Sessional pre-school in Halton Brook, Halton
JJ's Early Explorers Ltd
Holy Spirit School, Cotterill, Halton Brook, RUNCORN, WA7 2NL · 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 January 2020Reference 2568870Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places39 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 October 2023Food 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
Holy Spirit School, Cotterill, Halton Brook, RUNCORN, WA7 2NL · More nurseries in WA7
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Brackendale, QUARRY CLOSE and LATHAM AVENUE.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stenhills Open Space7 min walk
- Town Hall Park8 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Castle Rise playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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 Halton there are about 3.1 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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JJ's Early Explorers Ltd is a sessional pre-school at Holy Spirit School, Cotterill, Halton Brook, RUNCORN, WA7 2NL, in Halton Brook, Halton. It is registered for 39 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ's Early Explorers LtdThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Castle View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.1 miles
- The Grange School All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 0.3 miles
- Woodside Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- The Brow Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.6 miles
- Pewithall School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.8 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 JJ's Early Explorers Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated JJ's Early Explorers Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 14 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can JJ's Early Explorers Ltd take?
JJ's Early Explorers Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 39 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to JJ's Early Explorers Ltd?
Runcorn is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2568870 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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