Full-day nursery in Hillyfields, Hampshire
Explorers Day Nursery
Adanac Drive, Adanac Park, Nursling, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 0AS · 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 November 2010Reference EY418428Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places90 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 August 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
Adanac Drive, Adanac Park, Nursling, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 0AS · More nurseries in SO16
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Adanac Park and DX Logistics Depot.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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.
What parents say
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Explorers Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Adanac Drive, Adanac Park, Nursling, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 0AS, in Hillyfields, Hampshire. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, 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 Little Shipmates Group Limited.
Run by Little Shipmates Group Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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| Explorers Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Nursling Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- The Cedar School ages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Fairisle Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Fairisle Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Compass School ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 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 Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Explorers Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 1 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Explorers Day Nursery take?
Explorers Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
Who runs Explorers Day Nursery?
Explorers Day Nursery is run by Little Shipmates Group Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Explorers Day Nursery?
Redbridge (Hants) is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Explorers Day Nursery?
You can call 023 8073 1448 and visit www.littleshipmates.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY418428 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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