Full-day nursery in Eccles, Salford
Little Explorers Eccles
Brighthouse, Bright Road, Manchester, M30 0WG · 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 November 2014Reference EY482692Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 10 March 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
Brighthouse, Bright Road, Manchester, M30 0WG · More nurseries in M30
Stations
- Eccles11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Patricroft14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink)19 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Bright Road, Gladstone Road and Gleaves Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- 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 Salford 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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Little Explorers Eccles is a full-day nursery at Brighthouse, Bright Road, Manchester, M30 0WG, in Eccles, Salford. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 19 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Explorers Nurseries Limited.
Run by Explorers Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Little Explorers EcclesThis nursery | Good | 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
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Branwood Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Lewis Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Clarendon Road Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 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 Eccles's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Eccles Good at its inspection on 20 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Eccles take?
Little Explorers Eccles is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Explorers Eccles?
Little Explorers Eccles is run by Explorers Nurseries Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers Eccles?
Eccles is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers Eccles?
You can call 0161 707 8737 and visit www.littleexplorersnursery.co.uk.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY482692 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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