Full-day nursery in Frankwell, Shropshire
Explorers Childcare LTD
The Old Church, New Street, Shrewsury, SY3 8JN · 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 August 2020Reference 2600980Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places82 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 November 2025Food 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
The Old Church, New Street, Shrewsury, SY3 8JN · More nurseries in SY3
Stations
- Shrewsbury12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- The Quarry4 min walk
- Mardol Quay Gardens4 min walk
- Riverside Gardens7 min walk
- Flash Gardens10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Quarry Play Area playground5 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 Shropshire there are about 3 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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Explorers Childcare LTD is a full-day nursery at The Old Church, New Street, Shrewsury, SY3 8JN, in Frankwell, Shropshire. It is registered for 82 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Explorers Childcare Ltd.
Run by Explorers Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 4 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
- Shrewsbury High School ages 4–20 0.4 miles
- St Winefride's RC Independent School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St George's Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Woodfield Infant School & Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Coleham Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Greenfields Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Bettws Lifehouse ages 5–19 0.9 miles
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Explorers Childcare LTD's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Explorers Childcare LTD Outstanding at its inspection on 25 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Explorers Childcare LTD take?
Explorers Childcare LTD is registered with Ofsted for up to 82 children at any one time.
Who runs Explorers Childcare LTD?
Explorers Childcare LTD is run by Explorers Childcare Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Explorers Childcare LTD?
Shrewsbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Explorers Childcare LTD?
You can call 01743 216726 and visit www.littleexplorerspreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2600980 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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