Sessional pre-school in Canford Heath, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Tiny Explorers Pre-School
Scout Hall, Canford Heath, Sherborn Crescent, POOLE, BH17 8AP · 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 April 2017Reference EY545402Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 October 2019Food 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
Scout Hall, Canford Heath, Sherborn Crescent, POOLE, BH17 8AP · More nurseries in BH17
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Ad Astra School, Ashdown School and Warburton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Verity Park playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole there are about 3.2 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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Tiny Explorers Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Scout Hall, Canford Heath, Sherborn Crescent, POOLE, BH17 8AP, in Canford Heath, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ad Astra Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Haymoor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Montacute School ages 2–18has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Canford Heath Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Canford Heath Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Longspee Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Stanley Green Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 miles
- Hillbourne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.2 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 Tiny Explorers Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiny Explorers Pre-School Good at its inspection on 14 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiny Explorers Pre-School take?
Tiny Explorers Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
How do I contact Tiny Explorers Pre-School?
You can call 07842 939068 and visit www.tinyexplorerspre-school.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY545402 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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