Kids Corner Nursery, Evington

Learning to pour a drink, experimenting with paint and taking responsibility for the lunch table give Kids Corner Nursery, Evington its strongest character: small, practical steps towards independence. These were concrete features of daily life in September 2025, rather than learning confined to a planned activity. Ordinary routines became opportunities to practise language, coordination and cooperation.

At its September 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Outstanding and found safeguarding effective. The Evington setting is at 315 Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FS, and has capacity for 60 children in total. Children attending at the September 2025 visit were aged one to four; that is an inspection-time age range.

The current opening window is 8am to 4pm during term time. That makes the nursery calendar an important part of the decision for working families.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children's learning, development and care. In parent language, this means learning through play and everyday experiences, with adults helping children develop communication, practical skills and relationships.

In September 2025, painting illustrated how staff extended an activity from children's interests. When children wanted to paint with their hands, adults introduced different ways to make prints and encouraged them to combine colours. The activity gave children something to investigate and discuss, rather than simply a picture to finish.

Pretend tea-making also became a language opportunity that month. Staff introduced ginger and cinnamon into the conversation, and children used the new vocabulary in their play. The useful detail is the connection between words and an activity children already wanted to pursue: conversation had a purpose beyond repeating a word back to an adult.

Everyday Independence

In September 2025, babies practised eating with spoons, while toddlers worked on pouring water into cups. Adults demonstrated the actions and encouraged further attempts. For a family weighing how much a nursery encourages children to do for themselves, these are useful examples of support that leaves room for practice.

Older children used tongs to help themselves to salad and took turns preparing the table that month. Tidying had a learning element too: children counted objects as they returned them, and helped clear away sand. Responsibility was woven into shared tasks, giving children opportunities to contribute as well as follow instructions.

At the September 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that staff identified learning needs quickly, worked closely with families and other professionals, and adapted support effectively, including for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This is the strongest evidence for families who need individual support: it concerns how adults responded to children, rather than a general promise of inclusion.

In September 2025, younger children received comfort through familiar items from home, alongside signs and visual prompts. These examples matter because settling involves understanding how an individual child communicates and what helps them feel secure.

Moves between rooms were prepared for that month through settling sessions and adjustments to everyday equipment. Babies practised with open beaker tops before progressing to the cups used by toddlers. The practical value is continuity: a change of room was accompanied by opportunities to become familiar with the next stage.

Health routines also formed part of the September 2025 day. Children brushed their teeth daily, then took turns cleaning and returning their toothbrushes. Alongside the self-feeding and pouring activities, this gave care routines a practical learning role.

Sessions and Attendance

The Evington nursery opens from 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, during term time. Families need to match both the daily closing time and the term-time calendar to their working arrangements; the opening window ends well before the evening.

Enquiries can be made through the Evington contact form, by telephone on 0116 319 3390 or by email at admin@kidscornernursery.net. The form includes separate funded and non-funded childcare options. An enrolment form is also part of the joining process.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded and privately paid childcare are offered. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation, so the useful comparison for families is the complete proposed arrangement, including any additional hours and associated costs.

The address is 315 Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FS. Keeping the Evington location explicit matters when making an enquiry or completing the enrolment paperwork.

• Term-time working arrangements. Opening hours are 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, during term time. Families whose work continues through nursery holidays need an arrangement that fits that calendar.
• Individual support and room moves. September 2025 practice included familiar comforts, settling sessions between rooms and cooperation with other professionals. At a visit, discuss how these arrangements would be tailored to your child's communication and support needs.
• The complete childcare quotation. Both funded and privately paid childcare are offered. Ask for a written breakdown covering the proposed attendance pattern, funded hours, additional hours, meals and non-food consumables before comparing costs.

Kids Corner Nursery, Evington suits families seeking term-time childcare within an 8am to 4pm opening window, with a choice between funded and privately paid care. Its September 2025 examples give substance to the Outstanding judgement: children practised independence through meals, tidying and room transitions, while adults extended play through conversation and experimentation. The practical fit depends on the calendar and closing time as much as the inspection grade.