Explorers Childcare LTD
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Shrewsury for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £51.00 a day for 2,3,4 Year Olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2020, with 82 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2’sbirth to 2y | £54.00Under 2’s 7:30AM – 6:00PM | – | |
| 2,3,4 Year Olds2y to 3y | £51.002,3,4 Year Olds 7:30AM – 6:00PM | – | |
| All ages | £32.00School Children Only £40.00School Children Only | £5.50School Children Only £6.50School Children Only £12.50School Children Only |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £20.00 Depositnot refundable
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
2 year old – 24U funding – Apply with Shropshire Council; Funding for under 2’s, 2,3,4 year old’s.
What childcare usually costs in Shropshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Shropshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SY3 8JNWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 25 November 2022.
Outstanding
Ofsted's top grade. The setting was judged to be doing more than is expected of it.
Still missing for Explorers Childcare LTD
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £51.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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