Full-day nursery in Loughborough, Leicestershire
The Early Years Academy Loughborough
5-7 Limehurst Avenue, Loughborough, LE11 1PE · 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 2013Reference EY466142Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 June 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 29 July 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
5-7 Limehurst Avenue, Loughborough, LE11 1PE · More nurseries in LE11
Stations
- Loughborough (Leics)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Loughborough Central (Great Central Railway)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Derby Road, Leopold Street and Fennel Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Corner Garden4 min walk
- Loughborough Parish Green7 min walk
- Queen's Park10 min walk
- Radmoor Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 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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The Early Years Academy Loughborough is a full-day nursery at 5-7 Limehurst Avenue, Loughborough, LE11 1PE, in Loughborough, Leicestershire. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 11 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Early Years Academy Loughborough Limited.
Run by The Early Years Academy Loughborough Limited (school), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Early Years Academy LoughboroughThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Willows Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Trinity Early LearnersSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Busy Bodies Childcare LtdFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Loughborough NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Radmoor Day Nursery & AnnexeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Lime Tree LoughboroughFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rendell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.3 miles
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Loughborough Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Fairfield Prep School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Robert Bakewell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- Mountfields Lodge School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Thorpe Acre Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 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 The Early Years Academy Loughborough's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Early Years Academy Loughborough Good at its inspection on 5 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Early Years Academy Loughborough take?
The Early Years Academy Loughborough is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs The Early Years Academy Loughborough?
The Early Years Academy Loughborough is run by The Early Years Academy Loughborough Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Early Years Academy Loughborough?
Loughborough (Leics) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Early Years Academy Loughborough?
You can call 01509 263930 and visit theearlyyearsacademy.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 EY466142 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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