Full-day nursery in Crown Hills, Leicester
Tiny Gems Nursery
2 Ambassador Road, Leicester, LE5 4DL · 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 1994Reference 226992Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 April 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
2 Ambassador Road, Leicester, LE5 4DL · More nurseries in LE5
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Ambassador Road, Rockery Close and Peters Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Humberstone Park1 min walk
- Rally Bank Nature Reserve7 min walk
- Lily Marriot Garden8 min walk
- 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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Tiny Gems Nursery is a full-day nursery at 2 Ambassador Road, Leicester, LE5 4DL, in Crown Hills, Leicester. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 12 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Al-Aqsa Schools Trust ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Humberstone Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Humberstone Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Ash Field Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Falcons Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 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 Tiny Gems Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiny Gems Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiny Gems Nursery take?
Tiny Gems Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
How do I contact Tiny Gems Nursery?
You can call 0116 276 0504 and visit tinygemsnursery.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 226992 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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