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Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village

Ofsted: Outstanding
(May 2023)
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5.0(1 parent reviews)
·Curious Explorers Day Nursery & Preschool Crookham Village, The Street, Crookham Village, GU51 5SG · Hampshire
Number of places
73 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2023
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool in Crookham Village is dedicated to providing a nurturing environment where children can flourish through curiosity. Emphasising a holistic approach to early years education, the nursery aims to foster independence and a lifelong love for learning.

They adhere to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework, ensuring a broad range of knowledge and skills are developed to prepare children for their future academic journey. The nursery offers a stimulating setting with a focus on exploration, encouraging children to discover the world around them through play and guided activities.

The team at Curious Explorers is committed to building strong partnerships with parents, recognising the importance of collaboration in a child's development. They maintain transparent policies on admissions, attendance, and safeguarding, prioritising the well-being and progress of every child in their care.

Our ethos

Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village are committed to fostering independence and a lifelong love for learning through a holistic approach to early years education, emphasising exploration, play, and guided activities. They adhere to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework to ensure children develop a broad range of knowledge and skills, preparing them for their future academic journey. The nursery values strong partnerships with parents to support child development.

What it's like

Children are extremely happy, feel safe and secure, and build strong relationships with friendly and kind staff. They experience an inspirational indoor and outdoor environment, enjoying daily physical play, fresh air, and exercise. Children are highly engaged, self-motivated, and display excellent behaviour, showing respect for peers and staff.

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Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7am - 6pm

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village

Last inspected 11 May 2023

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children are extremely happy, feel safe and secure, and build strong relationships with friendly and kind staff. They experience an inspirational indoor and outdoor environment, enjoying daily physical play, fresh air, and exercise. Children are highly engaged, self-motivated, and display excellent behaviour, showing respect for peers and staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff have an exceptional understanding of the overall curriculum and plan around children's interests.
  • Staff expertly implement strategies for children's next stage in life, from babies to pre-school.
  • Staff are extremely happy, kind, and passionate about the children in their care.
  • Children have a great understanding of how to care for themselves from an early age.
  • The manager and management team have high aspirations and fully support staff, ensuring their well-being is a priority.
Inspection #10280934 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

their children are 'always happy to go to nursery'

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children make excellent progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Parents report that interventions are quickly put in place if needed, for example to support children with speech delay effectively.

Outdoor space

Children experience an inspirational indoor and outdoor environment. They enjoy daily physical play, fresh air and exercise. For example, they relish using the resources outside in a variety of challenging ways and share their enjoyment of the forest school activities, which are a walk away.

Parent Reviews of Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village

5.0
(1)
Helen McCormick
4 years ago

I feel so grateful that my little one goes here. A fantastic setting, lots of open safe play areas, wonderful caring staff. I feel 100% comfortable with leaving him there as I know they look after him so well. It is bright, open, airy inside and the garden is perfect for the children. I love that they spend as much time outside as possible. The forest school is great too, lots of walks etc. I cannot recommend this nursery more highly (or Fleets one - my 2 girls went there a few years ago)

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

11 May 2023

Outstanding

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

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