Sessional pre-school in Carleton, Lancashire
Little Explorers, Carleton
99 Fleetwood Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7NU · 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 October 2017Reference EY549104Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places63 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 May 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
99 Fleetwood Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7NU · More nurseries in FY6
Stations
- Poulton-le-Fylde21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Arundel Drive, Avery Gardens and Castle Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tithebarn Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Carrabine Park playground6 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 Lancashire 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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Little Explorers, Carleton is a sessional pre-school at 99 Fleetwood Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7NU, in Carleton, Lancashire. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 14 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Adventures in Learning Limited.
Run by Adventures in Learning Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Explorers, CarletonThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Carleton ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Kincraig Ducklings NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Poulton ChildcareFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Kids Planet PoultonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Thornton Pre-School PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| MiChild Little ThorntonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Carleton Green Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Kincraig Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 miles
- Stanah Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 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 Little Explorers, Carleton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers, Carleton Outstanding at its inspection on 12 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers, Carleton take?
Little Explorers, Carleton is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Explorers, Carleton?
Little Explorers, Carleton is run by Adventures in Learning Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers, Carleton?
Poulton-le-Fylde is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers, Carleton?
You can call 01253 882041 and visit www.littleexplorers-nursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY549104 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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