Little Explorers Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Kingsbury for babies from 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £80.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2016, with 28 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Full Day Session £80 8am to 6pm (Includes all meals)
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours for 3 and 4 year olds; 15 hours for eligible 9-month-olds from April 2024; 15 hours for some 2-year-olds.
Worth knowing. No. We do not charge any additional consumables or top-up fees. Our fees are transparent, with no hidden charges.
What childcare usually costs in Brent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Brent 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
NW9 0NGWhat 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.
- 8 February 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe and happy. They have strong bonds with their key person who they will approach for reassurance or comfort. This ensures children feel secure and are ready to learn. On arrival, children are warmly greeted and staff take time to talk with parents. Children explore the environment confidently as they build their independence skills through making choices in their play.
Children build on their physical development. Young children make and play with play dough, using their fingers to knead and roll, building their finger muscles.
Older children use balance boards to build their core strength. Staff encourage children to try again when they lose their balance and clap when children persevere and succeed in their achievement. This builds on children's resilience.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- be more consistent in how the curriculum for language and communication is implemented within lunchtime routines.
- 13 July 2023Good
- 19 January 2023Inadequate
- 2 May 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Explorers Nursery
- 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 £80.00 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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