Full-day nursery in Sundorne, Shropshire
Explorers Childcare LTD
Harlescott Junior School, Featherbed Lane, SHREWSBURY, SY1 4QN · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Harlescott Junior School, Featherbed Lane, SHREWSBURY, SY1 4QN · More nurseries in SY1
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
© 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 Harlescott Junior School, Featherbed Lane, SHREWSBURY, SY1 4QN, in Sundorne, Shropshire. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Explorers Childcare Ltd.
Run by Explorers Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Harlescott Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Sundorne Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.4 miles
- Wilfred Owen Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Severndale Specialist Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Greenacres Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Grange Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- Mount Pleasant Primary Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 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 Explorers Childcare LTD's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Explorers Childcare LTD Outstanding at its inspection on 24 July 2024, 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 80 children at any one time.
Who runs Explorers Childcare LTD?
Explorers Childcare LTD is run by Explorers Childcare Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact Explorers Childcare LTD?
You can call 01743 243996 and visit explorersatsundorne.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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2680225 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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