Full-day nursery in Widley, Hampshire
JC Little Explorers
St John's Church Hall, London Road, Purbrook, PO7 5LQ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St John's Church Hall, London Road, Purbrook, PO7 5LQ · More nurseries in PO7
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including St. John the Baptist, Campbell Crescent and Park Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Bog3 min walk
- Berewood Town Park10 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Berewood Playpark 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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JC Little Explorers is a full-day nursery at St John's Church Hall, London Road, Purbrook, PO7 5LQ, in Widley, Hampshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by JC Little Explorers LTD.
Run by JC Little Explorers LTD (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JC Little ExplorersThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Purbrook Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Woodside Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Deverell Hall Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Growing Places @ Mill HillFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Woodberry Day Nursery and Pre-School- WaterloovilleFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Growing Places @ MorelandsFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Purbrook Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Purbrook Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Mill Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Newlands Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11 0.7 miles
- Morelands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Riverside Community Special School ages 3–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Berewood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.0 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 JC Little Explorers's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated JC Little Explorers Good at its inspection on 7 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can JC Little Explorers take?
JC Little Explorers is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs JC Little Explorers?
JC Little Explorers is run by JC Little Explorers LTD, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact JC Little Explorers?
You can call 07301 004914 and visit jclittleexplorers.com.
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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
- 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 2784381 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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