Full-day nursery in Halcon, Somerset
Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool
Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool, Lisieux Way, Taunton, TA1 2LB · 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 September 2022Reference 2686514Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 October 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
Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool, Lisieux Way, Taunton, TA1 2LB · More nurseries in TA1
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Medical Centre, Calvados Road and Calvados Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hamilton Park3 min walk
- Holway Green8 min walk
- Victoria Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 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.
What parents say
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Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool, Lisieux Way, Taunton, TA1 2LB, in Halcon, Somerset. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Blackbrook Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Willow Vale School ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Holway Park Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Minerva Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- St James Church School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- St George's Catholic School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- The Sky Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 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 Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 19 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool?
Taunton is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01823 211700 and visit littleexplorerstaunton.co.uk.
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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.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2686514 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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