Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village

The Street, Crookham Village, Fleet GU51 5SG
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Curious Explorers in Crookham Village is set within the former village shop and family home, that has been transformed into a home away from home children’s day nursery. The nursery has its very own priority post box, where the postman visits three times a day, and a very spacious garden that backs onto and overlooks the farmer’s field, ensuring for plenty of fresh countryside air on a daily basis!

The children move freely through all the rooms that are light, spacious, and purposefully organised to create a welcoming, fun and warm atmosphere. The team encourage free movement between the outside area and indoors.

Curious Explorers has a fantastic team of highly qualified, committed staff, providing high quality care for children between the ages of birth and 5 years of age. Staff ensure children's social; personal and communication skills are developed via the nursery's many fun activities and child-led play opportunities.

They do believe children learn so much more by being outside, therefore they have Forest School Sessions throughout the week and encourage lots of outdoor play whatever the weather.

The inhouse cooks plan and prepare healthy, well – balanced and delicious meals for all children to enjoy.

Following on from the owner's teaching background, she ensures that all children are planned for and developed to their best potential at their own pace. An online learning journal tracks each child’s progress and can be accessed by parents and carers.

The Day Care App keeps you in touch with your child even if you are apart.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Person in Charge

  • Alicia Lesch (Owner)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 5

Total Places for Children

  • 33

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays and 5 working days over Christmas & New Years

Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village Reviews (2)

8.4

Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village has a Review Score of 8.4 (8.428) out of 10, based on 2 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village has 2 reviews.

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Review from Rebecca G (Mother of Child) published on 18 September 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been here since a year old and just graduated from pre school she has loved it all, the staff are fantastic and the children go out regularly to forest school. She loved the cows in the fields behind and was very happy to go to preschool, she built great connections with the staff. I
really can't fault this nursery and preschool. The manager is always quick to reply to emails and tries her best to accommodate additional requests. My daughter always comes home and tells me about so many activities, her learning has come on such a long way with the teaching they do and support they provide.
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Review from R D (Mother of Child) published on 16 September 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has just finished preschool having started with Curious Explorers Crookham Village when she was one. I can't speak highly enough of the care, support and kindness the Nursery has given over the last three and a half years. The Nursery itself looks out onto fields and the garden between the
main building and the preschool cabins is great- full of play equipment and activity zones. The rooms are all bright and welcoming and full of books and toys to entertain and introduce the kids to learning. The meals provided are nutritious and varied. Finally the staff are all wonderful- warm, friendly, professional and experienced. There is also a real culture of supportive learning and development- making sure the children are as ready as they can be for big school. I always felt so happy leaving my daughter in any of the staff's care. I can't recommend Curious Explorers highly enough.
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Current Review Score: 8.4 (8.428)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.4 (8.428) out of 10 for Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 2 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 2 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 5.000 for Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village is calculated as follows: ( (24 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 24 Ratings = 5
  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 3.428 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village is based on 2 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 = 3.125
    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 33 number of registered child places is 6.6. 2 Positive Reviews ÷ 6.6 = 0.303
  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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Frequently Asked Questions about Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village

What is the Age Range of Children that Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village accepts?

Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village Open?

Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village is open: Monday 07:00-18:00, Tuesday 07:00-18:00, Wednesday 07:00-18:00, Thursday 07:00-18:00, Friday 07:00-18:00.

How many Children does Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village have capacity for?

Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village has capacity for a total of 33 Children.

How far is Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool Crookham Village to the centre of Fleet?

1.2 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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