Full-day nursery in Manthorpe, Lincolnshire
Little Explorers
Belton Lane School, Green Lane, Grantham, NG31 9PP · 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 January 2014Reference EY474606Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 23 July 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
Belton Lane School, Green Lane, Grantham, NG31 9PP · More nurseries in NG31
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Green Lane, Acorn Close and Ash Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Belton Park7 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Lincolnshire there are about 2.9 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.
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Little Explorers is a full-day nursery at Belton Lane School, Green Lane, Grantham, NG31 9PP, in Manthorpe, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 62 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 3.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Children's Links.
Run by Children's Links (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Belton Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 under 0.1 miles
- The Harrowby Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.5 miles
- Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Wyndham Park Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Cliffedale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Newton Bridge Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.7 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's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Good at its inspection on 26 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers take?
Little Explorers is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Explorers?
Little Explorers is run by Children's Links, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers?
Grantham is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers?
You can call 01476 575711.
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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.
- © 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY474606 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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