We found ten Leicestershire dog daycare centres we could verify: each has its own website, a Google Maps listing and a licence we could see, either on a council’s published list or quoted by number on the centre’s own site. We haven’t visited any of them. Daycare is a licensed activity, so ask to see the licence before you book, and treat this as a shortlist to meet.
Daycare centres with a website, a licence we could see and a Google Maps listing
South Lodge Meadows Dog Day Care
★★★★★ 4.8 · 315 Google reviews
South Kilworth, near Lutterworth (LE17)
Licence: Harborough District Council’s list (headed as of 25 July 2025) shows South Lodge Meadows Dog Day Care, AW102, dog daycare, 5 star, valid from 11 January 2024 to 10 January 2027. We matched it by name. Its website calls it a “5 star licenced daycare & home boarding facility” but shows no number
Daycare and home boarding, per its website, which shows no hours or prices
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Dogtastic Doggy Daycare
★★★★★ 4.7 · 94 Google reviews
Coalville (LE67)
Licence: its website shows “Licence No. NWL/DDC01” but names no council. North West Leicestershire District Council’s Dog Day Care list shows Dogtastic Day Care at NWL/DDC01, 5 star, renewal September 2028. The list shows no document date
Daycare Monday to Friday 7am to 5.45pm, per its website, which shows no daycare prices
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Pawsome Days
★★★★★ 5.0 · 46 Google reviews
Castle Donington area (Google Maps gives a DE73 postcode)
Licence: North West Leicestershire District Council’s Dog Day Care list shows Pawsome Days, Castle Donington, NWL/DDC02, 5 star, renewal February 2027. We matched it by name and town. Its website describes a purpose-built countryside daycare with collection and drop-off but shows no licence statement, and its Google Maps postcode is on the Derbyshire side of the border, so ask which council licenses the premises
No hours or prices shown on its website
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Nilz & Harley Pet Services
★★★★★ 5.0 · 40 Google reviews
Stoke Golding, near Hinckley (CV13)
Licence: its website shows “22/00594/AWDCD” and says it is licensed by Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council. We found no public register on that council’s pages to check it against, and the site shows no expiry date, so ask when it expires
Countryside daycare with pick-up and drop-off, open 8am to 6.30pm, per its website, which shows a full day at £25 (Monday to Friday) and a play session at £18.50
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Woodys Wags
★★★★★ 4.9 · 39 Google reviews
Woodhouse Eaves, near Loughborough (LE12)
Licence: its website shows “CBCAAL/066” and names Charnwood Borough Council, calling it 5 star licensed. Charnwood’s licence list is an Excel file our tools could not read, so we couldn’t cross-check it, and the site shows no expiry date
Doggy daycare with a free half-day trial, alongside grooming and boarding, per its website. No hours or prices shown
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Hounds Daycare
★★★★★ 5.0 · 36 Google reviews
Lount, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch (LE65)
Licence: North West Leicestershire District Council’s Dog Day Care list shows Hounds Day Care, Lount, NWL/DDC04, 5 star, renewal May 2029. The list shows no document date. Its website calls it award-winning but shows no licence statement
Woodland daycare, per its website, which shows no hours or prices
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Maison des Animaux
★★★★★ 4.9 · 29 Google reviews
Huncote, near Leicester (LE9)
Licence: its website shows “AWL0034”, names Blaby District Council and calls it the top grade. Blaby’s licensed boarders list does not include this business, so we couldn’t cross-check the number, and the site shows no expiry date
Daycare Monday to Friday 7.15am to 6pm from £32 a day, per its website, which also offers a dog hotel and field hire
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WAGS Oadby
★★★★★ 4.8 · 24 Google reviews
Oadby (LE2)
Licence: Oadby and Wigston Borough Council’s licence list (updated August 2026) shows WAGS – Oadby Dog Grooming, 1A Harborough Road, under doggie day care and home boarding, 5 star, expiring 21 July 2027. That list shows no licence numbers. Its website lists daycare as a service and says “fully insured and licensed where applicable” but shows no number
No daycare hours or prices on its website
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Canine Valley Rutland
★★★★★ 5.0 · 11 Google reviews
East Norton, near Market Harborough (LE7). Despite the name, it is on the Leicestershire side
Licence: its website shows “Animal Activity License (Simone Finney License No. AW118)” and says only “licensed by the local council”. Harborough District Council’s list (headed as of 25 July 2025) shows Canine Valley Rutland Ltd, AW118, dog daycare, 4 star, valid from 3 June 2025 to 2 June 2027
Luxury boarding and day care, per its website, which shows no hours or prices. Only 11 reviews so far, so weigh that
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Little K9’s
★★★★★ 4.7 · 10 Google reviews
Wigston (LE18)
Licence: Oadby and Wigston Borough Council’s licence list (updated August 2026) shows Little K9’s, Wigston, under doggie day care, 5 star, expiring 8 November 2027, with no licence number shown. Its website says it was granted a 5 star, three-year licence by that council but shows no number
Its website says it is fully booked and not taking new clients at the moment. Only 10 reviews so far, so weigh that
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Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps on 12 November 2026 and come from the public. We haven’t checked them independently.
Listings we left out, and why
K9 Heaven (5.0 from 62), The Paddocks Doggy Daycare (4.9 from 20) and Sticks Meadows Kennels and Daycare (5.0 from 15) are on Harborough’s list under dog daycare, but the only website Google Maps shows for each is a Facebook page, so they don’t meet our own-website rule. Farmlands Canine Country Club is on North West Leicestershire’s day care list with a renewal month of August 2026, which has passed. Paws Boarding Kennels and Double Doodles Dog Care are on Harborough’s list for dog daycare, but that list shows them valid only to 31 July and 30 July 2026, and we didn’t find newer evidence. Knots + Tangles Pet Services (4.9 from 36) has two day care licences on Harborough’s list under similar names, but its website lists grooming and training, not daycare, and says it is closed while it moves. Kirby Bellars Pet Services and K9 Country Club are on Melton’s day care register, but that register was printed in April 2024 and shows expiry dates that have passed, and we found no matching Google Maps listing for Kirby Bellars. Take The Lead in Oadby is on that borough’s list but has only 2 Google reviews and no website. Little Gems Doggy Daycare is on Blaby’s list, but its Google Maps listing shows no rating or website. Charnwood Collar Club (4.9 from 17) has no website on Google Maps. Bark Meadows Dog Daycare in Market Harborough has a website that blocks automated readers. Stanmaur Farm in Earl Shilton (4.7 from 57) describes boarding kennels and a cattery, not daycare. We couldn’t read Charnwood’s register or find one for Hinckley and Bosworth, and Leicester City’s list shows boarding and home boarding only, so other licensed centres may exist. Many home boarders, walkers and smaller daycares came up in the same searches and we didn’t check every one, so this list is not exhaustive. Rover hosts are home sitters rather than centres, and we haven’t listed any. A centre being left out doesn’t mean it is unlicensed. It means we couldn’t see the proof, so ask it.
Other options we could not licence-verify
These Leicestershire centres offer daycare and have their own website and a Google Maps listing, but we could not see a daycare licence number or an official record that clearly covers daycare, so we do not recommend them as verified. Ratings are from Google Maps on 12 November 2026. We have not visited them. Ask each for its licence, what it covers, who issued it and its expiry date before booking.
Wags Dog Care
★★★★★ 4.6 · 123 Google reviews
Desford (LE9). Its website lists daycare Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm at £25 but shows no licence statement, and we found no entry under that name in Blaby’s list
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Stapleford Doggy Day Care
★★★★★ 4.9 · 61 Google reviews
Stapleford, near Melton Mowbray (LE14). Its website says “Fully Licensed & Insured” but shows no number or council, and Melton’s register (printed April 2024) doesn’t list it
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Precious Paws Leicester
★★★★★ 5.0 · 40 Google reviews
Rothley (LE7). Its website describes family-run daycare, Monday to Thursday 8am to 6pm and Friday 8am to 5.30pm, but shows no licence statement, and we couldn’t read Charnwood’s register
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Dog Nanny Leicester
★★★★★ 4.7 · 27 Google reviews
Glenfield (LE3). Its website says “Licensed by Blaby District Council” and advertises five-star licensed doggy day care, but shows no number. Blaby’s list shows Dog Nanny Leicester at Glenfield, 5 star, but doesn’t say whether the licence covers daycare or home boarding
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Doggy Daycare @ The Willows
★★★★★ 5.0 · 22 Google reviews
Burbage Common Road, near Hinckley (LE9). Its website says “five-star licensed” but shows no number. Harborough’s list shows a daycare licence, AW114, for Doggy Daycare @ The Willows (Dunton Bassett) Ltd, a different place, so we couldn’t tell it covers these premises
Website · View on Google Maps
The Dog House Gilmorton
★★★★★ 4.7 · 20 Google reviews
Gilmorton, near Lutterworth (LE17). Its website offers day care but shows no licence statement. Harborough’s list has a dog daycare licence for “The Dog House”, AW034, 5 star, valid to 31 March 2027, with no town shown, so we could only match it by name
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Porter’s Paw Patrol
★★★★★ 5.0 · 17 Google reviews
Market Harborough (LE16). Its website offers daycare at £30 including a walk, and quotes “Our Harborough District Council licence number is AW079” in its dog boarding section. AW079 doesn’t appear in Harborough’s list as read, and no daycare number is shown
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The Dog Club Lubenham
★★★★★ 5.0 · 18 Google reviews
Lubenham, near Market Harborough (LE16). Its website offers daycare and quotes Harborough District Council licence AW104, but Harborough’s list shows AW104 as a dogs-in-home licence that expired on 14 March 2026, so it isn’t daycare evidence
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How to check a daycare licence in Leicestershire
In England, dog daycare run as a business needs a licence from the local council under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. The licence holder’s name and number must appear on the business’s website, and a copy must be displayed at the premises. In Leicestershire there is no single council. Licensing sits with the district and borough councils (Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire, and Oadby and Wigston) and with Leicester City Council for the city. On 12 November 2026 we read Harborough’s, Oadby and Wigston’s, North West Leicestershire’s, Blaby’s and Leicester City’s lists, and Melton’s register, which was printed in April 2024. Blaby’s list doesn’t say which activity each licence covers, and Leicester City’s lists no day care entries. We could not read Charnwood’s licence list (an Excel file), and Hinckley and Bosworth’s pages name no public register. For those, ask the council’s licensing team. Then ask the centre to show its licence, how many dogs it takes at once, how dogs are separated, and what happens if your dog needs a vet.
A first day at daycare can be a lot for a sensitive dog. A calming bite is a complementary feed some owners use around change, and if your dog struggles with being left, speak to your vet or a qualified behaviourist first.
More for Leicestershire: our Leicestershire dog services hub, dog walkers in Leicestershire if you only need a midday walk, vets in Leicestershire, dog trainers in Leicestershire and secure dog fields in Leicestershire.
Frequently Asked Questions
How did you choose these Leicestershire dog daycare centres?
Each has its own website, a Google Maps listing and a licence we could see, either on a council’s published list or quoted by number on its own site. We checked Google Maps and the council lists on 12 November 2026. We haven’t visited any of them, so meet any centre first.
Does dog daycare need a licence in Leicestershire?
In England, daycare run as a business needs a council licence under the 2018 regulations. In Leicestershire that is the district or borough council, or Leicester City Council for the city. Ask to see the licence, its number and its expiry date.
What should I ask a dog daycare centre?
Ask for the licence, how many dogs attend at once, how dogs are grouped, who is on site, and what happens if a dog is unwell.
Why are some well-reviewed centres missing?
We only list as verified the centres where we could see a licence and that clearly offer daycare. Some council lists couldn’t be read, some licences had run out on the list we saw, and some centres show no licence number. A few with daycare and a website are in the ‘Other options we could not licence-verify’ section instead.
Written by Georgiana & Figo, who prefers his playdates to be properly licensed.
