Explorers Childcare Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Oswestry for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2016, with 20 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
SY10 9DYWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 5 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have developed a curriculum and a range of educational programmes that help children to gain a secure foundation in their learning. They place a strong emphasis on supporting children's language acquisition. For example, leaders developed a language intervention assessment and teaching programme to focus on helping children to make accelerated progress following the COVID-19
Leaders and staff prioritise getting to know the children and their families especially when they first start. This includes home visits to gather in-depth information about children and their home-lives. Staff know children very well and children form strong emotional attachments to them. Children enjoy the time they spend with staff. For example, they seek out staff to share a book and a cuddle with them and their friends.
Overall, staff have a clear focus in their planning to help children to understand and regulate their feelings and behaviour. Staff support children to develop their resilience to setbacks. Children develop a can-do attitude and gain good levels of independence. They persevere until they succeed with a task and find solutions to problems. Staff encourage children to develop social interaction skills and specifically plan for children who find this more challenging.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- organise daily routines that precisely reflect the needs of the children in attendance to maximise learning throughout the day n reinforce expectations with the children so they all fully understand the rules relating to the various daily routines to fully support their concentration and attention skills.
- 5 July 2024Good
- 8 August 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Explorers Childcare Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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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