Creative Explorers Day Nursery - Hornsey

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.

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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.

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.

Our child has been with creative explorers for a year and has come on leaps and bounds. She has really benefited from the teaching style and creative freedom. She is now ready to continue her journey and start her new adventure.

We have had a wonderful experience with creative explorers with both our children across multiple sites, the care and quality has been consistent throughout. The attention and love given to our children has been a joy to witness and we have really appreciated the great communication and flexibility with extra days and changing attendance patterns etc.

We had the most wonderful experience at Creative Explorers. Our daughter attended from when she was 10 months old until she was 3 and an half, and we only left when we moved away from the area. All of the staff we met at every stage were brilliant, and there was never any doubt that our daughter was well cared for any happy. I couldn't recommend it more highly

Creative Explorers is an incredible nursery! The staff are so kind and attentive to our child, always going the extra mile. We receive daily updates on his varied activities from arts & crafts to Yoga, book club to live music and more. He's made such wonderful bonds with his carers and other children at the nursery. Plus the menu and food is outstanding, top hygiene ratings and very accommodating with allergies. This is the best nursery we could have chosen for our son in my opinion!

Would strongly recommend creative explorers to any parents.

Amazing experience at Creative Explorers. Our child started at just 6 months and is just leaving now to start school. Throughout he has experienced a loving, safe and nurturing environment. We would highly recommend Creative Explorers to all parents.

We also would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff members at CE for the care and attention our daughter has received over the last 2 years. Your help and support were crucial to get our daughter ready for a big school! I know she will miss you all so much!

I highly recommend Creative Explorers. My daughters are/have attended the Gisburn Road and another site and the preschool. The environment is nurturing, kind and fun across all sites, and the staff are amazing.

Our two-year-old daughter adores her nursery! We had a rocky start as I was the main carer since her birth, so her settling took a while, but the management and staff were very attentive to our concerns. She now is so excited to go every morning! It is lovely to see her thrive, develop her social skills and make friends. Her appetite became much better too.

Would 100% recommend this nursery to anyone in the area.

The thing that sets this nursery apart is the staff. Every single one of them has gone above and beyond to support, engage and care for our little boy (and us). He started when he was 16 months old and found it really hard to be away from me initially. The staff were amazing at helping him to feel comfortable in his new environment, they made him a book with pictures to show his journey from home to nursery and back and made sure they planned activities that reflected his interests. Fast forward five months, and he now asks to go to nursery every day! The creativity and resources they use to introduce the children to different themes/events are wonderful. He is flourishing there, and I’m confident he’s in the best hands when he’s away from home - plus the app gives me all the info about his day with pics/videos of what he’s been doing. I was initially worried about the lack of a garden, but they go out to different places (playground, allotment, ducks) all the time which is even better. We’re very happy!

Creative Explorers is a brilliant nursery, staffed by loving people who care deeply about the children they look after. Our experience was positive, with our little boy staying there from 9 months until 2.8 years, transitioning from the baby room to the toddler setting. There are lots of weekly activities for the kids to keep them busy, and the app makes it really easy to see what your little one is up to during the day. We only left because we are relocating and we were really sad to do so.

My son attended Creative Explorers Pre-school one and two from the age of 2 until he left aged 4 to start school. He started as soon as we moved from Zurich. We chose Creative Explorers mainly because of the caring attitude we observed from the staff, who were a constant support to my son and us throughout his time there. The staff were patient, kind and attentive to my son and helped and encouraged him to develop his social and other skills. My son thoroughly enjoyed going to nursery and the friends he made there. We were impressed with the interesting and wide-ranging programme the pre-school had to offer, constantly seeking out new and engaging activities for the children. We were sad when the time came for my son to leave Creative Explorers, but we were reassured by all the support they gave us to prepare for primary school. The staff really make a huge effort and go above and beyond to provide a positive experience for the children and parents.

Our daughter started Creative Explorers when she was one. She’s built confidence and has learned lots of new things, which we never had time to teach her at home, and she built a wonderful relationship with her teachers. While she’s been looked after by different teachers at different stages (T1, T2, P1 and P2) everyone has been absolutely brilliant and very caring and managed to always put her at ease. The management have been very accommodating and flexible with our requirements. I would highly recommend Creative Explorers.