My Playroom Nursery

Pouring milk, planting carrot seeds and finding a bathtub in a doll’s house: everyday experiences gave learning a practical shape at My Playroom Nursery in April 2025. Independence was a recurring theme, from serving breakfast to getting shoes onto the correct feet.

At its April 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and judged safeguarding effective. This Leicester setting has 45 places in total and accepts children aged 9 to 60 months.

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children’s learning, development and care, bringing language, physical skills and early mathematics into their day. In April 2025, counting bowls for snacks and comparing how much liquid cups held made mathematics part of ordinary routines.

Physical activity had several forms that month. Yoga involved making animal shapes with the body, while garden climbing apparatus gave children opportunities to practise balance and negotiate steps safely. Planting carrot seeds called for smaller, more controlled movements; carrying and filling a watering can involved cooperation.

Books also connected with play. In April 2025, staff used objects to help children understand stories, including a doll’s house bathtub linked to something mentioned in a book. Adults supplied new vocabulary and talked through children’s play, giving words a concrete context.

Ofsted found in April 2025 that children made good progress through an ambitious, sequenced curriculum, but asked for more suitable, specific learning targets and questions that allowed children enough thinking time. These are meaningful qualifications to the overall grade: planning and conversation both needed greater precision.

In April 2025, children formed affectionate relationships with staff, settled readily and joined activities. Adults encouraged sharing and persistence, while children helped tidy after meals and invited friends into their play. These small responsibilities made cooperation part of the routine.

Personal care became a learning opportunity too. That April, handwashing accompanied meals, and children explored toothbrushing using pretend teeth made from play dough. Breakfast offered practice in pouring and serving rather than leaving every task to adults.

Communication with families was another part of the April 2025 picture. Parents received updates about children’s interests and development, alongside ideas for continuing learning at home. Staff also emphasised confidence and preparation for the next stage of education.

The address is 137 Loughborough Road, Leicester, LE4 5LQ. Opening hours are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, across the year, with closures for bank holidays and Christmas/New Year.

In April 2025, the nursery provided funded early education for children between nine months and four years old. That dated participation is separate from its current age range of 9 to 60 months.

• Learning targets. The April 2025 findings called for targets better matched to children’s development. During a visit, ask how staff select and review the next step for an individual child.
• Time to answer. In April 2025, rapid or overly difficult questions sometimes left children confused. Ask how practitioners now adjust questions and allow thinking time.
• Attendance pattern. The opening window runs from 8am to 6pm on weekdays. Ask which booking pattern would fit your family’s routine.

My Playroom Nursery suits families who value practical independence and learning woven into everyday tasks. In April 2025, children practised serving breakfast and putting on their shoes, while learning targets and questioning needed greater precision. For families needing weekday care across the year, the opening window is useful; the strongest picture of children’s daily experience remains the dated account of cooperative play, physical activity and growing self-reliance.