Kiddisafe Day Nursery

Communication has a clear identity at Kiddisafe Day Nursery on Coleman Road: Elklan Communication Friendly Setting status sits alongside practical language strategies that give children time to understand, respond and build their sentences. This is more concrete than a general promise to encourage talking. Practitioners narrate play, link words with gestures and pause while children process what they have heard.

At its May 2026 inspection, Ofsted awarded Strong standard across achievement, behaviour and routines, welfare and wellbeing, curriculum and teaching, inclusion, and leadership and governance, and found safeguarding standards met. These are separate report-card judgements rather than an overall grade. The useful detail beneath them is a day in which learning and everyday independence are closely connected: counting can involve a drum, while handling a spoon can begin in sensory play.

The current age range is six months to five years. Coleman's stretched funded sessions last four and a half hours.

Learning and Activities

Coleman Road achieved Elklan Communication Friendly Setting status in November 2025. This language-development training informs narration of play, sensory activities and questions that encourage conversation. Practitioners gain children's attention, keep language manageable and pause for a response.

Adults repeat children's words with extra descriptive language instead of correcting them. Parents can use the same strategies at home, giving early talkers consistent support.

The required early years foundation stage provides the framework for children's learning, development and care. In everyday language, that means building communication, movement, relationships and independence through play, with experiences that also introduce counting, stories and creative expression. Elklan's communication work adds a particular set of practical strategies alongside that foundation.

In May 2026, mathematical activities connected number with action. Children selected numbered beanbags and used drumbeats to represent their choices; staff also brought counting, shapes and comparisons into play. This gives an abstract idea a physical form. A child can hear and perform a quantity as well as see its numeral.

Creative work had equally tangible resources. During May 2026, children experimented with paint in spray bottles, trying colours and techniques on different materials. Operating the bottles also exercised the small muscles used later for writing. The activity joined artistic choice with physical practice.

Outdoor and Community Life

In autumn 2025, Coleman studied Andy Goldsworthy and linked The Rainbow Fish with an aquarium visit, extending story and art interests into further exploration.

In May 2026, baby sensory activities included bubbles, and outdoor experiences had been adjusted to introduce more physical challenges. Daily movement also used lightweight scarves for dancing, throwing and catching. These activities gave children opportunities to practise movement and coordination.

Relationships and Communication

In May 2026, staff planned gradual settling with parents, extending children's time at nursery and choosing activities around their interests. Classroom moves received similar preparation, helping children adjust at their own pace.

During the same month, adults helped children explore emotions through conversation, stories and props. Everyday routines offered opportunities to practise cooperation: older children shared resources, helped with clearing after snacks and supported peers during group activities. Responsibility was made tangible through small jobs, including helping with milk jugs and tidying tables.

In May 2026, termly parent meetings covered development and next steps, with ideas and resources to continue learning at home.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

At the May 2026 inspection, Ofsted found that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and other barriers to learning made excellent progress, supported by prompt referrals, family and agency collaboration, targeted plans and additional staffing where needed. This is the dated assessment of how support worked in practice, rather than a guarantee about an individual child's future experience.

Coleman has a special educational needs coordinator role. In May 2026, communication support included visual prompts, signing and children's home languages. These mechanisms matter because a child can express a need or join an activity before spoken English alone is sufficient for them to do so.

Independence was visible in ordinary care routines during May 2026. Children aged two poured drinks, served food, washed their hands and managed their coats; babies practised spoon movements in a sand tray. The progression is practical. Small opportunities to handle tools and make choices contribute to the skills needed at mealtimes and during dressing.

Health learning also extended beyond a single activity in May 2026. Children practised brushing their teeth, and parent workshops addressed dental care and nutrition. The link with home gave families ways to continue the same habits outside nursery.

In May 2026, school transitions were planned, but reducing interruptions to learning during transitions remained the development point. Preparation and sustained engagement both matter.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is 109 Coleman Road, Leicester, LE5 4LE. Coleman Road opens from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

At Coleman, stretched sessions last four and a half hours, with the working entitlement spread over 51 weeks; hours beyond the funded allocation are charged separately. Opening hours are distinct from booking times.

Enquiries can be submitted through the contact form by selecting Kiddisafe Coleman, or made by calling 0116 276 2422. Tour booking is offered. These routes identify the Coleman branch directly, which matters when the same provider also operates at Wood Hill.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare includes the universal entitlement, support for eligible two-year-olds and the working-parent entitlement. Coleman's stretched arrangement runs over 51 weeks. Eligibility conditions apply, and additional hours are paid separately. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

Getting There

The private car park beside Coleman Road does not belong to Kiddisafe, and parents are instructed to keep both that car park and the entrance ramp clear during collection and drop-off. This makes the stopping arrangement a practical part of choosing the setting, especially for families relying on a car.

• Funded attendance. Coleman's stretched sessions last four and a half hours. At a tour, ask how these sessions fit your week and what minimum booking requirement applies.
• Transitions during the day. The May 2026 development point was to reduce disruption as children moved between activities or stages. Ask how practitioners now keep your child's learning and engagement going through those changes.
• Stretched hours and the bill. Coleman's stretched sessions last four and a half hours, and time beyond the funded allocation is charged separately. Request an itemised quotation showing how your chosen attendance fits that allocation.
• Coleman Road parking. The neighbouring private car park and entrance ramp must be kept clear. Use the tour to establish a collection arrangement that works for your family.

Kiddisafe's strongest case is the combination of Coleman's specific communication work and the detailed May 2026 assessment of learning and care. Elklan strategies give language development a practical shape, while the dated examples of drumbeat counting, creative tools and everyday self-care explain how children were learning through activity.

It suits families seeking stretched funded sessions, including those who need additional paid hours beyond their funded allocation. Four-and-a-half-hour sessions give that choice a concrete shape; the practical considerations are the fit with your week, additional charges and transition work. The inspection position is strong; the continuing work on interruptions to learning deserves a direct conversation.