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Dolls House?
Leicester is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Dolls House?
You can call 0116 223 6357 and visit www.thedhnursery.com.
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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 EY273915 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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