Full-day nursery in Broadnook, Leicestershire
The Hunny Hive Day Nursery
74 Hallam Fields Road, Birstall, LEICESTER, LE4 3NS · 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 September 2016Reference EY539726Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 December 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
74 Hallam Fields Road, Birstall, LEICESTER, LE4 3NS · More nurseries in LE4
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Denegate Avenue, Birstall Meadow Road and Highgate Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Harrowgate Park6 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 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 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 Hunny Hive Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 74 Hallam Fields Road, Birstall, LEICESTER, LE4 3NS, in Broadnook, Leicestershire. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 29 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Hunny Pot Day Nursery Limited.
Run by The Hunny Pot Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 9 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
- Hallam Fields, Birstall Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Glebelands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Rothley Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.2 miles
- Richard Hill Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.3 miles
- Mowmacre Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.4 miles
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.5 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 Hunny Hive Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Hunny Hive Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Hunny Hive Day Nursery take?
The Hunny Hive Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
Who runs The Hunny Hive Day Nursery?
The Hunny Hive Day Nursery is run by The Hunny Pot Day Nursery Limited, which runs 9 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Hunny Hive Day Nursery?
Leicester North (Great Central Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Hunny Hive Day Nursery?
You can call 0116 267 2039 and visit www.hunny-nurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY539726 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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