Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Chichester

St Richard's Hospital, Spitalfield Lane, Chichester PO19 6SE
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At Little Pioneers Chichester they make parents a partner as they know you're the most important person in your child's life. They have regular parent/carer forums, so you can learn all about upcoming events and activities and provide valuable feedback too.

They have an app, ParentZone, which keeps parents/carers updated about their little ones day at nursery, from photos of their day, assessments, meals eaten and even toilet training progress! They also have 5 Little Pioneers to help share their core values with children such as encouraging them to make their own decisions to expressing their feelings.

They are big on safety which is why ALL their staff are paediatric first aid trained. They also hold the prestigious Green Flag Status Award (the highest possible), which is an internationally recognised award for a programme that sees children lead the way in making little changes that deliver big environmental differences.

They are big on happy children as they have areas for growing food (and eating it), regular visits to local care homes and a focus on looking after each other and the world.

Little Pioneers Chichester Nursery's indoor learning environment consists of 3 rooms split into the following age groups: 3 months to 2 year olds, 2 to 3 year olds, and 3 to 5 year olds. The nursery has a lovely outdoor garden area that all children have access to from their own individual rooms at any time.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kim Orton (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 24

Total Places for Children

  • 66

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • (0-2) Full day £92.25 / Half Day £55.50
    (2-3) Full day £88.00 / Half Day £53.00
    (3-5) Full day £78.25 / Half Day £46.50

  • Government Funding accepted
    Full day 6.45am-6.30pm
    Half Day 6.45am-1pm/1pm-6.30pm

Opening Times

  • Monday 06:45-18:30
    Tuesday 06:45-18:30
    Wednesday 06:45-18:30
    Thursday 06:45-18:30
    Friday 06:45-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Chichester Reviews (133)

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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Chichester has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.900) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Chichester has 133 reviews.

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Review from Claire (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery is amazing. My child loves to go to nursery. They supported him when he first started after a bad experience at another nursery. He learns so much as well as having fun. All the staff are lovely, very helpful and knowledgeable.
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Review from Laura C (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing nursery, amazing staff, amazing children, couldn't be happier! Thank you so much for all that you do.
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Review from Katalin H (Mother of Child) published on 11 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery. My daughter has been at this nursery since she was 11 months old and now she is in preschool.
The staff have been kind, friendly and very helpful. My daughter and her key worker have a lovely bond and my daughter's other teachers are fantastic as well. The nursery has very good opening
hours.
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Review from C C (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Great facilities, fabulous range of toys and engaging activities for the children in all age groups. Lots of different activities each week, daily reports on my child’s day eg sleep, meals etc. A rotating meal plan with healthy snacks in between which keeps my kids well fed. My only negative comment
would be there are often several staff changes at once where staff seem to change career, go on maternity leave etc - out of the co-op's control mostly and the constant yearly hike of fees with no loyalty reward for parents who put several children through the nursery. Chichester's manager is always on top of things and very easy to communicate with, always gets straight back to me if I ever have a question. Head office, on the other hand, I’ve never had a good experience with!
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Review from Monica (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since my daughter started at Chichester nursery her development has been amazing, cannot fault anything. All staff are very caring and approachable.
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Review from L M (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff are excellent and both my children have loved being a part of the nursery however due to another price increase we are moving to another facility.
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Review from Adrian C (Father of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing nursery, amazing staff, always helpful and always help me with extra days if I needed it. Being self employed and a single dad any support is amazing and they always do their best to help me even at last minute. Best nursery in West Sussex! They have transformed my daughter over the last few
years and now she's school ready. Thank you all.
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Review from K W (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wonderful staff who care for the children like their own in a lovely family type environment. The nursery has fantastic direct outdoor access allowing the children to be outside as much as possible. Our daughter loves it and is happy and relaxed there.


Our son also went there at preschool age and

we have had a very positive experience at every stage of their development with a great balance of nurturing education and free play.
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Review from Angela H (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending this nursery for only a few weeks but I’m so happy with the environment and the friendly atmosphere. I always get told information about his day and I know when I leave him he is in safe hands. So thank you for looking after him.
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Review from Julia (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The entire staff are fantastic with the children, building a great rapport and taking personal interest in them all. Being all pediatric first aid trained, you know they are in safe hands and feel safe leaving your child with them.
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Review from Jenie P (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely love our nursery! Our son has been going there for about 18 months and I don't have a single bad word to say about the nursery. The staff are lovely, very friendly and we feel our son is in incredibly safe and competent hands when we drop him off there. He has come on leaps and bounds with
his speech (he has been seeing a speech therapist up until recently) and we have really appreciated the time and effort the nursery staff have put into helping him with this development. I have recommended the nursery to several friends and colleagues and if we have any more children, I wouldn't hesitate in sending them to this lovely nursery :-)
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Review from Emma A (Aunt of Child) published on 31 December 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My nephew can be extremely shy and often does not want to separate from his carer at drop off. The staff do an amazing job at settling him in and making drop off time easier.
His confidence has grown since being here and he always talks about the staff and children when at home. The staff are always
available to listen to any concerns and go above and beyond to correct them.
We have a daily update when he is there about his day through an app called parent zone. This helps to reassure us that he is happy and settled when in their care.
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Review from Ben K (Father of Child) published on 13 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really happy with the nursery. Feel comfortable leaving my son with all the lovely staff there. We look forward to receiving updates from his day and the photos through the week.
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Review from Rebecca K (Mother of Child) published on 13 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at this nursery since he was 9 months old. The staff have been extremely friendly, kind and supportive. I feel confident and happy when I drop my son off and know he will have a great day. My son was diagnosed with autism in August 2017. The nursery has been with us every step of the
way and has adapted and met our needs as a family. His key worker is just amazing and has a lovely bond with him.
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Review from Sophia D (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery go above and beyond to provide extra special care for our children. They ensure each and every child is treated and cared for as an individual, rather than a 'one size fits all' approach, which is incredibly important for our autistic son. The children are spoilt for choice when it comes
to indoor and outdoor activities. We never worry about leaving our son here and we're just about to start our 11-month-old too. Thank you for all your hard work!
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Review from J T (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son thoroughly enjoys his time at The Co-operative Childcare Chichester Nursery. Both my partner and I work full time, so our son spends a lot of time there. Staff are great! They are friendly and approachable. They have been a great support and play a fantastic part in my son's development.
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Review from N S (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Co-operative Childcare in Chichester is a fantastic nursery with brilliant staff.
My son has come on leaps and bounds since starting in 2016.
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Review from Gemma D (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Brilliant nursery, brilliant staff.
No concerns.
Excellent safeguarding - never had any issues and always kept up to date with my children's progress.
Staff are also always keen to encourage children to try their best.
Outstanding nursery.
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Review from Amy W (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been attending this nursery for 18 months now and she is very happy there. This is the most important thing for us as parents. All the staff are excellent, incredibly friendly and seem to really enjoy their work. The variety of activities is excellent as is the level and detail of information
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Review from Liam H (Father of Child) published on 9 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I find the staff especially the one main carer who looks after my son excellent and encouraging. I feel that the nursery is a great place for my son to grow and learn leading up to school. I will be sending my daughter here if possible.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.900)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.900) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Chichester 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 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 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 4.900 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Chichester is calculated as follows: ( (162 Excellents x 5) + (18 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 180 Ratings = 4.9
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Chichester is based on 15 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 66 number of registered child places is 13.2, which has been reached with 15 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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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Kim

Kim Orton

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hello, and welcome to Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Chichester.

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Lauren

Job Title: Deputy Manager

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