Little Pips Nursery Chippenham

Lowden Avenue, Chippenham SN15 1LH
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9.7 85 Reviews
  • Little Pips Nursery Chippenham, Chippenham
Little Pips Nursery in Chippenham 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 wonderful gardens with huge sandpits, mud gardens, pirate ship, wooden playhouses, car and bike track, 'WOW' shed, growing area, dedicated baby garden and much more, enable the children to explore and learn supported by the hard-working, dedicated team of ladies.

Awards 2019:

May 2019: Runners up for the NDNA nursery of the year award (South)
May 2019: Ofsted outstanding in all areas.
June 2019: Top 20 nursery group award (Daynurseries.co.uk)
November 2019: Employer of the year 2019 (Aspiration Training)


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.

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

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 62

Age Range

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

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas Eve

Parking

  • There is a drop off zone directly outside the nursery which can be used for 30 minutes at a time and there are also spaces for cars on the drive in front the baby unit.

Little Pips Nursery Chippenham Reviews (85)

9.7

Little Pips Nursery Chippenham has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.748) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Pips Nursery Chippenham has 85 reviews.

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Review from M D (Mother of Child) published on 10 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We absolutely love Little Pips Nursery Chippenham. Our daughter has been going from ten months old and it’s like a home away from home for her. The staff are very friendly, attentive and make time for any questions or queries from parents. An amazing range of indoor and outdoor activities and fantastic
meal options.
Reply from Claire Burgess, Executive Manager at Little Pips Nursery Chippenham
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We are so pleased that you feel part of our family.
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Review from Fran P (Mother of Child) published on 10 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter absolutely loves Little Pips Nursery Chippenham, if she could go seven days a week she would. The staff are all really friendly and there is so much for the kids to do each day. The meals are all really good too. I would highly recommend the nursery one hundred percent.
Reply from Claire Burgess, Executive Manager at Little Pips Nursery Chippenham
What a lovely review! Thank you so much for your kind words.
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Review from Leah F (Mother of Child) published on 10 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery! I was a nursery worker for seven years so you can imagine my hesitation when enrolling my children at a setting and during a pandemic. The staff have been amazing, especially with my son who is on the pathway to ASD. The toddler room leader and the special educational needs coordinator
have been fantastic with helping my son get the help he needs while at nursery! All the staff have welcomed and settled my children in beautifully and I couldn't be more thankful.
Reply from Claire Burgess, Executive Manager at Little Pips Nursery Chippenham
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We are so pleased that you all feel part of our family.
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Review from K L (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been really pleased with the care my child has received at Little Pips. I feel that they stimulate the children well with creative activities and a good variety of toys and equipment. My child is happy and looks forward to going. The staff are attentive, friendly and communicative.
Reply from Jenni Collins, Manager at Little Pips Nursery Chippenham
Thank you so much for the wonderful review and kind words.
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Review from M H (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have had a very positive experience of Little Pips Nursery with both our daughters. We are pleased with the progress our children have made and the care given by staff.
The new online system has been very beneficial for keeping us up to date with activities our daughter has been involved in. Our
daughter is thriving here and is always happy to come to nursery.
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Review from Jillian S (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would just like to say how happy I am with this nursery. My little boy only goes 1 day a week and drop off in the morning can be quite hard but the staff there are brilliant. They have helped me with ideas to make things easier and on occasion, this has worked. Drop off is tomorrow so fingers crossed
all will go well again. Stickers at the ready. Also, I know he loves it there because he comes home so happy. Thank you Little Pips Nursery staff.
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Review from Cassandra P (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Pips Nursery is absolutely amazing. I searched high and low for a nursery and straight away I loved Little Pips Nursery.
Frequent updates and messages of what my sons doing through the day puts me at ease. I absolutely love the photos they upload of activities.
My son loves it, and so do
we!
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Review from Richard P (Father of Child) published on 11 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely nursery. We have used Little Pips for approaching 3 years and have seen our son flourish here. A fantastic group of people work here who really care about the children. I really like the new app and getting updates throughout the day on his activities. The development of the nursery facilities
has been great to see. The outdoor areas are a special favourite. We have booked a place here for our second child to start soon.
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Review from Rebecca D (Mother of Child) published on 11 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Everyone that works at the nursery is absolutely lovely. They are always happy and me and my daughter receive a warm welcome every morning. My daughter has gained so much confidence and is progressing really well. I love the updates I get on the mobile app and the progress tracking is brilliant. I always
like to see what the children are getting up to. As we use the family app, we don't need to get letters and the handover is much better as it's all online. I would highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Carla G (Mother of Child) published on 29 November 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely parents evening. Very informal and lovely to see my daughters artwork and things that she has been doing whilst she is at nursery. All the staff were very nice and welcoming. They clearly all love their job and are passionate about looking after children. It was lovely to hear such positive feedback
about my daughter and that they have built a good relationship with her.
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Review from R C (Mother of Child) published on 29 November 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can't speak highly enough of Little Pips. Everybody is so friendly, caring and professional. All of the children are well looked after, properly fed and amused with a constant variety of creative activities to engage with. My son went to a different Ofsted outstanding nursery prior to Little Pips,
but Little Pips has far surpassed their standards whilst remaining friendly and approachable. 10/10.
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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 5 November 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
After our daughter was told she wasn't doing well in another nursery, we moved her to Little Pips. Only 10 weeks later, she is loving her time there. She is settling well. The activities are engaging and exciting and the level of attention to detail regarding our daughter's development is confidence-inspiring.
The staff are always so positive and welcoming. Couldn't be happier and would highly recommend!
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Review from R B (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 17-month-old daughter has such a wonderful time at Little Pips. The staff in the baby room look after her really well and have observed and understood her personality right from her first day there.
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Review from Carolynn H (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My LO loves going to Little Pips. The ladies there are amazing and supportive, not just to the children but to the parents too. Fantastic nursery and our LO is developing faster than we ever expected, thanks to Little Pips.
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Review from Abigail W (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a lovely nursery with excellent staff. They took care of my oldest son, who has additional needs, brilliantly, and he was always included. Their input was a major factor in him being ready to attend a mainstream school. My younger son, who doesn't have these needs, currently attends and absolutely
loves it. He looks forward to going and is keen to tell me all about the exciting things he's done. I would recommend this nursery to anyone.
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Review from Sarah S (Mother of Child) published on 8 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves going to Little Pips Nursery. He runs in to look for his friends. He is well supported by staff to meet his emotional and educational needs. All staff have time to discuss my concerns about my son's development or queries. His development is reviewed weekly and I love the opportunity to
see his development improve. Well done to all at Little Pips for the outstanding care you provide.
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Review from S P (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would highly recommend Little Pips. My two year old has been attending two days a week from ten months old and my eight year old also attended for five years. The staff are very caring, thoughtful and form special relationships with the children. They do a massive variation of play, both indoors and
outdoors. Both my children loved the outdoor play.
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Review from S F (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been at Little Pips for 5 months and is happy and settled. We couldn't be happier with the nursery. The staff are friendly and enthusiastic and provide a wide range of activities for the children to do. We look forward to seeing our son develop and grow over the coming years.
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Review from Liza F (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I was extremely anxious having my son start nursery as we co-slept and I had been his full-time carer for 13 months. However, since starting Little Pips he is thriving more than ever before. He sleeps in his own bed now. Cries when he leaves the nursery and runs to the door in the morning. Its a joy
to see him becoming so independent and I can't thank Little Pips enough.
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Review from Kate G (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Pips is a lovely nursery and my daughter loves her days spent with the staff and her friends and I feel totally at ease leaving her there.
There is a lot of effort put into making special celebrations memorable.
Christmas is a particularly lovely time of year at Little Pips.
I would not hesitate
to recommend Little Pips to others.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.748)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.748) out of 10 for Little Pips Nursery Chippenham 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 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 10 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 4.942 for Little Pips Nursery Chippenham is calculated as follows: ( (113 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.942
  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 4.806 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Pips Nursery Chippenham is based on 10 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 62 number of registered child places is 12.4. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 12.4 = 0.806
  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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