Full-day nursery in Pendlebury, Salford
Little Explorers Nursery
Little Explorers Nursery, 475a Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, MANCHESTER, M27 8BB · 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
Little Explorers Nursery, 475a Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, MANCHESTER, M27 8BB · More nurseries in M27
Stations
- Swinton (Manchester)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Clifton (Manchester)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Swinton Hall Road, Oak Street and St Augustines.
Parks and playgrounds
- LIVIA2 min walk
- Victoria Park7 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 Salford there are about 3.1 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 is a full-day nursery at Little Explorers Nursery, 475a Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, MANCHESTER, M27 8BB, in Pendlebury, Salford. It is registered for 43 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Explorers Nurseries Limited.
Run by Explorers Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Little Explorers NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Augustine's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- St Mark's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Grosvenor Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Springwood Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Mossfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- The Deans Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Nursery Good at its inspection on 20 April 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 43 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Explorers Nursery?
Little Explorers Nursery is run by Explorers Nurseries Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers Nursery?
Swinton (Manchester) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers Nursery?
You can call 0161 727 9794 and visit www.littleexplorersnursery.co.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 EY481409 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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