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Co-op Childcare are big on happy children. They have areas for growing food (and eating it), regular visits to local care homes and a focus on taking care of each other and the world.
The nursery are silver eco schools accredited, a programme that...
Children love to learn at Co-op Childcare Southampton. Using stories, songs and games the nursery help children develop at their own pace whilst having lots of fun!
Co-op Childcare are big on happy children. They have areas for growing food (and eating it), regular visits to local care homes and a focus on taking care of each other and the world.
The nursery are silver eco schools accredited, a programme that sees children lead the way in making little changes that deliver big environmental differences.
Big on safety, ALL staff are paediatric first aid trained. They hold the Millie’s Mark award, something only 2% of all nurseries in the UK have managed to achieve!
Using 5 Little Pioneers to help share their core values with children, they encourage them to be independent, make their own choices, express their feelings and make a difference in the world.
Co-op Childcare’s ParentZone app keeps mums and dads informed about life at nursery days and includes photos from their day, assessments, meals eaten, and even toilet training progress!
The nursery has 5 rooms filled with resources that support children at every age and stage of their development. The friendly team, led by Manager Karen, would love to meet you and show you around so you can really understand what makes their nursery so special.
Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearAttendance patterns offered
All Year
Full days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup / Owner
- Your Coop Little Pioneers
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Karen Roussel (Nursery Manager)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 22
Total Places for Children
- 100
Age Range
- from 0 years 3 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
YesMeal Types Provided
Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch
Consumables provided
YesConsumables provided include
Nappies, Nappy Cream, Suncream, Wipes
Opening Times
- Monday07:00-18:00
- Tuesday07:00-18:00
- Wednesday07:00-18:00
- Thursday07:00-18:00
- Friday07:00-18:00
When Closed
- Bank Holidays
Parking
- Parking available
Funding & Fees
Typical monthly cost for a 3-days place
£438/ month
Meal charges apply to all sessions and are charged at £1 for breakfast, £2 for lunch, and £2 for tea. For children attending a fully funded place, meal charges are voluntary and can be removed upon request.
Meal charges apply to all sessions and are charged at £1 for breakfast, £2 for lunch, and £2 for tea. For children attending a fully funded place, meal charges are voluntary and can be removed upon request.
Charges will continue to apply on bank holidays and during periods of absence due to sickness or holidays.
The nursery offers a range of session options, including full day, short day, school day, morning and afternoon sessions.
The additional hourly rate is £15.50.
Calculated from data given to us by this nursery. Your final quote may vary slightly.
Averaged monthly figure. Actual billing varies; some nurseries bill weekly or by use.Defaults shown
9 months to 2 years • 3-days • 30 hours funding • all year
How this price scales (per month)
0.5 days per week
£12
3 days per week
£438
5 days per week
£1,056
Adjust for your situation
What this price covers
- Standard chargeable day 7:00am to 6:00pm (11 hours)
- 21.9 funded hours used per week. Remaining hours charged privately.
- Included in this price: Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Nappies, Nappy Cream, Suncream and Wipes
Price without government funding: £1,177 / month (£91 / day)
If you're not eligible or haven't claimed funded hours.More info
- £738/month more than the funded price.
- This is what you'd pay if your child is under 9 months, or if you're not eligible for or haven't claimed funded hours.
About this price
How funding is applied, how the monthly figure is calculated.More info
- Working parents of children aged 9 months to 2 years can usually claim up to 30 funded hours a week. The working-parent hours depend on each parent meeting the minimum earnings rules and earning under £100,000 a year. This nursery stretches funded hours across 52 weeks of the year. You've selected 30 funded hours.
- This nursery applies up to 10 funded hours per day, stretched across 52 weeks of the year. With your selected funding, 21.9 hours are covered each week. Hours beyond this, including the early and late parts of the day, are charged at the standard rate.
- We work out the total cost across the year and divide by 12, so the figure shown is a smoothed monthly average. In practice, nurseries bill in different ways. Some bill monthly at this average. Others bill weekly, or charge for what happened that week or month, which can vary across the year. Confirm billing details with the nursery when you enquire.
Contact Co-op Childcare Southampton to get a personalised quote:
Co-op Childcare Southampton Reviews (112)
Co-op Childcare Southampton has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.842) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Co-op Childcare Southampton has 112 reviews.
Since my daughter started she quickly became settled being left (despite seeing a few other people due to lockdown for such a long time). The nursery have been great with her dietary needs, sourcing free from food for her. Staff are always warm and welcoming and I look forward to my daughter moving...
Since my daughter started she quickly became settled being left (despite seeing a few other people due to lockdown for such a long time). The nursery have been great with her dietary needs, sourcing free from food for her. Staff are always warm and welcoming and I look forward to my daughter moving through the nursery as she grows.
I'm very satisfied with the nursery and I would definitely recommend it to anyone. The personal is very friendly and helpful. My daughter is happy every morning because she is going to the nursery. She learned so many new things and she is speaking English now. I'm so glad that I choose this...
I'm very satisfied with the nursery and I would definitely recommend it to anyone. The personal is very friendly and helpful. My daughter is happy every morning because she is going to the nursery. She learned so many new things and she is speaking English now. I'm so glad that I choose this nursery.
My daughter struggled at Nursery at first as she is very shy, however, now she can’t wait to leave and go to nursery. She talks about the staff, the children and the nursery throughout the week, wanting to make cards at home for them all etc - and she only attends one day per week, so I think this...
Since joining the nursery my daughter's confidence has rocketed.
I have found the staff very welcoming and they have made me feel like part of the group constantly which I feel is important.
I have full faith in the quality of the care they are giving.
I have always found the room to be clean and inviting and love the free flow access to the garden.
I would and have highly recommended this nursery to my friends and family.
Since joining nursery, my daughter has developed in so many ways. She is more confident and balanced and loves going to the nursery every morning. We love all the teachers who are warm, caring and very professional. I would definitely recommend this nursery to other parents. Thank you so much for...
Since joining nursery, my daughter has developed in so many ways. She is more confident and balanced and loves going to the nursery every morning. We love all the teachers who are warm, caring and very professional. I would definitely recommend this nursery to other parents. Thank you so much for making the difference.
I would say this is the best nursery my child has ever attended and would 100% recommend to anyone. They have very caring and loving staff who will always help as much as they can in any situation. I, as a parent, go to work each day knowing my child is happy and is always learning new things....
I would say this is the best nursery my child has ever attended and would 100% recommend to anyone. They have very caring and loving staff who will always help as much as they can in any situation. I, as a parent, go to work each day knowing my child is happy and is always learning new things. Furthermore, my child has been at this nursery for almost a year now. Before he started he was shy, didn't talk much and found it hard to socialise. Now there isn't a day where he doesn't enjoy himself and he's smiling.
Management are very helpful. Very good for working parents. My child enjoys it, and my older daughter enjoys summer school there too. I would like to see a better garden play area. But overall, I’m satisfied. Thank you.
Management are very helpful. Very good for working parents. My child enjoys it, and my older daughter enjoys summer school there too. I would like to see a better garden play area. But overall, I’m satisfied. Thank you.
My son attends the holiday club at this nursery after leaving to go to school. He is always really excited to attend and comes home chatting about all the lovely things he has done that day. The holiday club is really convenient and affordable. It’s great to know he’s in good hands when we’re...
My son attends the holiday club at this nursery after leaving to go to school. He is always really excited to attend and comes home chatting about all the lovely things he has done that day. The holiday club is really convenient and affordable. It’s great to know he’s in good hands when we’re working.
The staff have always been really helpful and friendly and incredibly supportive of my son. I can tell he loves it by how attached he is to particular members of staff often running to them excitedly and giving them cuddles at drop off. We've had a fantastic experience for over a year now and will...
The staff have always been really helpful and friendly and incredibly supportive of my son. I can tell he loves it by how attached he is to particular members of staff often running to them excitedly and giving them cuddles at drop off. We've had a fantastic experience for over a year now and will be very sad when he eventually leaves to go to school.
My child loves the nursery and so do I. I would fully recommend the nursery to anyone looking for a place for their child. Top activities, staff and meals.
My child loves the nursery and so do I. I would fully recommend the nursery to anyone looking for a place for their child. Top activities, staff and meals.
My son has been at the nursery for nearly two years now and I have always felt satisfied that he is well cared for there. I particularly enjoy the app for feedback on activities, nappies and food. The staff are friendly and welcoming and know my son well. He enjoys going to nursery and I have never...
My son has been at the nursery for nearly two years now and I have always felt satisfied that he is well cared for there. I particularly enjoy the app for feedback on activities, nappies and food. The staff are friendly and welcoming and know my son well. He enjoys going to nursery and I have never had any concerns. Thank you.
Lovely nursery lovely staff. My children have loved coming here. I chose this nursery on recommendation and have recommended to many friends who have also chosen the nursery.
Lovely nursery lovely staff. My children have loved coming here. I chose this nursery on recommendation and have recommended to many friends who have also chosen the nursery.
We are so pleased to have chosen this nursery for our daughter originally back in 2017. Still attending the nursery now, we have not had any problems. The staff have always been very professional, helpful and accommodating to us. They are very supportive of any concerns we may have with our child's...
We are so pleased to have chosen this nursery for our daughter originally back in 2017. Still attending the nursery now, we have not had any problems. The staff have always been very professional, helpful and accommodating to us. They are very supportive of any concerns we may have with our child's development throughout our time at the nursery up to present day. We can honestly say our daughter has learnt so much from attending this nursery and enjoys her time here. It was definitely an added bonus that the fee's include everything, food, nappies, sun cream etc. Hassle free for parents. The menu choices are brilliant and help with ensuring our child has a varied diet with lots of delicious options. We would highly recommend this nursery.
Unfortunately, this nursery no longer offers new contracts in the school hours and times do not work with families with other children already in school.
Unfortunately, this nursery no longer offers new contracts in the school hours and times do not work with families with other children already in school.
It is a lovely school with real professionals that love what they are doing. Good environment, spaces, and resources. My child love to go to the school.
It is a lovely school with real professionals that love what they are doing. Good environment, spaces, and resources. My child love to go to the school.
My son adores going to this nursery. He develops every day on many fields and created really strong bonds with adults and children. He usually cries when I pick him up because he doesn't want to leave, which for me is a great sign that he has an awesome time there.
My son adores going to this nursery. He develops every day on many fields and created really strong bonds with adults and children. He usually cries when I pick him up because he doesn't want to leave, which for me is a great sign that he has an awesome time there.
Our now 6 year old son attended this nursery from the age of 9 months through to preschool before he left (with a lovely graduation!) to start reception. Our son had been very happy here during this time as were we so much that it was on natural our second child joined once I was ready to go back...
Our now 6 year old son attended this nursery from the age of 9 months through to preschool before he left (with a lovely graduation!) to start reception. Our son had been very happy here during this time as were we so much that it was on natural our second child joined once I was ready to go back to work.
The keyworkers are great with the children and they build a good relationship with both the children and parents and keep us updated in the loop with how our child is progressing.
The nursery has a very nice welcome feel to it. It is a clean, safe and fun environment. The food menu is fantastic. There are other nurseries out there which may be on the lower price scale but in our opinion, you certainly get what you pay for with this nursery, what else is more important especially when you are leaving them in charge with the most precious thing to you?
My son has only been enrolled with the nursery for a few months now and although we still struggle to have an easy drop-off, I'm always advised he's had a really fun-packed joyful day where he has loved every minute off it. His key worker is amazing as well as the other staff in his room. They have...
My son has only been enrolled with the nursery for a few months now and although we still struggle to have an easy drop-off, I'm always advised he's had a really fun-packed joyful day where he has loved every minute off it. His key worker is amazing as well as the other staff in his room. They have helped him settle in and I can tell he enjoys to be there. Since starting I've seen such a development in him and it's amazing to be able to see the progress from all the time and effort the staff make with each individual child. I know I can drop my son off and he is going to be very well looked after and well fed. I'm pretty sure he gets better nutritional meals at nursery than he does at home. They have supported me with taking his pacifier away and made the process easy and I know they will continue to support me with making the drop off easier as he has slight anxiety so he gets upset when I drop him off but they are quick to calm him and get him happy again.
I would definitely recommend the nursery to friends in the proximity of this location as I find the team friendly and welcoming. In almost 2.5 years, there were only a few occasions of misunderstanding (unclear illness policy, nobody came to welcome our child in the morning) but there is room to...
I would definitely recommend the nursery to friends in the proximity of this location as I find the team friendly and welcoming. In almost 2.5 years, there were only a few occasions of misunderstanding (unclear illness policy, nobody came to welcome our child in the morning) but there is room to discuss this professionally with the management team. Generally, our son is very happy when we come to pick him up at the end of the day, which is for us a good sign that he is in good caring hands.
My child's welfare at the top of their agenda. The staff go above and beyond to ensure he had the best care....
My child's welfare at the top of their agenda. The staff go above and beyond to ensure he had the best care. You can drop off from 7 am and they provide breakfast, this makes mornings so much easier! I am incredibly happy we chose the Co-op nursery. Our son is our first child, it can be a stressful time deciding on the best nursery, but the team make it really easy. They spend lots of time helping them settle in. My son absolutely loves going. We left him from 13mths and he now 2yrs. Since attending he has developed much quicker then if he hadn't been there and he gets to do lots of activities painting, water play, playdoh. They also regularly get to go out in the garden. I can not recommend the nursery enough!!
The staff are really caring and have helped my little girl so much, who struggles with leaving me in the morning. They have let me know how she has been after I left and have given her all the attention she needs. She loves it and is so happy when I see her playing at pick up time.
The staff are really caring and have helped my little girl so much, who struggles with leaving me in the morning. They have let me know how she has been after I left and have given her all the attention she needs. She loves it and is so happy when I see her playing at pick up time.
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