Full-day nursery in Cleator Moor, Cumberland
Little Explorers
Unit 16, CLEATOR MOOR, CA25 5QB · 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 March 2017Reference EY544276Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 March 2025Ofsted · 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 8 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 16, CLEATOR MOOR, CA25 5QB · More nurseries in CA25
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground10 min walk
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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 is a full-day nursery at Unit 16, CLEATOR MOOR, CA25 5QB, in Cleator Moor, Cumberland. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Little Explorers Pre-School Limited.
Run by Little Explorers Pre-School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little ExplorersThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Howgill Family CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Playroom Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Frizington Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Rainbow NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
| Little Explorers WhitehavenFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
| ABC Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Montreal CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Cleator Moor Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Moor Row Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.2 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.5 miles
- Frizington Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.7 miles
- Frizington Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.7 miles
- The Whitehaven Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Little Explorers's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Good at its inspection on 31 March 2025, 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 Little Explorers Pre-School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Explorers?
You can call 01946 813111.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544276 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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