Opening hours
7.30am – 5.30pm (Monday – Friday)
Little Explorers Nursery in Burgess Hill
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
Number of places
24 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
West Sussex
About this day nursery
Little Explorers Nursery in Burgess Hill prioritises the emotional well-being of each child to support their holistic development. The nursery focuses on respecting individuality and fostering a sense of belonging, which is believed to build confidence for exploration, learning, and growth.
Experienced practitioners guide children through a blend of structured learning, open-ended play, and extensive outdoor experiences. Children have continuous access to outdoor spaces, equipped with various resources to stimulate their senses and creativity.
With a strong emphasis on nature, creative activities, and community engagement, Little Explorers aims to nurture children into secure and independent learners. The nursery features a combined Toddler Den (18 months to 3 years) and Preschool Room (3-5 years), promoting strong relationships among children and staff.
This setup allows younger children to learn from older peers, while older children develop responsibility, and reduces anxiety during transitions. The Den includes a cosy reading corner, an expressive arts area, and a home corner with a play kitchen and costumes to encourage imaginative and social play.
The preschool room prepares children for school by building confidence, independence, and essential skills.
Our ethos
At Little Explorers Janes Lane, we prioritise your child’s emotional well-being in order to support their all-round development. We believe every child is unique, so our approach focuses on respecting your child’s individuality, while fostering a sense of belonging, which gives them the confidence to explore, learn and grow. Our experienced practitioners nurture your child’s curiosity and creativity through a combination of structured learning, open-ended play and outdoor experiences.
What it's like
Children are at the heart of this nurturing nursery. They are happy and thrive in the well-planned environment, which promotes their emotional well-being and their ongoing learning. Staff thoughtfully plan an array of experiences that intertwines children's individual interests as well as their immediate curiosities. As such, children become engrossed in their play, exploring the many activities on offer.
Focus on emotional well-beingCombination of structured learning and playOutdoor experiences and nature emphasisCombined toddler and preschool room
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
Tax-Free Childcare30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Age range
18 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
full day
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Explorers Nursery
Last inspected 1 July 2025 · Natalie Moir
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are at the heart of this nurturing nursery. They are happy and thrive in the well-planned environment, which promotes their emotional well-being and their ongoing learning. Staff thoughtfully plan an array of experiences that intertwines children's individual interests as well as their immediate curiosities. As such, children become engrossed in their play, exploring the many activities on offer.
Inspector highlights
- Children are at the heart of this nurturing nursery, happy and thriving in a well-planned environment.
- Staff foster trusting bonds with children, supporting their self-confidence and sense of belonging.
- Leaders and staff are dedicated to providing the very best outcomes for children and have addressed previous weaknesses.
- An effective and ambitious curriculum is implemented by all staff, with bespoke activities building on individual children's knowledge.
- Staff effectively promote children's good health through abundant opportunities, including regular physical exercise and cookery club.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen staff interactions even further to support all children to receive consistently high-quality interactions, to fully promote their communication and language skills and reach their highest potential
- 2review the organisation of some daily routines, particularly larger transitional times, to help all children remain fully engaged in their learning.
Inspection #10365091 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The special educational needs coordinators spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
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. Staff support children to pick home-grown herbs from their garden as they create sauces in cookery club.
Parent Reviews of Little Explorers Nursery
2.3
(3)
Billie Maynard
4 weeks ago
I have just come across and reprimanded a man and a woman looking after a large group of tiny children wearing Little Explorers tabards for allowing the kids to sit directly on the filthy pavement outside the shops in the middle of Burgess Hill town centre, surrounded by cigarette butts, chewing gum and all sorts of other street detritis. I'm not sure these people should be looking after children, they have a a total lack of common sense.
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Nadine Turner
5 years ago
Heather Fill
7 years ago
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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025
Date: November 2019
- July 2025Good
- August 2024Requires improvement
- October 2023Good
- November 2019Good
Frequently asked about Little Explorers Nursery
About the setting
Little Explorers Nursery registered in 2014 and re-registered in 2017 due to a change in company status. It is based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, and is open Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 5.30pm, all year round. There are eleven staff, of whom seven hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3 and above. Funding is accepted for the provision of free early years education for children aged two to four years.
- URN
- EY553025
- Registered person
- MKM Childcare Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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