Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Pre-School Farnham

Saint Cross Annexe, St Cross Road, Farnham GU9 7JZ
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9.8 36 Reviews
  • Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Pre-School Farnham, Farnham
Curious Explorers in Farnham is set within a purpose build nursery with a very spacious garden complete with dedicated play areas, leafy trees, and an area for children to grow their own fruit and vegetables.

All rooms are light, spacious, and purposefully organised to create a welcoming, fun and warm atmosphere.

There is 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.

The team believe that 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.

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

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Care Provided by Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Pre-School Farnham

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Alicia Lesch (Owner)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 18
  • Total Places for Children
  • 61
  • 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 & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Pre-School Farnham

  • Please contact the Nursery for more information on fees.

Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Pre-School Farnham Reviews (36)

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Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Pre-School Farnham has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.758) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Pre-School Farnham has 36 reviews.

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Review from A M (Mother of Child) published on 23 July 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery. My son loved going to Curious Explorers. Amazing and kind teachers. Very friendly and caring nursery. Lots of outdoor and fun activities. Safe environment and all staff very helpful and friendly. My son is sad to be leaving this lovely nursery as he is starting Reception in Sept.
I would highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from R H (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My two sons have attended this nursery since they were 8 months old. The team in the baby room are so kind, patient and have been so professional in caring for my son, often having to administer antibiotics and medicine. I trust them implicitly. The preschool carers are also exceptional and go above
and beyond to create a happy engaging environment. They always have time for you as a parent. I can't thank them enough.

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Review from Sarah N (Mother of Child) published on 23 July 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has just had her last day there before reception. She has thoroughly enjoyed her time there, making many friends and learning good practices along the way. They are a lovely bunch of people who genuinely enjoy the children’s company and have their best interests at heart.

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Review from Lois K (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my sons have been at Curious Explorers. My oldest has now left and gone to school and my youngest is still there. I have always been happy with the care they provide and the activities and learning opportunities. My son always comes away happy after a day there.

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Review from A DC (Mother of Child) published on 18 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very friendly nursery.
My daughter was very upset for the first 3 months, but now she is very happy and the staff are very nice with her.
My daughter is also making huge progress with her English.
I'm very pleased with the nursery.

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Review from Katie C (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love Curious Explorers, the ladies caring for the kids are lovely and are very kind to both my kids.
The nursery has supported me through some very hard times. A really, really great nursery.
The nursery is great at getting my children to try new things with their variety of activities and foods
available. I am always kept up to date with progress and such like through Tapestry, Daily Connect and the end of term reports

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Review from S A (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My child is always happy after being at nursery. She loves messy play, outside play, playing upstairs on climbing equipment etc and dancing and singing. They do a wide range of activities. Staff are always pleasant. Lunch and dinner are very varied (sometimes interesting).

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Review from Kayleigh B (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our experience so far, the pre-school room have been very helpful and welcoming. They were amazing at helping my daughter settle in.
Their observations on my child are very regular and I feel they are pushing my daughter well and she is making great progress. Overall I'm very happy with this nursery
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Review from Samantha D (Mother of Child) published on 10 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff are kind and welcoming. The nursery is a lovely place for all children from babies to four-year-old's. Each room is well equipped for the age group in them. The outside area is full of fun things for the children to play, explore and learn. My son loves going to nursery he loves all the
staff and has progressed extremely well since being there. Have the staff to thank for it as they encourage, help and reassure him he can do things even if he doesn't think he can.

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Review from Rebecca W (Mother of Child) published on 20 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I'm very satisfied with the nursery, my daughter has been going for 6 months now. The varied activities and learning stimulus has been brilliant. All the staff are great, especially my daughters key worker. The attention to her development is fantastic. The staff are always willing to discuss her day
and any issues I may have. The daily emails are great to receive. The actual nursery facilities I feel are great too. Lots of toys and sensory play facilities. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to my friends.

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Review from Sandra R (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I have chosen this nursery based on proximity to my workplace as well as first (and second) impression of the professionalism of staff. Staff are very well educated and seem to care for the wellbeing of my one year old as well as how I feel. Facilities within the nursery seem fine, however the outdoor
play area needs improving.

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Review from jon w (Father of Child) published on 7 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been in attendance for around 7 months and in that time she has grown hugely in confidence and in her skill set. I am confident she is secure and is extremely well looked after, speaking very highly of all the staff she is in contact with. There have been numerous occasions where staff
have gone the extra mile and I am in no doubt we selected the right nursery.

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Review from M C (Mother of Child) published on 16 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is so happy here and it's been wonderful watching his confidence grow particularly over the last few months. The staff are very friendly and there is a wide variety of activities for him to participate it. The management have always been very accommodating with regard to hours fitting around
school times and extra hours when I have needed them. The staff in the preschool room always tell me what my son has been doing and how he's got on each day and I love the tapestry notifications I often get with photos so I can see for myself.
I should also point out that this is one of the very few nurseries in Farham which doesn't charge a top up fee and you are able to use just your free 15 hours if you wish at no extra charge which is an added bonus.
I have already recommended this nursery to many friends and will continue to do so.

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Review from A E (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I could not be happier with the nursery, my child found it really hard to settle at the previous nursery but as soon as he started he began to settle and is so happy there. He has grown in confidence, is comfortable with his routine and made strong attachments with his peers and staff. I cannot thank
the staff - enough all down to them.

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Review from Liz M (Mother of Child) published on 19 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Pre-School Farnham are dedicated to the happiness and welfare of all the children. My daughter absolutely loves her days at nursery, her speech, co-ordination, communication and social skills have dramatically improved in such a short space of time. I am
so thrilled to have found a wonderful environment for my child.

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Review from Lucy W (Mother of Child) published on 19 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Curious Explorers Day Nursery is a small, friendly and family feel nursery. The children are well cared for and kept active and engaged. I've been really impressed how the staff here taken the time to understand my son and find out what engages him. He's so happy at Curious Explorers Day Nursery and
loves the staff, he doesn't want to go to school!!

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.758)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.758) out of 10 for Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Pre-School Farnham is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 11 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.856 for Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Pre-School Farnham is calculated as follows: ( (114 Excellents x 5) + (17 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 132 Ratings = 4.856

  • b) 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 4.902 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Curious Explorers Day Nursery and Pre-School Farnham is based on 11 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 61 number of registered child places is 12.2. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 12.2 = 0.902

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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