Day Nurseries Owned by Creative Explorers

My son was registered with Creative Explorers for over 2 years. We were extremely pleased with how well he was looked after and how staff were able to identify his particular needs and engage with us in supporting him throughout. The nursery have SENCO trained staff who were able to advise us from very early on that he needed certain assessments done for autism/speech delay and helped us with the referral forms. It is because of the nursery that we got an early diagnosis. Creative Explorers is a fantastic stepping stone for a baby/toddler. Staff are trained to prepare them well for mainstream school. Most of their staff have permanent roles and are not temps and this is so important as the children get to know the same key worker for a continued period of time. Their meals are prepared inhouse using fresh ingredients. They use an app, parents can have access to this app and they provide updates daily. Overall we were pleased with our choice of nursery.

We have absolutely loved our daughter's time at preschool. She has had such a wonderful experience and has always been so happy and excited to go in each day. It has been lovely to see her grow in confidence, learn new things and make such happy memories.

The staff have been absolutely wonderful - so kind, caring, supportive and genuinely lovely with the children. We have always felt that she was in safe and caring hands, and we couldn't be more grateful for all the love and encouragement they have given her.

Thank you to the whole team for making her preschool experience so special. We will always look back on this time with such fond memories!

A really caring and family orientated nursery. We enjoyed our time here and found the whole team supportive. We would recommend this nursery to friends and family. Menu is impressive and the trips out for the children are impressive.

We have been with Creative Explorers for six years across the Hornsey and Crouch End preschool sites.

When we first joined six years ago, the nursery was already good, but over the years it has become even better. The curriculum and activities are engaging, and the staff who cared for our daughters genuinely cared about them. Age-appropriate community events and outings are an important part of the curriculum, including some that involve parents and other members of the children's families.

The nursery has always had a real sense of community, which we have valued. We've also been very happy with the leadership team, who are professional, approachable, and easy to speak to. It has been lovely to see staff progress in their careers within the nursery over the years.

I truly feel sad to say goodbye to Creative Explorers. Our daughters loved the setting and still miss it. The outdoor space at the Crouch End preschool is particularly wonderful.

As he starts school, we can truly see how much Creative Explorers has helped prepare him for this next big chapter. Saying goodbye was definitely emotional, because the nursery has become such a special part of our family's life.

A huge thank you to the whole team for all the love, patience, encouragement and care you have given Mauricio. We will always be grateful, and Creative Explorers will always have a very special place in our hearts.

We would absolutely recommend CE.

Would recommend!

We were incredibly lucky with our experience at Creative Explorers. My child loved the nursery (toddler room) and pre-school. The team communicate incredibly well and were always responsive and supportive. The nursery has excellent staff retention - our son's key person has been in his life from 13 months to 4 years 9 months.

Creative Explorers helped establish healthy eating habits (thank you Chef!), 'kind hands' and 'kind words' from his first day. Yoga, circle time, library, dance parties and show and tell are a key part of his life. There is an extensive number of adventurous trips (History Museum, Transport Museum) as well as connections with the local area, like regular visits to the the library and local parks. The children get a lot of time outdoors and engaging activities every day. The pre-school site is air conditioned. Our son has been very well-prepared for school.

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I honestly couldn't recommend this nursery highly enough. From the moment we joined, the whole team has been so warm, caring and welcoming. You can really see how much the children are loved and how genuinely invested the staff are in their happiness, development and wellbeing.

The communication with parents is excellent, and I always feel reassured knowing my child is in such a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment. The activities and learning opportunities are fantastic, while still allowing the children to have fun and enjoy being little.

The staff are approachable, professional and incredibly supportive. It really feels like a nursery where every child is known as an individual rather than just another name on a register.

We have been so happy with our experience and I would absolutely recommend Creative Explorers to any parent looking for a caring, professional and high-quality nursery.

My son went here for a year and a half and he loved it. The staff were wonderful and he was so well cared for. Only reason I moved him to a different nursey was because we moved to a different city. I was gutted to have to remove him from Creative Explorers. They have been amazing. Thank you to the whole team for making his time with you so wonderful.

Absolutely loved this nursery. They were so brilliant throughout and always went above and beyond. The staff are really dedicated and caring. Our son was always delighted to go. Would highly recommend!

My twin daughters loved their time at Creative Explorers, which they attended for 2 years (from 1.5 to 3.5 years old). They formed close connections with their key workers and still talk about them fondly, especially Christel in their last pre-school room. I always felt that the girls were in safe hands and well provided for - attentive and caring staff, stimulating and varied activities, great new resources, nutritious food. Communication was good and the nursery seemed well organised. An all round positive experience, for which we are very grateful.

We always got lots of feedback on their day and if we ever needed help or had an issue it was always dealt with quickly and effectively.

Thank you for the amazing years of care, guidance and support. We are already missing you so much!

Great nursery place for my daughter. Super attentive and loving staff. Facilities are remarkably good- clean, new or like new, outdoor spaces on-premise, tidy. The learning journey of my daughter was well documented, and we kept a fluent and close contact with the staff at all times. I Highly recommend.

Creative Explorers is just the best nursery, and I can't recommend it enough! From the very beginning, the nursery was exceptional at answering any questions we had and ensuring that we were well prepared for our daughter's first day in the baby room. I was anxious about my return to work but the brilliant communication put me at ease. My daughter started with Creative Explorers at 9 months, and she is now coming up to her 2nd birthday. She is a happy, confident, inquisitive and caring little girl, and I am so grateful to all the staff at Creative Explorers for creating such a warm, engaging, and supportive environment for her to grow in. The staff know her so well as an individual, encouraging her interests and helping her develop socially, emotionally, and intellectually. We couldn't have wished for a better start to her early years, and we feel so lucky to be part of the Creative Explorers family.

From our very first visit we knew Creative Explorers was something special. We couldn't have wished for a more loving and supportive nursery for our little one. It's been incredible watching them grow in confidence, curiosity, and happiness in such a warm and joyful environment. The whole team feels like an extension of our family, always going the extra mile to make each child feel valued and cared for. We're especially grateful to 4 of the ladies - such gifted practitioners who have made a lasting impact on our child's life. While our eldest has now moved up to the Preschool site, we're so pleased that our youngest will be starting in the Baby Room later this year - we couldn't imagine them going anywhere else.

Our daughter started at Creative Explorers in Oct 2023, aged almost 3, and is now leaving for school having absolutely thrived. She's loved the outdoor area, Nature Day on Tuesdays, and the many thoughtful trips, from local adventures to the Science and Natural History Museums. The caring staff have nurtured her curiosity and confidence. The management team have been brilliant, always supportive and responsive. We're grateful too to the chef, who has gone above and beyond to provide safe, delicious food for her coeliac needs. Creative Explorers has been a warm, inspiring, and safe place for our daughter to flourish - we will miss it so much!

My son loves Creative Explorers. The staff are wonderful and he's come on leaps and bounds in their care. In the toddler room the ladies went above and beyond every day. Now he's thriving in the pre-school, with all the brilliant staff. He loves library club, sports club and playing in the amazing garden, as well as the trips around the local area. With the sports days, summer parties and other events that the team put on, Creative Explorers feels like a real community.

I couldn't be happier that we found Creative Explorers for our child. He has grown so much in confidence and skills being with the team. They did such a good job in nurturing our child and creating a community for parents.