Little Explorers Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Newquay for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2024, with 26 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 Cornwall
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cornwall 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
TR7 2REWhat 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, 13 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are eager to come in to play. They enter a calm and welcoming environment. Staff meet the children with big smiles. Children show they feel safe and secure. They embrace staff and give them cuddles. Toddlers and pre-schoolage children choose to play with dried barley. They scoop and pour the grain from bowl to bowl. Toddlers watch in awe as it falls between their fingers. Pre-schoolage children know the rules and routines of the day. For example, they find a dustpan and brush, then clear away the barley when they have finished.
There is an ambitious communication and language curriculum in place. Leaders coach staff to use techniques that enhance and strengthen children's speech and language. For example, staff sing songs to babies and tap along to the beat. Babies sway to the rhythm of the music. Staff speak slowly and repeat words back to toddlers to improve their pronunciation. They carry out letters and sounds activities with toddlers and pre-school-age children. Staff help them tune into sounds and improve their listening skills. Pre-school-age children love to read storybooks with staff. They identify the words on the front of the book as 'the title'. Staff pause and ask these children about what may happen in the story. Pre-school-age children are imaginative. They offer explanations about what may happen to the characters in the story.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- organise adult-led activities to keep toddlers and pre-school-age children engaged and focused on their learning n support pre-school-age children to develop their personal, social and emotional skills further, to form stronger relationships with others.
- 13 June 2024Good
Still missing for Little Explorers Nursery
- 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.
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