Sessional pre-school in West Durrington, West Sussex
Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Northbrook
Northbrook Barn Community Centre, Squadron Drive, WORTHING, BN13 3SL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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 June 2017Reference EY547194Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 January 2024Food 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
Northbrook Barn Community Centre, Squadron Drive, WORTHING, BN13 3SL · More nurseries in BN13
Stations
- Goring-by-Sea21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Orkney Court, Highclere Way and Durrington Moore Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Longcroft Park7 min walk
- Central Green9 min walk
- Northbrook College (West Durrington Campus)10 min walk
- Palatine Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Bourne Close Playground3 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 West Sussex 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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Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Northbrook is a sessional pre-school at Northbrook Barn Community Centre, Squadron Drive, WORTHING, BN13 3SL, in West Durrington, West Sussex. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Early Explorers Childcare Ltd.
Run by Early Explorers Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 5 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
- The Laurels Primary School, Worthing Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.1 miles
- Hawthorns Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2021 0.3 miles
- Palatine Primary School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Orchards Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Orchards Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 0.8 miles
- Durrington Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.1 miles
- Durrington Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.1 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 Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Northbrook's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Northbrook Good at its inspection on 17 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Northbrook take?
Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Northbrook is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Northbrook?
Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Northbrook is run by Early Explorers Childcare Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Northbrook?
Goring-by-Sea is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Northbrook?
You can call 07826 729419 and visit www.earlyexplorersnursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY547194 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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