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Nurseries in Market Harborough

There are 12 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Market Harborough, and 7 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Market Harborough

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (4 Strong standard, 8 Expected standard, 6 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (9 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Market Harborough - Day nursery, Market Harborough LE16 9HL, ages 0 to 4, 118 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 May 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Castle Lane Day Nursery - Day nursery, Market Harborough LE16 7DE, ages 1 to 10, 90 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 March 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Caterpillar Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Market Harborough LE16 9HF, ages 0 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 9 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Great Bowden Pre-School - Pre-school, Market Harborough LE16 7ET, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 10 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Market Harborough LE16 7SA, ages 0 to 4, 115 places
    Ofsted, 18 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Angels Day Nursery - Day nursery, Market Harborough LE16 9QG, ages 0 to 4, 76 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Me Nursery - Day nursery, Market Harborough LE16 7RB, ages 1 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 3 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Market Harborough Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Market Harborough LE16 9BZ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 7 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Medbourne Playgroup - Day nursery, Market Harborough LE16 8DT, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 26 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mini Adventures Preschool Ltd - Day nursery, Market Harborough LE16 7QE, ages 2 to 4, 39 places
    Ofsted report card, 30 April 2026: Urgent improvement in 6 areas; safeguarding standards not met
  • Partou Progress House Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Market Harborough LE16 9HF, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 4 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stepping Stones Pre-School - Pre-school, Market Harborough LE16 9RU, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 27 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Caterpillar Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Market Harborough LE16 7XQ, 56 places
  • Church Langton Activity Camp - Out-of-school club, Market Harborough LE16 7SZ
  • Csd Activity Camps Cottingham - Out-of-school club, Market Harborough LE16 8XB, 80 places
  • Legacy @ Clipston - Out-of-school club, Market Harborough LE16 9RU
  • Premier @ Great Bowden - Out-of-school club, Market Harborough LE16 7HZ, 12 places
  • Premier @ Market Harborough - Out-of-school club, Market Harborough LE16 9QH
  • Rocket Holiday Camps - Meadowdale - Out-of-school club, Market Harborough LE16 7XQ

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Market Harborough

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.