Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Swindon

The Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon SN3 6BB
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Little Pioneers Swindon is a purpose built, modern nursery which is all on one level with large, bright and airy rooms and their supportive practitioners make Swindon feel like one big family.

They have an app, ParentZone, which keeps parents/carers informed about life at nursery with photos from their day, meals eaten, assessments and even toilet training progress! They have 5 Little Pioneers who help share their core values with children such as encouraging them to express their feelings to taking care of the world.

They are big on happy children which is why they have areas for growing food (and eating it), regular visits to local care homes and take care of each other and the world. They are silver eco schools accredited, a programme that sees children lead the way in making little changes that deliver big environmental differences.

They are also big on safety which is why ALL their staff are paediatric first aid trained.

At Little Pioneers Swindon Hospital Nursery there are four age appropriate spacious rooms, nought to one-year-olds, one to two-year-olds, two to three-year-olds and three to five-year-olds. All rooms have direct access and 'free flow' into the secure garden area. Each room is self-contained with a sleep room, nappy and toilet area and a milk kitchen for younger rooms.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Tracy Rundle (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 44

Total Places for Children

  • 105

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • (0-2) £405.00 Weekly / £95.00 Daily


    (2-3) £386.75 Weekly / £90.75 Daily


    (3-5) £365.00 Weekly / £85.50 Daily

  • Full Days only offered


    Government Funding accepted

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

Parking

  • Families that work onsite at the hospital can park in their car park for the day or use any staff parking areas (limited). For other families they have a drop off area directly outside the nursery that you can safely park in whilst you are in the nursery.

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Swindon Reviews (154)

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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Swindon has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.867) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Swindon has 154 reviews.

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Review from N F (Mother of Child) published on 1 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery is excellent. My son always enjoys his time there. All staff are friendly and approachable.
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Review from Clare F (Mother of Child) published on 25 December 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We have been so happy with this nursery. I am so glad I decided to enrol my daughter here because I genuinely do not believe there is another nursery anywhere that is as amazing as this one. My daughter is so happy here, she cries when it’s time to go home! I’m sad that my daughter is due to start primary
school in September because she and I are going to be sad that we won’t get to come and see everyone at the nursery anymore! Staff are fantastic and it is like leaving her with trusted friends, as they really take the time and effort to get to know the family. Thanks Co-op. We love you!
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Review from Sian Y (Mother of Child) published on 23 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
What a fantastic nursery! Every single member of staff has made our children feel welcome, safe and secure which is all we can ask as parents. Staff build wonderfully strong, lasting relationships and offer a stimulating, varied and challenging environment for the children. Our daughter comes out full
of the experiences she has had and the friendships she has built, both children and staff. Staff report back to parents clearly with relevant information. I thought the recent Pre School information evening/parents evening was a very important part of our daughter's transition into the next stage of nursery. All staff do everything they can to help with any queries. We can not recommend this nursery highly enough, their team do an amazing job!
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Review from Karen D (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are always friendly and happy, they make me feel at ease and my child is always happy to be going to nursery. The staff are great at encouraging early years development and have introduced lots of new ways to help the children in ways which are fun.
The Co-operative Childcare Swindon Hospital
Nursery have always gone the extra mile to help accommodate and I can honestly recommend to anyone!!
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Review from Stephanie H (Mother of Child) published on 15 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Such a lovely nursery! Being an anxious mum, I am put at ease from the minute I step into the nursery, the whole team are lovely and always smiling. My son has come on leaps and bounds in his socialising skills and much more. It is clear that the children are the upmost important to all the carers involved
and I'm so glad and grateful for all they do. I couldn't have asked for a better nursery. He has loved it from the start (9months now 3) and plus it's only over the road from my work so can be there in an instant if ever needed.
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Review from Alexandra (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
My daughter had a lovely time at this nursery. Notably down to a handful of carers. She was looked after and encouraged to be her best.
The downside was the disorganisation of admin matters where I had to ask three times for a particular payment plan, which were ignored and things were forgotten quickly.
Emails got lost. In the end, I couldn't be sure that things would get done unless I did them myself.
Overall though I felt happy leaving my little girl there and knew she was happy.
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Review from D M (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It's a great nursery. The car park can be slow to enter if you don't have a hospital pass, but care and learning for the children are the most important things and this nursery does that extremely well. I highly recommend this nursery to friends and family.
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Review from Carolina (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are always friendly and give you feedback on what your child has done during the day. The Facebook updates are really appreciated. They teach with patience and respect and has made my son grow in confidence.
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Review from Rose H (Mother of Child) published on 24 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall a really good creche. Staff are always welcoming and friendly and happy to answer any questions. She's always happy when I pick her up at the end of the day and is always excited to go so clearly has fun and is always well fed. They have loads of toys and activities for the children to do so
are always well stimulated.
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Review from Tanya (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at the nursery since he was 9 months old and he will be going to school this September. We are very happy with the nursery. You can feel a personal touch as all girls from the nursery know a lot about my son and it helps a lot with his learning development. I would recommend this nursery
100%.
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Review from H F (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I couldn't recommend this nursery enough. After a long time thinking about the childcare provisions within the area and extensive looking around at the nurseries in Swindon, I stumbled upon this nursery and I was really impressed with how informative they were on the telephone, as with any first time
parent I was sick with nerves leaving my child, but they were fantastic and they really reassured me and didn't make me feel stupid that I was feeling this way.
My child is now in the pre-school room and has gone through all the rooms. My child has developed well in all areas of development and I feel this is down to the staff in the nursery.
There is a welcoming vibe from the entrance of the nursery right through to the kitchen. Everyone is always happy and shows an interest in my child. I feel these girls at the nursery are another part of our family as they have been a massive part in my families lives.
I could not thank them enough for the memories they have created!
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Review from Nicola M (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending the nursery for nearly 6 months now and he loves it, it's very comforting to know he actually wants to go in the mornings when I'm at work. The nursery was fantastic helping him settle in and made a picture collage for me of his first day as they knew that I was feeling emotional
going back to work. The activities they do are extremely varied and my son has come on leaps and bounds. The food is great too, the menu is very varied and the food looks and smells lovely too. The management team are lovely and are really approachable, I feel confident that the nursery staff are in wise hands.
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Review from Katy B (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A fantastic nursery with warm and helpful staff who helped my 22-month old enjoy a year of fun and games.
We only left because my job moved and both of us miss it daily.
A wonderful purpose built nursery, with excellent catering, and all the facilities you would expect - but the thing that makes
it are the staff.
They always give a daily handover and seem to genuinely enjoy what they do.
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Review from Natalia S (Mother of Child) published on 16 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent care of our little prince. Friendly and professional staff. Supports friendship and kind behaviour. Lots of outdoor activities in the beautiful garden. Interesting menu. I would definitely recommend!
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Review from Becca (Mother of Child) published on 16 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of our children have benefitted from the friendly, thoughtful personalised care delivered in a great environment. Our older child has now gone on to school and staff there have commented on how well prepared she had been by the nursery.
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Review from Louise (Mother of Child) published on 16 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the staff are friendly, welcoming and show professionalism and care to all the children. My son loves going and we'll miss it when he goes to school in September this year. The food provided is brilliant and a good variety. The learning and development skills my son has gained is amazing. He enjoys
listening to the staff reading and loves to play in the garden, especially bike riding.
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Review from Laura (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very impressed with the Co-op Nursery at Great Western Hospital. My daughter was there for 2 years and is now at school. I didn't have any hesitation sending my son there when he was 11 months old.
He has a cow's milk allergy and I went in to speak to the manager and they were more than happy
to accommodate his needs, even having dairy free ice cream there on occasion. He has now started having some dairy products to try to re-introduce him and I have spoken to the cook who is happy to listen to me about what he can and can't have.
When I drop him, I don't get a backwards glance from him as he goes into his room and is immediately settled and playing.
I can't recommend this nursery highly enough, they treat every child individually and bring the best out of them.
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Review from Hannah N (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have a Son who went to the Nursery from 1-4 yrs and now our second son attends. Everyone is very professional and friendly, our child looks forward to going and is excited to tell us about his day. We have never had any complaint or cause for concern. We have recommended the Nursery to other family
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Review from Carly D (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Always confident my daughter has had a fun packed day. She learns so much and the staff are always friendly and accommodating. I think there are lots of facilities and activities for her to learn from and make her day enjoyable.
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Review from Lucy (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All staff at the Swindon Hospital Nursery are very welcoming, friendly and very approachable. My daughter has now been going for a year and she has come on leaps and bounds with all the activities and socialisation that goes with the nursery so much so she doesn't always want to come home when I go
to collect her - to me that says a lot and is a credit to the nursery of how comfortable, confident and familiar she is with the staff and fellow peers. I haven't got one fault with the nursery and would highly recommend it. It's the best thing I have done and made going back to work a lot easier knowing my daughter has brilliant care.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.867)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.867) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Swindon 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 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 22 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 4.867 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Swindon is calculated as follows: ( (237 Excellents x 5) + (20 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 264 Ratings = 4.867
  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, Swindon is based on 22 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 105 number of registered child places is 21, which has been reached with 22 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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Meet the Team (2)

Tracy

Tracy Rundle

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2003

I have worked at the nursery since the day it opened in 2003 and have loved developing it into the amazing place it is today! I have over 30 years of experience in childcare and use my knowledge and experience to build the team and the nursery to be the best.


As a mum of 2, I know what things are important to families and cascade these thoughts and feelings to the team so they get a true understanding and empathy towards our families.

Leanna

Leanna Banovic

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2012

I was first introduced to the Little Pioneers nursery when I completed a placement here as part of my college training back in 2012. I thoroughly enjoyed my time, so much so that I applied for a position and became a colleague as soon as I completed my training! I have worked my way up from Nursery Nurse to Room Manager, Third in charge and most recently I have taken on the role of the Deputy Manger. I worked in the 2-3s and under 2 ages mainly. I am the nursery SENCO and enjoy supporting families that need a little bit more support for their child. I work full time so you will get to see me every day, I'm always happy to stop for a chat and if you need to pick my brains about something then I'm here for you!

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