Full-day nursery in Manningham, Bradford
Raising Explorers Day Nursery
Carlisle Business Centre, Carlisle Road, BRADFORD, BD8 8BD · Getting there
- Not yet inspected by Ofsted
- 5.0 on Google (55 reviews)
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Ofsted
Not yet inspected
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2025Reference 2851601Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on recordNone yetOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:00–19:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Carlisle Business Centre, Carlisle Road, BRADFORD, BD8 8BD · More nurseries in BD8
Stations
- Bradford Forster Square23 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including St Paul's Road, Conduit Street Carlisle Rd and Marlborough Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grosvenor Park3 min walk
- Lister Park7 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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 Bradford there are about 4.8 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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Raising Explorers Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Carlisle Business Centre, Carlisle Road, BRADFORD, BD8 8BD, in Manningham, Bradford. It is registered for 34 children. It opens 07:00–19:00, Mon–Fri. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 55 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Iqra Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Westbourne Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Miriam Lord Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.2 miles
- Atlas Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Abbey Green Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.3 miles
- Green Lane Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Dixons Manningham Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 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 are Raising Explorers Day Nursery's opening hours?
Raising Explorers Day Nursery opens 07:00–19:00, Mon–Fri.
How many children can Raising Explorers Day Nursery take?
Raising Explorers Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Raising Explorers Day Nursery?
Bradford Forster Square is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Raising Explorers Day Nursery?
You can call 01274 947097 and visit raisingexplorersnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2851601 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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