Longhorsley Explorers Community Interest Company
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Longhorsley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2010, with 15 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 Northumberland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Northumberland 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
NE65 8URWhat 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 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy in the playgroup, which is at the heart of the village community. Parents comment that their children 'love coming'. They feel that staff are nurturing and know children as individuals. Children learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, they know that they must hold hands as they walk back from the allotment. Younger children hold an adult's hand and learn how to use steps safely. Older children learn to use knives to chop their fruit or make sandwiches.
Staff, generally, have high expectations of what children can achieve. For example, they seize opportunities to develop children's counting skills. Three-year-old children count confidently beyond 10, and staff sensitively help children to count to
20. They correct misconceptions. For example, when children say 'twenteen', staff model how to say 20 correctly. Children develop good attitudes to their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure that group activities support the age and stage of development of all children n strengthen the monitoring of staff's practice to identify and address all minor inconsistencies in teaching n adapt language when talking to younger children to ensure they make the best possible progress.
- 5 May 2022Good
- 18 November 2016Good
- 17 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Longhorsley Explorers Community Interest Company
- 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.