Full-day nursery in Scraptoft, Leicestershire
The Scraptoft Day Nursery
373 Scraptoft Lane, Leicester, LE7 9SE · 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 July 2018Reference EY560907Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 July 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
373 Scraptoft Lane, Leicester, LE7 9SE · More nurseries in LE7
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Scraptoft Rise, Scraptoft Lane and Village Hall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Willowbrook Park12 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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 Scraptoft Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 373 Scraptoft Lane, Leicester, LE7 9SE, in Scraptoft, Leicestershire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The Syston Day Nursery Limited.
Run by The Syston Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Scraptoft Valley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Elmbrook School ages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.4 miles
- Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Fernvale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Netherhall Mead Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.6 miles
- Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.9 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 Scraptoft Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Scraptoft Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 2 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Scraptoft Day Nursery take?
The Scraptoft Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs The Scraptoft Day Nursery?
The Scraptoft Day Nursery is run by The Syston Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY560907 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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