Full-day nursery in Crookham Village, Hampshire
Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village
Curious Explorers Day Nursery & Preschool Crookham Village, The Street, Crookham Village, Crookham Village, GU51 5SG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2021Reference 2625167Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places73 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Curious Explorers Day Nursery & Preschool Crookham Village, The Street, Crookham Village, Crookham Village, GU51 5SG · More nurseries in GU51
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Social Club and Malthouse Bridge.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lea Green12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Hampshire there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village is a full-day nursery at Curious Explorers Day Nursery & Preschool Crookham Village, The Street, Crookham Village, Crookham Village, GU51 5SG, in Crookham Village, Hampshire. It is registered for 73 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Curious Explorers Ltd.
Run by Curious Explorers Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- All Saints Church of England Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Tavistock Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Crookham Church of England Aided Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Dogmersfield Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- St Nicholas' School ages 3–16has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Heatherside Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- Heatherside Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- Church Crookham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village Outstanding at its inspection on 11 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village take?
Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village is registered with Ofsted for up to 73 children at any one time.
Who runs Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village?
Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village is run by Curious Explorers Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village?
You can call 01252 988040 and visit www.curiousexplorers.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2625167 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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