Little Explorers: Goose Green
Goose Green Methodist Church Hall, Sefton Road, Wigan, WN3 6QUWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Little Explorers: Goose Green sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £136 | £429 |
| 2 years old | £124 | £391 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £120 | £381 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Little Explorers: Goose Green against Wigan
| Little Explorers: Goose Green | Wigan average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 27 | 69 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Little People Day Nursery Goose Green Good, 71 places, WN3 6XD
- Little Foxes (Wigan) Ltd Good, 116 places, WN3 6BL
- Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool - Ince Good, 182 places, WN3 4RJ
Little Explorers: Goose Green is run by Little Explorers Nurseries, which has 7 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about Little Explorers: Goose Green
- What Ofsted grade does Little Explorers: Goose Green have?
- Little Explorers: Goose Green was rated Good at its inspection on 21 May 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Little Explorers: Goose Green take?
- Ofsted registers Little Explorers: Goose Green for 27 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Wigan has 69.
- How much does Little Explorers: Goose Green cost?
- Little Explorers: Goose Green sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Little Explorers: Goose Green offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Little Explorers: Goose Green how it offers them.
- When was Little Explorers: Goose Green last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Little Explorers: Goose Green on 21 May 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Little Explorers: Goose Green part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Little Explorers: Goose Green is one of 7 day nurseries in England run by Little Explorers Nurseries.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.