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Little Explorers Day Nursery & Preschool

Ofsted: Strong standard·
5.0(6 parent reviews) ·Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool, Unit 4 The Square Grampound Road, Truro, TR2 4DS · Cornwall
Number of places
52 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Cornwall

About this day nursery

Little Explorers Day Nursery & Preschool, located in Truro, provides exceptional care and education for children aged 0 to 4. Registered in May 2024, the nursery operates Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 5:30pm, catering to the needs of working parents.

The setting prides itself on an ambitious curriculum designed to develop key life skills and a deep understanding of the world, tailored to each child's individual interests. Staff benefit from targeted training and a highly positive working environment, fostering continuous improvement.

Children’s welfare is prioritised, with an emphasis on healthy habits, physical play, and strong relationships with staff and peers. The nursery excels in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, employing effective strategies and working closely with external professionals and parents.

While mealtimes have been identified for further development to enhance children's independence, leaders are actively working on improvements. The nursery's commitment to community engagement and flexible support for families ensures a nurturing and inclusive environment where children thrive and are well-prepared for their next steps in learning, including starting school.

Our ethos

Our Ethos embeds learning in childhood memories that can foster a passion for learning in later stages. This early exposure helps children associate learning with positive experiences, encouraging them to explore new topics and develop a thirst for knowledge. Encouraging a child's self-confidence ethos involves fostering a positive environment. celebrating their efforts and strengths regularly to boost their self-esteem. Encourage them to try new things and embrace challenges. Teaching resilience and the importance of self-belief will help them navigate obstacles with confidence. Building a strong foundation of self-worth empowers children to embrace their uniqueness and face the world with courage.

What it's like

Children are extremely settled in this nurturing and warm nursery, benefiting from positive and caring relationships with staff. They confidently and happily enter the nursery, engaging in a rich range of learning experiences. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive enhanced support and highly effective adaptations. They become confident learners, building resilience and a deep understanding of their community and the wider world.

Exceptional careAmbitious curriculumStrong SEND supportNurturing environmentCommunity engaged

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:30pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Explorers Day Nursery & Preschool

Last inspected 23 April 2026

What it's like to attend

Children are extremely settled in this nurturing and warm nursery, benefiting from positive and caring relationships with staff. They confidently and happily enter the nursery, engaging in a rich range of learning experiences. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive enhanced support and highly effective adaptations. They become confident learners, building resilience and a deep understanding of their community and the wider world.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make excellent progress across all areas of development and are extremely well-prepared for starting school.
  • Leaders ensure staff provide excellent levels of modelling respect and care, fostering positive behaviour and attitudes in children.
  • The nursery provides highly effective support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they are fully included and supported.
  • Leaders are dedicated to providing the best possible care, constantly evaluating and improving provision, including enhancing induction processes and outdoor areas.
  • Staff support children in developing healthy habits, engaging them in physical play and teaching them about nutrition.
  • The leadership team has implemented a highly ambitious curriculum that focuses on developing children's key skills for life and understanding of the world.
  • The setting has met the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
  • Children are extremely settled and benefit from positive and caring relationships with staff, engaging confidently in a rich range of learning experiences.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should review the organisation of mealtimes to further extend children's independence and provide constant learning and development during these times.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive enhanced support and highly effective adaptations for their education, making excellent progress and accessing learning that closes gaps in development. Leaders and staff work closely with external professionals and parents to secure effective and targeted support, including visits from inclusion experts and shared strategies for consistency.

EAL / language support

Children who are learning English as an additional language (EAL) receive positive support, learning to use sign language and visual cards to share their needs.

Parent Reviews of Little Explorers Day Nursery & Preschool

5.0
(6)
Sophie Petrucci
6 months ago

My experience of LE has been nothing but positive! I’ve had one child pass through, and now another (who also gets to experience the new baby room!) and would not want them to have gone, or go, anywhere else. The practitioners and staff are really what sets the nursery apart from others, as you can tell that they all genuinely care about each and every child. It’s also very comforting that staff retention is high as it means our children can build great relationships throughout their early learning! I would recommend (and have!) LE to anyone!

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Michelle Davidson
6 months ago

Little explorers has the best sen support and care for my little one! Nothing is ever too much and I know I can turn to them with any questions or worries I may have. Everyone is warm and friendly and knows my child personally. :) Handovers are always detailed so I know exactly what he's been up to, and it's nice to see the photos of what he's been doing too!

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Owen
6 months ago

Highly recommend Little Explorers. Our little boy loves his time there and we can notice how much more advanced he’s becoming with the activities they do. Really helpful and friendly staff also

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Sophie Brandon
6 months ago

Truly an amazing Nursery, always accomidating to Parent. Fast response to concerns and always happy with them. Really recommend Little explorers, as a parent im really happy with them

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

23 April 2026

Strong standard

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

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