Full-day nursery in Burn Naze, Lancashire
Little Explorers
263 West Drive, Thornton Cleveleys, FY5 2RX · 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 March 2016Reference EY498674Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 December 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
263 West Drive, Thornton Cleveleys, FY5 2RX · More nurseries in FY5
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Fleetwood Road, Springfield Drive and Reta Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground10 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.
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Little Explorers is a full-day nursery at 263 West Drive, Thornton Cleveleys, FY5 2RX, in Burn Naze, Lancashire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 15 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Adventures in Learning Limited.
Run by Adventures in Learning Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little ExplorersThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Explorers CleveleysFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Marmalade NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.3 miles
- Thornton Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- Great Arley School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Northfold Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.1 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 1.1 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's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Outstanding at its inspection on 6 March 2024, 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 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Explorers?
Little Explorers is run by Adventures in Learning Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers?
Thornton Gate (Blackpool Tramway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers?
You can call 01253 858748 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 · 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 EY498674 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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