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Little Xplorers Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(May 2024)
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3.7(15 parent reviews) ·288 Kingsbury Road, LONDON, NW9 9HA · Brent
Number of places
55 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
Brent

About this day nursery

Little Xplorers Day Nursery in Kingsbury aims to provide exceptional care and foster development for children from birth to five years old in a secure and nurturing environment. The nursery prides itself on its highly qualified and dedicated staff team, who are committed to encouraging young imaginations to flourish.

They believe that strong partnerships with parents are crucial to help children reach their full potential. The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, incorporating its learning, development, assessment, safeguarding, and welfare requirements.

The curriculum focuses on prime areas like Communication & Language, Physical Development, and Personal, Social & Emotional development, which are further strengthened by specific areas including Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, and Expressive Art & Design. All staff are DBS checked and regularly attend training to update their knowledge.

Each child is assigned a Key Person who monitors their development and progress, serving as the primary contact for parents. Little Xplorers is an inclusive setting that collaborates with various external agencies to support children with additional needs, developing specialized educational plans when required.

Our ethos

Little Xplorers Day Nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, focusing on the prime and specific areas of learning and development. They are committed to encouraging young imaginations to flourish through strong partnerships with parents and by assigning a Key Person to each child to monitor their development and serve as a primary contact. The nursery is also an inclusive setting that collaborates with external agencies to support children with additional needs.

What it's like

Children thrive in this friendly and relaxed nursery and develop strong relationships with staff. Children thoroughly enjoy singing action songs and playing games with their key person. Children are safe and behave well, thriving on consistent daily routines and clear staff expectations.

EYFS CurriculumHighly Qualified StaffInclusive SettingStrong Parent Partnerships

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 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

Opening hours

7.45am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Xplorers Day Nursery

Last inspected 21 May 2024 · Sandra Teacher

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

Children thrive in this friendly and relaxed nursery and develop strong relationships with staff. Children thoroughly enjoy singing action songs and playing games with their key person. Children are safe and behave well, thriving on consistent daily routines and clear staff expectations.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff have a clear focus on communication and language, using strategies like pictorial or real objects to support language development.
  • The setting places a high priority on physical development, making good use of its park location for outdoor learning.
  • Staff give children and parents clear messages about healthy lifestyles, including oral health and daily exercise.
  • Children with SEND are exceptionally well supported by a knowledgeable leader and staff who work with professionals like speech and language therapists.
  • Senior leaders support staff effectively to develop their roles further, including induction for new staff and linked apprenticeship schemes.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve the curriculum for mathematics so that there are further opportunities for children to learn number awareness and to have a deep understanding of number composition and concepts.
Inspection #10335178 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), as well as those who speak English as an additional language, are all in agreement when sharing positive examples of the supportive and caring staff. Children with SEND are exceptionally well supported. A knowledgeable and well-trained leader supports staff effectively to identify and plan for children's individual needs. They work confidently with a range of professionals, such as speech and language therapists, and implement the necessary targets into their practice. Staff communicate children's progress confidently with them to ensure targets are meaningful and challenging. This helps children to make good progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

The setting makes the best use of their park location and provides every opportunity for developing outdoor learning in all the areas of the curriculum. For example, the children investigate minibeasts, plants and trees and learn about their names and habitats. Children understand when they need to wash their hands and ask to wash hands after playing outside.

Parent Reviews of Little Xplorers Day Nursery

3.7
(15)
MJ
2 months ago

Avoid this nursery at all costs. My child was traumatised and terrified during their time here, and I deeply regret not moving them sooner. I echo all the recent negative reviews regarding staff shouting at children and the use of 'time outs' as a primary discipline. Management seems completely out of touch with modern standards of children's mental health; it feels like they are 50 years behind. Since switching to a new setting, the difference is like night and day. We now have kind, smiley staff who actually teach and nurture our child, rather than just 'minding' them for the day. Please, do your research before sending your child here.

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J
2 months ago

Terrible!…. would not recommend. Please don’t send your children here. The management is extremely unprofessional and I’ve witnessed managers shouting at very young children, which is completely unacceptable. The nursery seems to expect children to behave like adults rather than allowing them to grow, learn, and develop naturally at their own pace. A nurturing, supportive environment is essential for early childhood, and sadly this place does not provide that.

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Lily
3 months ago

They don’t care about your kids they just wanna make money !!! STAY AWAY

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Rustem Seyho
a year ago

My son loves the nursery, the staff and he wants to go everyday including weekends

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Ionela Moisa
4 years ago

Great nursery, amazing staff that looks very well after the kids,lots of activities as well,my daughter loved every minute of her nursery journey there!Highly recommended!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Inspection history

Date: June 2018

  • May 2024Good
  • June 2018Good

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