Full-day nursery in Golcar, Kirklees
Little Explorers Day Nursery
398 Scar Lane, Golcar, Huddersfield, HD7 4AR · 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 June 2015Reference EY490558Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 January 2026Food 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
398 Scar Lane, Golcar, Huddersfield, HD7 4AR · More nurseries in HD7
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including James Street Junction, North Drive and Nancie Bridge.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Beech Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Kirklees there are about 3 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 Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 398 Scar Lane, Golcar, Huddersfield, HD7 4AR, in Golcar, Kirklees. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Little Explorers Day NurseryThis 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
- Manor Road Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- Linthwaite Clough Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected September 2023 1.2 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's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 4 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Day Nursery take?
Little Explorers Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers Day Nursery?
Slaithwaite is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers Day Nursery?
You can call 01484 645466 and visit littleexplorershuddersfield.co.uk.
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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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490558 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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