Opening hours
Monday, Thursday, Friday : 08:00 - 17:00
Shalfleet Little Explorers
Ofsted: Expected standard·Shalfleet C Of E Primary School, Station Road, Newport, PO30 4NN · Isle of Wight
Number of places
50 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2026
Local authority
Isle of Wight
About this day nursery
Located in Newport, Shalfleet Little Explorers is a childcare setting for children aged 1 to 4 years, operating since 2023. E.
Primary School, offering a seamless transition for children moving on to school, with close collaboration between the pre-school and primary school staff. The setting prides itself on a warm and nurturing environment where children are eager to learn and grow.
They have shared access to the school for woodland play, encouraging exploration and outdoor adventures like bug hunting with magnifying glasses. The curriculum focuses on emotional health, literacy, and mathematical development, ensuring children are well-prepared for their next steps.
Staff are dedicated to individualised support, making adaptations for children with special educational needs or disabilities and consulting with external agencies as needed.
What it's like
Children are eager to arrive at this vibrant pre-school. Leaders and staff work hard to ensure that all children, including those who face barriers to their learning, make significant progress. Children are very happy and clearly enjoy the educational challenges provided and the warmth and love that staff ensure that every child receives.
Warm and nurturingAmbitious curriculumStrong emotional supportOutdoor play opportunitiesStrong leadership
Key facts
Established
2023
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Jan 2026
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
AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Shalfleet Little Explorers
Last inspected 20 January 2026
What it's like to attend
Children are eager to arrive at this vibrant pre-school. Leaders and staff work hard to ensure that all children, including those who face barriers to their learning, make significant progress. Children are very happy and clearly enjoy the educational challenges provided and the warmth and love that staff ensure that every child receives.
Inspector highlights
- Warm and nurturing relationships positively impact children's excellent behaviour.
- Staff demonstrate delight in working with young children, boosting children's self-worth.
- Leaders and staff implement an ambitious curriculum focused on emotional health, literacy, and mathematical development.
- Leaders understand the importance of consistent assessment for timely support.
- Senior leaders at the adjacent primary school provide effective oversight and support for the pre-school leadership team.
- Children are eager to arrive and enjoy the educational challenges and warm, loving care.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should continue to support staff, particularly those with less experience and confidence, to consistently implement the curriculum and support the best possible progress for children.
Inspection #2742704 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Adaptations are made for children at different stages of development, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Leaders identify individual learning needs swiftly and consult with outside agencies to provide individualised support and address barriers to learning.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy looking for bugs in the garden using magnifying glasses and tweezers. They also have shared access to a school site for woodland play, running around, and storytelling outdoors.
Inspection history
Most recent inspection
20 January 2026
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
View full Ofsted reportFrequently asked about Shalfleet Little Explorers
About the setting
Shalfleet Little Explorers is a childcare on non-domestic premises, registered with Ofsted on 05/09/2023. It operates on Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 08:00 - 17:00. The registered person is Shalfleet C.E. Primary-Little Explorers. The setting has shared resources, premises and expertise with the adjacent primary school.
- URN
- 2742704
- Registered person
- Shalfleet C.E. Primary - Little Explorers
- Day care type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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