Full-day nursery in Euxton, Lancashire
Little Explorers Nursery & Pre-School
Building B2, Chorley Business & Technology Centre, Euxton Lane, Chorley, PR7 6TE · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Building B2, Chorley Business & Technology Centre, Euxton Lane, Chorley, PR7 6TE · More nurseries in PR7
Stations
- Buckshaw Parkway6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Euxton Balshaw Lane22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including East Terrace, Runshaw College and Wentworth Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mile Stone Meadow9 min walk
- Atlas Avenue Play Park9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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.
What parents say
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Little Explorers Nursery & Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Building B2, Chorley Business & Technology Centre, Euxton Lane, Chorley, PR7 6TE, in Euxton, Lancashire. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 24 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Explorers Nursery & Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kids Planet ChorleyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Euxton Pre-School 22 LTDSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Partou Euxton Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Busy Bodies NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Buckshaw Village NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Hearts and MindsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.9 miles
- Buckshaw Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.1 miles
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.5 miles
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.6 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 Nursery & Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Nursery & Pre-School Good at its inspection on 7 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Nursery & Pre-School take?
Little Explorers Nursery & Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers Nursery & Pre-School?
Buckshaw Parkway is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers Nursery & Pre-School?
You can call 01257 246040 and visit www.littleexplorers.me.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY539307 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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