Sessional pre-school in New Brighton, Hampshire
Little Explorers Nursery School
SYRCH Centre, Lutman Street, Emsworth, PO10 7XQ · 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 September 2021Reference 2649224Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
SYRCH Centre, Lutman Street, Emsworth, PO10 7XQ · More nurseries in PO10
Stations
- Emsworth21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Allendale Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Spencer Road Residential Park3 min walk
- Southleigh Recreation Park7 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground8 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 Hampshire 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 School is a sessional pre-school at SYRCH Centre, Lutman Street, Emsworth, PO10 7XQ, in New Brighton, Hampshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Little Explorers Nursery SchoolThis 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 James Church of England Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Emsworth Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Westbourne Primary School Primaryages 4–11 1.0 miles
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
- St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.2 miles
- Front Lawn Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2023 1.5 miles
- Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.6 miles
- Fairfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.6 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 School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Nursery School Good at its inspection on 12 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Nursery School take?
Little Explorers Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Explorers Nursery School?
Emsworth is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Explorers Nursery School?
You can call 07776 320608 and visit www.little-explorers.org.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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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 2649224 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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