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Creative Explorers Nursery - Crouch End

Ofsted: Expected standard·Holy Innocents Church Annex, 134 Tottenham Lane, London, N8 7EL · Haringey
Number of places
35 places
Age range
0–2 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Haringey

About this day nursery

Creative Explorers Nursery - Crouch End, located in London N8 7EL, offers childcare from birth to two years old, with a total capacity of 35 children. Registered with Ofsted on 19/04/2024, this childcare on non-domestic premises operates Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 18:00.

The nursery provides a warm and caring environment where children make steady progress in their development, particularly benefiting from a broad curriculum that focuses on their interests and a community-focused approach. Babies and toddlers engage in rich experiences, from music and yoga to nature-based learning and sensory play.

The setting places a strong emphasis on communication, wellbeing, and exploration, ensuring children feel safe, secure, and ready for their next developmental stages. Staff are dedicated to building strong relationships with children, supporting their emotional well-being, and promoting healthy habits, such as teeth brushing after lunch and understanding nutritious foods.

Our ethos

Creative Explorers Nursery bases its approach on hands-on learning and imaginative play, aiming to foster creativity, confidence, and connection. They encourage children to explore their ideas and feelings in a secure environment while celebrating diverse cultures.

What it's like

Children are welcomed into a warm and caring setting, where staff know them well. This helps children to feel safe and settled. Babies receive nurturing care. Staff sing to them during nappy changing, talk gently to them as they explore and help them to feel secure in their relationships. Toddlers move confidently between familiar adults and enjoy joining in with imaginative and sensory play.

Warm and caring environmentCommunity-focused approachVaried curriculumStrong relationshipsHealthy habits

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30-6.00pm

Age range

birth to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 2
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Creative Explorers Nursery - Crouch End

Last inspected 7 April 2026

What it's like to attend

Children are welcomed into a warm and caring setting, where staff know them well. This helps children to feel safe and settled. Babies receive nurturing care. Staff sing to them during nappy changing, talk gently to them as they explore and help them to feel secure in their relationships. Toddlers move confidently between familiar adults and enjoy joining in with imaginative and sensory play.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make steady progress from their starting points and develop confidence in familiar routines and activities.
  • Babies become increasingly curious explorers, responding to songs, repeating sounds and words, and engaging with story times.
  • Toddlers enjoy role play, sensory play, and outdoor experiences that help them build vocabulary and confidence.
  • Leaders promote a calm and caring environment, with staff building warm relationships with children.
  • Staff support children's welfare and wellbeing effectively with key persons knowing children's routines and providing attentive care.
  • Leaders have designed a broad curriculum that reflects children's ages, interests, and the setting's priorities for communication, wellbeing, and exploration.
  • Leaders create an inclusive culture by gathering detailed information when children start, helping staff get to know children quickly.
  • Parents and carers value the regular communication they receive and appreciate the practical ideas staff share to support their children's learning and behaviour at home.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is implemented consistently so that children are supported to practise and consolidate skills linked to their next steps across all areas of learning.
  • 2Leaders should ensure that daily routines and expectations are consistently embedded so that children experience a well-organised day and are supported to develop their independence.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff identify children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and leaders work with parents and external professionals to support these children. Leaders identify children who may need extra help and seek advice from the local authority's early years and inclusion team. They work with external professionals, review support plans and meet with families to consider children's progress and any changes needed. Leaders have also worked with social workers and foster carers when children have been known to children's social care.

EAL / language support

Children at an early stage of speaking English as an additional language are supported by leaders who work with parents and external professionals to help them. Leaders use additional funding, including early years pupil premium, to support children's experiences and language development.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

7 April 2026

Expected standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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