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Explorers Bootle

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
·20 Park Street, Bootle, L20 3DG · Sefton
Number of places
104 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Sefton

About this day nursery

Explorers Day Nurseries in Liverpool offers high-quality childcare for children aged 3 months to 5 years, focusing on academic and holistic development in a warm, nurturing environment. The nursery combines traditional values with modern educational approaches, adhering to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

Children are encouraged to explore, learn, and express themselves in a safe setting, fostering individuality and creativity through child-led learning and a range of engaging activities. The curriculum promotes empathy, kindness, and respect, with a strong emphasis on outdoor play and connecting with nature.

Explorers Day Nurseries also prioritises strong partnerships with parents and offers extra-curricular activities, including Makaton to support early communication skills and inclusivity.

Our ethos

Explorers Bootle follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, with a focus on holistic development, child-led learning, and creativity. They encourage exploration, individuality, and self-expression in a safe environment, emphasising outdoor play and connecting with nature. The nursery also prioritises empathy, kindness, respect, and strong communication skills through Makaton.

What it's like

The provider has taken swift and effective action to address the weaknesses identified at the previous inspection, recruiting highly qualified staff. Leaders now have more time to support staff, and the strong key-person system positively impacts the quality of care and education. Children settle quickly, learn good behaviour, and relish special duties, demonstrating positive attitudes to learning.

Ages 3 months to 5 yearsEYFS CurriculumOutdoor PlayMakaton TeachingStrong Parent Partnerships

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7:30 am to 6:00 pm

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Explorers Bootle

Last inspected 16 July 2025

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

What it's like to attend

The provider has taken swift and effective action to address the weaknesses identified at the previous inspection, recruiting highly qualified staff. Leaders now have more time to support staff, and the strong key-person system positively impacts the quality of care and education. Children settle quickly, learn good behaviour, and relish special duties, demonstrating positive attitudes to learning.

Inspector highlights

  • The nursery has transformed since the previous inspection, engaging well with local authority early years advisers to improve curriculum content and delivery.
  • Leaders place reading and communication and language at the heart of the curriculum, ensuring children, including those with SEND, develop a love of reading.
  • Leaders ensure that any gaps in children's learning are acted upon swiftly, making effective use of advice and guidance from external agencies.
  • Arrangements to support children who speak English as an additional language are effective, with staff skilled at using visual timetables and prioritising children's home language.
  • The provider makes certain that additional funding is used well, purchasing resources to support children's individual learning needs.

Areas to develop

  • 1focus professional development more precisely so that staff are clearer on how they can further strengthen their practice
  • 2strengthen the curriculum for mathematics to help children to become confident mathematicians.
Inspection #10390023 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are pleased with the improvements at the nursery.

They appreciate the regular communication that they receive from leaders and staff, such as through face-to-face discussions and the nursery's electronic communication system.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. Staff and leaders identify children's needs early and liaise with parents and carers to make referrals to external agencies in a timely manner. Leaders liaise with early years experts to break down the curriculum into small steps to ensure that children learn the curriculum well. Children with SEND experience success in their learning.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. The manager and the inspector carried out a joint observation during a physical activity.

Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2025

Date: January 2025

  • July 2025Good
  • January 2025Inadequate

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