Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham

5-7 Arle Avenue, Cheltenham GL51 8JP
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9.2 86 Reviews
  • Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham, Cheltenham
Little Pips Nursery in Cheltenham is a family owned, 'home from home', private daycare nursery offering the highest quality of childcare to children aged 0-5 years old.

The inspirational learning environments including a large garden with huge sandpit, mud garden, two pirate ships, wooden playhouse, Wow shed, outdoor classroom, dedicated baby garden and much more, enable the children to explore and learn supported by a hard-working, dedicated team of ladies.

In the recent Ofsted report (June 2019) Little Pips Nursery was awarded GOOD with OUTSTANDING features.

The ladies closely support the children and record their development using electronic learning journals which enable parents to monitor children's fun adventures and progress. Parents have an app which helps to see the children's day at nursery as well as communicate with the staff easily.

Little Pips also run a 'graduate scheme' for the oldest Pips who are leaving for school in September. This scheme supports their transition through fun daily activities which develop their skills in phonics (reading), mark making (writing) and maths.

The dedicated cook provides freshly prepared, home-cooked food on a daily basis and children help to make a pudding once a week as well as growing vegetables.

Please ring or email for further information or a copy of the video tour.

Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Jenni Collins (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 12

Total Places for Children

  • 42

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham Reviews (86)

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Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham has a Review Score of 9.2 (9.217) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham has 86 reviews.

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Review from S R (Mother of Child) published on 21 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with this nursery. It stands out from the crowd on many positive levels. Excellent care, nurturing environment. Lots of space in the garden and superb staff. I would recommend this nursery to everyone.
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Review from Karthika G (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A little note from highly satisfied parents. Thank you Little Pips team for the wonderful care you show to the kids. My son, when he joined the nursery, was not only new to the nursery, also the town. But from day one he was happy to go to nursery. Thank you and well done.
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Review from V S (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff and management are absolutely amazing at Little Pips. They show genuine care and interest in my child and his development and education.
Not always the most confident child, the staff managed to have him settled in no time to full-time nursery. If you are looking for a small and intimate
setting that feels like home for your child. I would recommend Little Pips.
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Review from Lester W (Father of Child) published on 12 March 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with staff and talking about issues with eating was dealt with excellently.
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Review from Zowie O (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
After moving my daughter from another nursery which I was not happy with I have been more than impressed with Little Pips. The staff are very warm and caring with the children. The nursery and its toys are very clean and tidy, also they have a brilliant garden for the children. Overall Little Pips is
a great nursery that I would and have recommended.
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Review from Kelly E (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely homely feeling nursery with lovely ladies that look after the children. Great displays and outdoor play area for the children.


Fantastic to have an outdoor classroom too.


Lovely clean nursery and my girls come out happy every day.


I would thoroughly recommend this nursery and the central

location and good parking is an added bonus.
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Review from John H (Father of Child) published on 26 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy with my child's progress. She always tells us how happy she is at Little Pips.
As parents, we are glad to see all the effort and different activities Little Pips do.
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Review from Zhivko D (Father of Child) published on 22 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with everybody here at the nursery. Good people, good relationships. The staff are very good people.
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Review from A K (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are so lucky to have found this amazing nursery for our 2-year-old daughter. She started 6 months ago and her settling in was not easy but the dedicated staff help us through it. Now she is a thriving little girl who comes home with some new words every time and some artwork. The children can enjoy
the different designated areas in the garden and when the weather is nice they are taken for walks to the park. They even have a 'relaxing' room with a fish tank!
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Review from Fiona M (Mother of Child) published on 5 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I wouldn't send my daughter to any other nursery. I was always nervous about leaving her at only 6 months old but the nursery made me feel so at ease and made the whole process so easy. My daughter has now recently turned two and is a thriving young child. Her development has come on so much and some
of that is down to the lovely staff at Little Pips. They encourage all areas of development - my daughter could count to 10 before her 2nd birthday.


Their communication with parents is fantastic through daily handovers and learning journeys. They serve home-cooked meals which my child loves and she is fussy! They have been brilliant and adapting to my child's allergies as she cannot have banana or rice and this has not been a hassle for them at all. The staff genuinely love and care about every child that comes through the doors. I would recommend this nursery to anybody looking for one where you know your child is secure and loved.

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Review from C A (Mother of Child) published on 28 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Little Pips for nearly a year and has settled in so well.
She is always excited when I drop her off and loves all the staff. The staff send home arts and crafts done at nursery and keep a scrapbook and it's lovely to see pictures and videos of what she has been doing on Learning
Book.
The friendly and welcoming setting is perfect for my daughter and I couldn't be happier with the way she has settled and bonded with the amazing team.
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Review from Jacky W (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Childcare setting clean, comfortable and relaxed. Key workers friendly and approachable and my child speaks fondly of them all. Educational activities well structured, lots of learning through play. Very happy with the level of care and feel comfortable leaving my child in the nursery's custody.
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Review from Joanne G (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent quality care - our son is extremely happy and at the setting. Kept up to date and really enjoy the computer updates (daily logs).
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Review from Megan T (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been here for one year and loves every minute of being at nursery. Staff are amazing with the kids. They are lovely and helpful especially if our son needs to come for an extra day at the last minute.


Would definitely recommend - fantastic nursery!

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Review from Grace G (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love nursery! Lovely staff, homely environment and my little one is so happy here. Really happy overall! Thanks, Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham.
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Review from Katie T (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves coming to nursery and seems to enjoy her time here. She talks about the staff when she is at home and shouts hello when we drive past! The staff are lovely ladies and I'm totally comfortable leaving my daughter in their care. I would 100% recommend Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham.
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Review from E R (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham provides a wonderfully warm and caring environment for the children in their care. Their child-centred, gentle approach is wonderful and has been brilliant at supporting and reassuring our child. They are responsive and quick to deal with any worries or concerns.


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garden area is huge and a real plus point - our child adores it. Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham graduate sessions are also to be highly commended. The work they do in preparing children for the move to school is second to none.
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Review from Amanda S (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves coming to nursery. She is thriving and enjoys learning. Would highly recommend.
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Review from Emily T (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has loved coming here from the day she started. Everyone is so lovely and friendly and the children are well cared for and happy. I never have to worry when leaving her with the ladies as I know they have her wellbeing at heart. She has come on brilliantly whilst here and would recommend
Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham to any parent.
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Review from Kadie T (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have all the trust in the staff with looking after our son. Would recommend Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham all day long. Fantastic!
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Current Review Score: 9.2 (9.217)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.2 (9.217) out of 10 for Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham 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 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.3 out of 5 from 6 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 4.903 for Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham is calculated as follows: ( (65 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 72 Ratings = 4.903
  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 4.314 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Pips Nursery Cheltenham is based on 6 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 = 3.6
    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 42 number of registered child places is 8.4. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 8.4 = 0.714
  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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