Opening hours
Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, except for bank holidays.
Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool in Leicester
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2023)
Number of places
29 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2023
Local authority
Leicester
About this day nursery
Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool, located in Leicester, LE2 3TT, is part of the Grandir UK group, offering comprehensive childcare solutions for families. Emphasising a commitment to nurturing young minds, the nursery focuses on providing a stimulating environment that promotes growth and development from infancy through preschool years.
They aim to foster a love for learning through diverse activities and approaches, ensuring that each child's individual needs are met with care and attention. Understanding the varied demands on modern families, Little Explorers strives to make childcare accessible and manageable by accepting various government funding schemes and offering flexible options to parents.
What it's like
Children arrive happy and keen to start their day. They settle quickly and make their own play choices from a good range of resources, showing they feel safe and secure. Children are eager to learn, and they enjoy the activities offered to them by enthusiastic staff who plan exciting and challenging activities.
Accepts childcare funding schemesOffers flexible funded hoursPart of Grandir UK group
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool
Last inspected 31 July 2023 · Charmaine Cayton
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children arrive happy and keen to start their day. They settle quickly and make their own play choices from a good range of resources, showing they feel safe and secure. Children are eager to learn, and they enjoy the activities offered to them by enthusiastic staff who plan exciting and challenging activities.
Inspector highlights
- Staff plan an ambitious and broad curriculum to meet children's individual needs and include the interests of all children.
- Children's communication and language are well supported, and staff provide a language-rich environment.
- Staff consistently weave mathematical learning into children's activities, such as counting and comparing amounts.
- Mealtimes are social occasions where staff and children sit together, and healthy meals are prepared.
- Staff support children's independence effectively, and children learn to identify hazards as "garden safety rangers".
Areas to develop
- 1help staff to embed children's learning of different faiths, religions and cultures
- 2support less experienced staff to fully understand how to extend learning and challenge children as they play.
Inspection #10295704 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents speak highly of the nursery and the progress their children make.
They receive regular information, which keeps them up to date with their child's development.
They particularly like the special occasion stay-and-play days, such as the Father's Day event.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff recognise when children may need extra support with speech and language. Staff make swift referrals and quickly put actions in place to ensure that children's learning is supported.
Outdoor space
Children are allocated as "garden safety rangers" to ensure the garden is safe to use before all the children go out to play. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
Parent Reviews of Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool
4.8
(9)
Joel larosa
8 months ago
For 4 & 2 years, our children had been going here and everyday they went happy and came home happier! The team is incredible, conscientious, caring and really became part of our children’s life. If you’re trying to find a nursery that helps grow your little ones in a safe, fun happy environment then this is the place. If we didn’t move away from the area, we’d still have our youngest in there without a doubt.
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Danielle Colbourn
a year ago
My child loves attending Little Explorers since he joined and we're really glad to have found it! We always feel welcomed and engaged with. The staff are warm, friendly and professional, and we always feel at ease talking to them. The nursery has a homely feeling and the team alway provides engaging educational play activities. Our son has thrived in the environment and the carers have been supporting us through key steps in his development. We get regular updates and the staff arrange welcoming afternoons and days for family to come into the nursery to share in their activities.
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alli lenko
a year ago
We can highly recommend Little Explorers Nursery. They took care of our eldest from 9 months until school age and she came away with many happy memories, some life long friends and close relationships with carers. Our youngest now attends and there was no question of considering another nursery for her. The team at Little Explorers are like family and we have complete trust in them to provide the best possible care for our children whilst we’re at work. The team are professional, friendly, supportive, kind and most importantly, the children love them! 😊
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S Jane
a year ago
This is a lovely little nursery who really care about each child as an individual and ensure they get all they need to be settled and happy every day. Dietary requirements and allergies are very safely catered for. The app supports safeguarding and keeping parents informed thoroughly. The pick up and drop off times are generous and fit well around working hours. We are thrilled with the team and how happy our little one is to attend.
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Olivia Baker
7 months ago
I cannot fault this nursery - our toddler loves it! Food is amazing, staff are so caring and I have no problems dropping my son off with them each morning.the regular updates on the app are great too
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Inspection history
Date: July 2023
- September 2023Good
- July 2023Good
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