Explorers Day Nursery is a modern, purpose-built nursery with beautiful surroundings and a fabulous garden where children can play, learn and create. As a core member of the Little Shipmates Family, Explorers takes a child-centred, practical approach to helping young people develop – in a safe, stimulating and supportive setting. To enquire about space availability, just call our friendly team.
Learn and play at Explorers Day Nursery in Southampton!
Helping children to develop and thrive in a social setting
Conveniently located just off the M271 in Nursling, Explorers Day Nursery is ideally suited to anyone living or working in the area – including those that commute to Southampton for work. In fact, many of the children and parents have connections to the nearby Ordnance Survey, which gives the nursery a warm and welcoming family feel for everyone. Our team focus on developing a relationship not just with the children, but also their parents, and take a personalised approach to ensuring your child is working towards their own unique goals.
- Morning, afternoon or full day sessions available
- Open Monday-Friday 8am-6pm every week, excluding bank holidays and the days between Christmas and New Year
- Book in advance for complete peace of mind!
Fees and financial support
At The Little Shipmates Family, we believe that every child should have the opportunity to be part of a valuable nursery experience. We work closely with organisations that can help make that happen, from workplace voucher schemes to student finance, government support, tax credits and early years funding for two and three-year-olds. We also offer “stretched funding” for the Early Years Entitlement Funding, which means all three-year-olds can have ten hours’ free childcare per week all year, from the term after their third birthday.
We offer 10% discount for siblings. We also offer a 5% discount for all full-time children. This can be further reduced with the funding assistance detailed on our funding. Our fees are fixed across all ages, and we ask for payment by regular standing order at the beginning of the month so you can easily keep track of payments.
Serving up healthy and balanced meals
We understand how vital it is for your child to receive good, nutritional food. Our menus are specially designed to give children at the nursery everything they need to stay healthy and happy, and we create varied menus every week to ensure a balanced diet for all our explorers. Our on-site cooks also work closely with parents to ensure we cater for any special dietary requirements or preferences.