Creative Explorers Day Nursery - Hornsey

Unit 1 Granita Court, 9 Cross Lane, London N8 7GD
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  • Creative Explorers Day Nursery - Hornsey, London
Creative Explorers aim to encourage and support children to use their creative thoughts and put them into practice through everyday play experiences. They want children to explore and discuss ideas and feelings in an environment that is safe and loving.

Children should be given the time and appropriate help to fulfil their natural abilities and Creative Explorers believe that with guidance every child can achieve this.

The nursery is spread across 2 sites: Baby & Toddler and a separate Preschool for over 3s, both equal distance from Hornsey Overground station and within a 5-minute walking distance from one another.

They are bright spaces, promote free-flowing play and have specialist learning areas run by qualified and experienced staff. Creative explorers work in accordance to the Early Years Foundation Stage of the National Curriculum (EYFS) in order to ensure all the children are reaching the required milestones and have a solid, confident foundation upon which they can build upon, with a strong sense of self, understanding of the world and an enthusiasm to learn.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Reena Takhar (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 15

Total Places for Children

  • 65

Age Range

  • from 0 years 1 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Our nursery fees are available upon request. If you would like further details, please don't hesitate to contact us directly.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Creative Explorers does not have public car parks on site, however there are pubic car parking facilities close by.

Creative Explorers Day Nursery - Hornsey Reviews (75)

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Creative Explorers Day Nursery - Hornsey has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.853) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Creative Explorers Day Nursery - Hornsey has 75 reviews.

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Review from Jen M (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at the baby and toddler site since she was 11 months old (she's now 18 months) and I could not be happier with the care she has received there from all of the staff. Everyone has worked so hard to care for her and shown so much kindness and love. Leaving your child in someone else's
care is such a huge decision, but we have been so pleased that we found Creative Explorers and have only positive things to say about it!
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Review from Jack B (Father of Child) published on 6 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our experience with creative explorers has been nothing but positive. We have been made to feel very welcome and they have looked after our little one, the youngest there very well indeed for 3 days a week while Mum went back to work. We're now leaving London, otherwise would have stayed with them through
pre-school. Very professional, hardworking and flexible.
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Review from Farhiyo A (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son attended both the nursery and preschool at Creative Explorers. He has developed a great deal during his time there and was supported by a great staff and a fantastic key worker. The Creative Explorers team did very well in providing a safe and comfortable environment in which our son could express
himself and play freely. We also appreciated the way they always kept us informed about his activities, interactions with the other children, his speech development and his meals. During this time he has come off nappies and we couldn't have done his potty training without Creative Explorers.
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Review from Siobhan M (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started the pre-school a month ago and in this time, my son is now out of nappies, which I found really hard to do myself. My son’s key worker, worked really hard providing support and advice in to how we could work together to accomplish this at home and at school.
He is socialising with people
and children so much more, which not only I have noticed. Already you can see how much my son has grown and it is all down to the staff of Creative Explorers, I am so grateful.


All the staff are so welcoming and have created such a warm and loving environment. Even when I go to pick him up, I have a chat with all staff and they can all tell me how my son has been, what they have been doing and have made my son’s first schooling experience so special.


The staff have a special talent of making my son feel so special every time he goes to school and has made me feel so at ease I can talk to the staff about anything. I feel this should be recognised.

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Review from Theresia M (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son went here from the age of 1 and loved it. He initially found the transition from home quite challenging but the staff did everything they could to help him settle and he did get there eventually and he has grown into a confident little man who loves going to nursery. He has especially enjoyed
all the songs and dancing. They put on lots of special events including the hatching of ducklings this year! The baby journal allowed us the keep track of his sleep, eating and nappy changes. He was very fond of the food too and nearly always "ate all"! We found dealing with the management very straightforward - from booking a place, to paying via childcare vouchers to terminating the contract; this was always an efficient, easy experience and the nursery is quite obviously managed to a very high standard while retaining the personal touch of a family business. I can wholeheartedly recommend Creative Explorers. We cannot thank the whole team enough for all the love and care they have shown our son.
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Review from Chris A-G (Father of Child) published on 27 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has really developed at Creative Explorers. My wife and I are in the creative industries so wanted a nursery that values creativity. Although he goes just 3 days a week, he can't wait to go in in the mornings and seems to really enjoy his days. The staff are really nice and well trained. The
facilities are really good too. They seem to do lots of interesting things, many creative. The big mystery is how they manage to get him to eat things we can't get him to eat like fish fingers? We have loads of nurseries in the Crouch End, Hornsey area so was spoilt for choice. We are really happy we picked Creative Explorers. As for cost, probably the best value for money in N8.
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Review from Ben W (Father of Child) published on 26 September 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our toddler had a great time as of the moment he walked in. Creative Explorers provided a welcoming and nurturing environment in which he could discover and learn lots about himself and others.
Although his time there ended recently, he remembers the place well with much happiness as we go past. Wishing
the team all the very best - and look forward to seeing you again from time to time!
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Review from Sarah M (Mother of Child) published on 20 September 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been with Creative Explorers from two years, up to school admission four years. The transition in him and confidence he has gained whilst being with Creative Explorers has been amazing to watch! He has grown, become more social and confident, and loved all of the workers there who all looked
after and played with him so well.
I would definitely recommend this nursery and the fact they have separate venues for babies and preschool really helps the transition to school, which has been a very easy and calm transition, even though he has not been used to fulltime (as I was only doing part-time nursery).
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone at Creative Explorers.
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Review from Eva (Mother of Child) published on 9 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy to have our daughter at Creative Explorers Nursery. The manager was extremely supportive and understanding throughout the process of enrolment and our daughter now loves her friends and her days there. The staff are attentive and professional and it feels as though they truly care
about the children. Highly recommended!
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Review from Claire R (Mother of Child) published on 3 January 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son went to Creative Explorers from 11 months (when I went back to work) until 20 months (when we left London), and we were really happy with our experience, and he was very happy and settled there too (first experience with childcare so we were a bit anxious!). He was in the baby room, where the
2 main staff/his key worker were the same the whole time he was there. We felt that as well as being looked after, doing activities, etc, all the things that you'd expect at a nursery, that he was actually cared for, and that they understood him and knew him. Every day they would take the time to explain how he'd been, what he'd done etc. The nursery is really well run and well managed, you can see there are systems in place, it's very clean, food cooked on site with lots of fruit and veg... Again, really great experience, there is a very caring, cosy and friendly atmosphere there.
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Review from Kathryn (Mother of Child) published on 23 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves it there, she's been going since she was 9 months old and is now two. All the staff are friendly and welcoming, on collection we get a daily update of everything that's been going on. It's amazing all the new things she learns on a daily basis. I couldn't recommend this nursery
enough!
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Review from Marta N (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Thanks to all the team for providing such a fun and safe environment for our daughters to play and learn! Full of different and exciting events! Positive impression all round. Would definitely recommend.
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Review from Lindsay B (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We entrusted our six-month-old son to Creative Explorers several months ago. As first-time parents, we were very nervous about leaving him but to our amazement he settled in almost instantly, and since then his development has come on in leaps and bounds.
The manager and her team have created such
a warm and happy atmosphere in their nursery that the smiles seem infectious. We are moving out of the area, and are very sad that our lad will have to say goodbye to all his friends and the wonderful staff, but it has given us real peace of mind to know that our boy was in such loving and capable hands. We highly recommend Creative Explorers.
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Review from Nina G (Mother of Child) published on 29 October 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot recommend Creative Explorers more, our child started at 11 months old and they did everything to reassure him and us of his well being. He was taken care of so well and developed so well, he definitely learned a lot. We felt like he really be benefited from his time there. The communication
between the staff and us was excellent and we knew he was in safe hands. The only reason our time with the nursery ended was our decision to leave the UK. We would be lucky to find another nursery as good.
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Review from jb (Mother of Child) published on 25 August 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our little girl has been attending creative explorers for 7 months now. We are first time parents and this is our first experience with a nursery. From the start the team have been excellent. Communication has been clear and the care for our daughter has been excellent. This is evident in the fact
that she is always happy when we collect her and drop her off, she has rarely been ill since starting (we were expecting her to pick up every bug going but have been lucky so far) and her development has come on in leaps and bounds. Her settling in was structured and it really didn't take long before she was waving me goodbye! The staff show a real love for the children and it has certainly made my experience as a first time mum so much easier. The location is also excellent for commuting to the city! We are sad that we are moving out of the area and have had to find a new nursery closer to our new home! But would recommend Creative Explorers highly.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.853)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.853) out of 10 for Creative Explorers Day Nursery - Hornsey is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.853 for Creative Explorers Day Nursery - Hornsey is calculated as follows: ( (139 Excellents x 5) + (13 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 156 Ratings = 4.853
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Creative Explorers Day Nursery - Hornsey is based on 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 65 number of registered child places is 13, which has been reached with 13 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (3)

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Hana Hassanien

Job Title: Manager

General Manager across babies & toddlers and Preschool

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Jodie Hedley

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Deputy Manager across babies & toddlers and Preschool.

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Georgia Foster

Job Title: Early Years Curriculum Coordinator

Georgia is responsible for overseeing of the EYFS at babies & toddlers and Preschool

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