Full-day nursery in Western Park, Leicester
United Play
United Reform Church, Gooding Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1JW · 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 2019Reference 2546980Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 August 2022Ofsted · 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 27 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
United Reform Church, Gooding Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1JW · More nurseries in LE3
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Braunstone Leisure Centre, Hockley Farm Road and Winstanley Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Braunstone Park1 min walk
- Western Park5 min walk
- Rancliffe Gardens8 min walk
- Braunstone Adventure Playground3 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.
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United Play is a full-day nursery at United Reform Church, Gooding Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1JW, in Western Park, Leicester. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Queensmead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.1 miles
- Braunstone Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Emmanuel Christian School ages 4–16 0.4 miles
- Dovelands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected September 2026 0.6 miles
- West Gate School ages 4–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Imperial Avenue Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Kingsway Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 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 United Play's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated United Play Good at its inspection on 3 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can United Play take?
United Play is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
How do I contact United Play?
You can call 07506 109224.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2546980 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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