Full-day nursery in Rownhams, Hampshire
My Little Explorers
HQ, Hillside Cottage, Toothill Road, Romsey, SO51 9LN · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
HQ, Hillside Cottage, Toothill Road, Romsey, SO51 9LN · More nurseries in SO51
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.
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My Little Explorers is a full-day nursery at HQ, Hillside Cottage, Toothill Road, Romsey, SO51 9LN, in Rownhams, Hampshire. It is registered for 12 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.2 miles
- Nursling Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.3 miles
- North Baddesley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.5 miles
- The Cedar School ages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 1.5 miles
- Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.5 miles
- North Baddesley Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.6 miles
- Fairisle Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.7 miles
- Fairisle Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.7 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 My Little Explorers's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated My Little Explorers Good at its inspection on 15 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can My Little Explorers take?
My Little Explorers is registered with Ofsted for up to 12 children at any one time.
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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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY467166 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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