Full-day nursery in Morley, Derbyshire
Little Explorers Nursery
Derby College, Broomfield Hall Campus, Broomfield Estate, Morley, ILKESTON, DE7 6DN · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Derby College, Broomfield Hall Campus, Broomfield Estate, Morley, ILKESTON, DE7 6DN · More nurseries in DE7
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Broomfield Cottages, Broomfield Hall Campus and Derby College.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Derbyshire there are about 3.4 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 is a full-day nursery at Derby College, Broomfield Hall Campus, Broomfield Estate, Morley, ILKESTON, DE7 6DN, in Morley, Derbyshire. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Explorers NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Morley Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Parkview Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
- Breadsall CofE VC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.2 miles
- Breadsall Hill Top Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.5 miles
- Cavendish Close Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.6 miles
- Cavendish Close Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.6 miles
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.8 miles
- Little Eaton Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.8 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's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 18 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Nursery take?
Little Explorers Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Explorers Nursery?
You can call 01332 836620 and visit www.littleforestexplorers.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY423778 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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