Full-day nursery in Burleys Wood, West Sussex
Little Explorers Nursery - Crawley
102 Worth Road, Crawley, RH10 7DU · 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 2022Reference 2679613Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 17 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
102 Worth Road, Crawley, RH10 7DU · More nurseries in RH10
Stations
- Three Bridges9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Burleys Road, Pound Hill Parade and Spring Plat Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Furnace Green Playing Fields12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 West Sussex 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 Nursery - Crawley is a full-day nursery at 102 Worth Road, Crawley, RH10 7DU, in Burleys Wood, West Sussex. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.3 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by MKM Childcare Limited.
Run by MKM Childcare Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Explorers Nursery - CrawleyThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Pound Hill Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Worth Park PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Daisychain Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Cranbrook Independent Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Maidenbower Pre-School PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Bright Horizons Crawley Day Nursery And PreschoolFull-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
- Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Pound Hill Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- Serenity School Crawley ages 5–18 0.5 miles
- Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- Maidenbower Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Milton Mount Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.7 miles
- Three Bridges Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Brook Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 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 - Crawley's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Nursery - Crawley Good at its inspection on 17 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Nursery - Crawley take?
Little Explorers Nursery - Crawley is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Explorers Nursery - Crawley?
Little Explorers Nursery - Crawley is run by MKM Childcare Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers Nursery - Crawley?
Three Bridges is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers Nursery - Crawley?
You can call 01293 384144 and visit www.littleexplorersnurseryandpreschool.co.uk.
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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
- 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 2679613 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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