Early Explorers Day Nursery

A named key-person programme for babies and daily garden access for preschool children give Early Explorers Day Nursery on Blackheath Road its clearest character. Care spans babies, toddlers and children preparing for Reception, with activities organised around their stage of development.

The nursery accepts children aged 3 to 60 months. No Ofsted inspection has been published for this setting yet.

Rooms and Ages

The Baby Room caters for children aged 0–2, combining sensory exploration, music and storytelling with soft flooring and areas for sleep. The Toddler Room serves children aged 18 months to 3 years, emphasising conversation and opportunities to practise dressing, feeding and tidying. For children aged 3–5, the Preschool Room brings together counting, mark-making and imaginative play, alongside daily garden use.

Learning and Activities

EYFS provides the framework for communication, early literacy and numeracy, and social development through play, with activities adapted to children's interests and development. Books, educational toys and outdoor play areas supply the practical resources for that exploration.

Our World at Early Explorers adds concrete routines: preschool children practise pouring drinks and tidying, while small-group activities involve communication and taking turns. These are everyday opportunities to practise independence before Reception, rather than learning confined to a formal activity.

New Beginnings Programme pairs each baby with a key person for consistent individual care. Feeding, sleep and nappy changes follow the child's own routine, agreed with parents. Daily messages through a communication platform cover activities, meals and developmental milestones, helping families keep track of the day.

A SENCo role supports early identification and works with parents, practitioners and external professionals. The SEND policy sets out an assess, plan, do, review process: families help agree support and review dates, and the key person puts the plan into daily practice. That gives parents a defined role in decisions about additional support.

Families also choose whether photographs of their child may be taken and whether their use is restricted to the classroom or extends outside it.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is 19 Blackheath Road, London SE10 8PE. The nursery operates across the year, with bank holiday and Christmas closures, and accepts registrations throughout the year. A full-day preschool programme is offered for children aged 3 and older.

Enquiries can be made through the online registration form, which takes a child's date of birth and preferred starting period. Funded childcare is offered. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

• Baby routines. Individual feeding and sleep schedules are part of the Baby Room arrangements. During a visit, discuss how your child's home routine will carry across into nursery care.
• Opening hours. The main opening timetable and parent information give conflicting closing times; the parent information gives 6.30pm. Confirm the collection deadline before planning work commitments.
• Funded attendance. Funded childcare is offered. Request a written breakdown of the attendance pattern, meals and nappies for your proposed booking.

Early Explorers suits families seeking year-round nursery attendance, including a full-day preschool programme, and parents who want baby care organised around individual routines. Its named key-person programme and practical preschool learning give families concrete arrangements to assess against their child's needs.