Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery

John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU
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At Little Pioneers John Radcliffe Hospital there are 5 home rooms within the nursery split into the following age groups: 3 rooms for the 0-2 year olds, one room for the 2-3 year olds and one room for the 3-5 year olds.

They are big on safety which is why ALL their staff are paediatric first aid trained. They have an app called ParentZone which keeps mums and dads informed about life at nursery with photos of their day, assessments, meals eaten and even toilet training progress!

They have 5 Little Pioneers who help share their core values with children from encouraging them to express their feelings to making a difference in the world. They are big on happy children so they have areas for growing food (and eating it), regular visits to local care homes and take care of each other and the world.

The nursery are silver eco schools accredited, an internationally recognised award for excellence in environmental action and learning.

There are four separate garden play areas that are age and developmentally appropriate. The children also have an allotment area where they learn how to take care of plants; fruit, vegetables and flowers and enjoy watching them grow. At the end of the season the children pick and taste the fruit and vegetables which are often used with a cooking activity.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Astra Moir (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 35

Total Places for Children

  • 90

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • (0-2) Full day £102.75 / Half Day £58.25


    (2-3) Full day £98.00/ Half Day £55.50


    (3-5) Full day £90.75 / Half Day 51.75

  • Full day 7.30am-6.30pm
    Half Day 7.30am-1pm/1pm-6.30pm


    Government Funding accepted

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:00-18:30
    Tuesday 07:00-18:30
    Wednesday 07:00-18:30
    Thursday 07:00-18:30
    Friday 07:00-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Parking

  • No Parking

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery Reviews (97)

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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.658) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery has 97 reviews.

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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 28 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The team has shown such genuine care, patience, and understanding - not only towards our little ones but towards us as parents too, in helping us feel supported and heard.
Our children feels safe, included and has blossomed in confidence and communication - and we know that's because of the warm, nurturing
environment they've created.
For parents who may feel anxious, we can wholeheartedly say that the team has been incredible in taking the time to truly understand our children's needs, celebrate their progress and reassure us every step of the way.
It's a rare gift to find educators who combine such professionalism with such genuine heart. We're deeply grateful for the kindness, support, and dedication of every member of the team.
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Review from G M (Mother of Child) published on 21 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It was my child first time going to a nursery and the way they made her so welcome and super caring. I was so happy and it's absolutely one of the best nursery with loving and caring teachers everytime is just super sweet. Thank you very much to all the staff members
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Review from H C (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery provides excellent care, a safe and clean environment, and engaging activities for the little one. Staff and management are very professional and approachable. Our overall experience has been very positive!
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Review from Imthiyaz M (Father of Child) published on 17 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Takes good care of my son, very hands on. Management team is excellent and relays information quickly. Has halal food options. Has help for language delay as well. Very clean environment. Immediate communication in the event of fevers.
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Review from W B (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We enrolled our child in this nursery from around 8 months old. She has absolutely loved going to nursery and always comes home looking happy and tired from a full day of fun and activities.
I can't rate the staff high enough - they always give individualised feedback on our child's day, and provide
advice for ongoing progression or any issues that may arise eg. Separation anxiety, mealtimes at home etc.
The nursery always appears clean and tidy, and the food provision is excellent.
The early drop off and later pick up times are an absolute dream, and has helped myself and my partner fit in nursery without impacting on our own early and late working hours.
Thank you to the nursery staff for being amazing!
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Review from M G (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child has been in nursery since he was 6 months old and he loves to go. He talks about his teachers and friend at bedtime and during the weekend. Staff are really kind and loving, as well as professional and knowledgeable. We really appreciate the respectful educational approach towards the child
and we often ask the teachers for advice on how to address certain behaviors at home, so that we can be on the same page.
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Review from Laura S (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've felt comfortable with the nursery since our first visit. All the staff are friendly and truly cared about each child. If there's ever an issue, they will do their best to support my family. They undertake lots of activities and share stories about what they've been up to.
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Review from Tania K (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school since he was eight months old. He enjoys going to nursery and playing there. He is taken care by staff and loves them. He is happy and enjoy eating food at nursery. Every one takes great care of him.
I am very happy with nursery and he
always gets garden time. He enjoys it. It is very good place with learning and socialising opportunities.
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Review from Samantha D (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending the nursery for 2 years now and he loves it. The staff are welcoming, friendly and smiling. The feedback at the end of the day is great to know what my son has been eating and doing all day. Meals provided are fantastic and there is a good variety. My son is always happy to
attend and when he transitions to primary school we will both be sad to leave. The staff are fantastic. Thank you Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe
Hospital Nursery.
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Review from J D (Father of Child) published on 20 January 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Pioneers at the John Radcliffe have made our child's transition to nursery a seamless and wonderful experience. The nursery is a lovely space, and seeing the activities our child has been completing since starting has been lovely. Each day the staff are welcoming and happy, and our child loves
spending time with them. We always feel that our child is well cared for and the communication from the nursery about anything from food eaten to the way he's progressing and feeling day to day have really helped set our mind at ease that our child is happy. The management at the nursery have also been approachable, professional and helpful throughout this time. Inviting us to take part in parent forums, and sharing tips and information have really made us feel heard and reassured. Would recommend Little Pioneers at John Radcliffe to others, a lovely nursery for your children.
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Review from H M (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As first-time parents, our son had spent every day at home with us so we were naturally nervous to leave him in an environment and around people we had only met briefly.
Settling-in sessions were provided where we as parents could watch our child explore his surroundings and get to know those who
would be caring for him. This really helped to ease our anxiety, especially as the staff were transparent about any expectations we had and what we could expect. The advice has been very helpful.
Nursery is often referred to as childcare but we’ve found through the assessments and feedback we receive that there is such attention from staff who are supporting the development of our son. We understand where he is with his milestones and we can communicate our thoughts freely.
Staff have gone above and beyond to make sure our child was comfortable. This was demonstrated in the flexibility staff took through tailoring his needs at meal time as he settled in, in his first month.
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Review from Mervyn D (Father of Child) published on 2 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
So far, we've found this nursery to be great overall. Our biggest letdown is the WIFI there, which means our child's daily updates are often late coming through, usually the day after.
The staff are very good, friendly and welcoming.
The facilities are good. The outdoor areas may not be quite as good
as other nurseries, but perfectly fine.
The food is very varied.
And more importantly, our child is very happy there since settling in.
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Review from Liliana P (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As a first-time mum, in the beginning, I was worried about leaving my son (with a small but scary health issue) in the nursery with people I never saw before. But all those worries went away on the first day and every day after that. Seeing my son always with so much enthusiasm to go to the nursery
is a relief. The staff are so sweet, patient and lovely, my son loves them and I know he is safe with them. They always answer all my doubts with so much knowledge, giving tips and ideas about his development. Best nursery.
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Review from G O (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both our children have been attending the nursery and it has been a fantastic experience. My son has just left to primary school and he has settled so well because of the preparation he has been given at the nursery. Staff is caring and attending children needs. The level of activity and learning has
been exception. My daughter has just started in the baby room and she has settled amazingly well. Overall I am very happy with this nursery.
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Review from M C (Mother of Child) published on 6 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves visiting this nursery that is the most important feedback. The nursery caretakers are very kind, competent, and creative. There are always new ideas and lots of different activities that support children's development excellent. My daughter just started to talk but if we ask her at
home she is talking with a big smile and happy eyes about the day in nursery. The food is excellent.
Altogether great, Thank you!
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Review from L K (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are extremely helpful and friendly, clearly enjoy looking after the children and really seem to care about them. Have been really good with anything we've asked of them. Nursery managers have got to know us really quickly and keep us informed of any changes etc. Would really recommend it.
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Review from Sergey B (Father of Child) published on 25 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Overall, this is a good nursery and preschool. My child, for whom English is a second language, feels well there and becomes more and more confident. Nutrition, educational activities, collective games, the attitude from the manager and the practitioners are all great. The manager, as her predecessor,
is very flexible and adapts well to ever-changing circumstances in the covid era. The practitioners are all attentive, give us great feedback on how our son is developing. The newly arrived staff - are awesome, they are really pleasant to interact with, my son loves them, and their Spanish teaching. The only minus that I can mention, is that the child’s bottom at some point was not being cleaned too well after poo, and there was snot around the mouth - nursery explained that they try to give children independence in cleaning themselves, but still took our feedback seriously and took measures of double-checking so our son comes home clean. Overall, a worthy place.
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Review from Jane E (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has just left Little Pioneers at the John Radcliffe Hospital. She has spent the last 4 years there from the age of 7 months to 4 weeks old. We can not thank the staff enough for their continued diligence and professionalism in early years education. Little Pioneers has been a big part of
her life and they have helped to shape and helped her to develop. She has been given lots of opportunities to grow and have lots of new adventures during her time at nursery.
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Review from A G (Father of Child) published on 10 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Highly satisfied. We, as parents, were quite anxious as we migrated from India and this was the first school for my child but they handled my son very nicely and kept encouraging us also.
Staff are excellent, management are superb. Activities and learning are done in a very innovative and playful
manner with which I am highly impressed. Some great take home activities as well. My child, as well as us, both love this school and will highly recommend to others.
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Review from P J (Father of Child) published on 15 July 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our children are well looked after at Little Pioneers. The management team are very responsive and the staff seem to genuinely care about our children's development and learning. Daily feedback is generally useful and the staff are keen to answer queries and resolve problems.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.658)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.658) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 13 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 4.936 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (146 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 156 Ratings = 4.936
  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 4.722 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery is based on 13 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 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    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 90 number of registered child places is 18. 13 Positive Reviews ÷ 18 = 0.722
  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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Meet the Team (2)

Astra

Astra Moir

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hello, and welcome to Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

Daisy

Daisy

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Hello, and welcome to Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery accepts?

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery Open?

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery is open: Monday 07:00-18:30, Tuesday 07:00-18:30, Wednesday 07:00-18:30, Thursday 07:00-18:30, Friday 07:00-18:30.

How many Children does Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery have capacity for?

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery has capacity for a total of 90 Children.

How far is Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, John Radcliffe Hospital Nursery to the centre of Oxford?

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

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