Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Ashton Court

67A Compton Road, Compton, Wolverhampton WV3 9QZ
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8.6 73 Reviews
  • Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Ashton Court, Wolverhampton
First Steps Ashton Court have a large and bright nursery with purpose-designed rooms for each age group. They offer a real personal touch and like to think of their nursery as a big family!
They are big on happy children. They have areas for growing food (and eating it), regular visits to local care homes and a focus on taking care of each other and the world.
The nursery are silver eco schools accredited, a programme that sees children lead the way in making little changes that deliver big environmental differences.
They are big on safety which is why ALL their staff are paediatric first aid trained. They also have an app called ParentZone which parents/carers can stay informed on how their little ones are doing at nursery, with photos of their day, meals eaten and even toilet training progress.
They use 5 Little Pioneers to help share their core values with children, from making their own decisions to making a difference in the world.
At Ashton Court, they enjoy trying out yoga! They make regular trips to the Forest School, where they encourage their children to enjoy nature and play in a woodland environment. The children also learn how to handle (appropriate) risk, solve problems on their own and work cooperatively with others.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kristin Lawrence (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 17

Total Places for Children

  • 51

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • (0-2) Full Day £81.75 / Short Day £77.75 / School Day £61.25 / Half Day £46.50


    (2-3) Full day £78.00 / Short Day £74.25 / School Day £58.75 / Half Day £44.50


    (3-5) Full day £69.75 / Short Day £66.25 / School Day £52.25 / Half Day £39.75

  • Government Funding accepted
    Full Day ( 7.30am-6.30pm)
    Short Day (8am-6pm)
    School Day (9am-3pm)
    Half day (7.30am-1pm) (1pm-6.30-pm)

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

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Ashton Court Reviews (73)

8.6

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Ashton Court has a Review Score of 8.6 (8.607) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Ashton Court has 73 reviews.

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Review from Nina B (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5
The nursery invoices you for bank holidays and when questioned, you're told it’s part of the terms and conditions that you sign up for. You are expected to pay for bank holidays when the nursery itself is closed. Invoicing procedure is totally absurd.
My child was having more than one nap a day, I
would go to pick her up after work to find her asleep which then messed with her sleeping pattern at night. I was glad to get her out of this nursery and into a more professional nursery.
This nursery charges a very premium rate but if I was to rate them, they are very much below average. I would never recommend this nursery to anyone.
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Review from D P (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The nursery uses iConnect so I receive assessment reports, daily messages regarding meals, nappy changes and sleep. Which then frees up time for my child's Key-person/buddy to pass on WoW moments and personal achievements when I collect her each day.
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Review from Chetna P (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are very attentive and caring. My child gets bespoke care and attention. The indicators of being a great nursery is my child going to nursery happy and coming home happy and wanting to talk about it. Majority of the teachers have been there from early on in their careers and have successfully
developed and continue to show great passion and enthusiasm for their vocation. You can clearly see it means something to them seeing their children grow and develop in a happy and caring environment. They work extremely hard. I just hope the nursery staff and management are looked after just the same, as I have been to many nurseries and you don't get the quality of care as you do here. To add, it's clean and vibrant and hygiene is of high standards. A testament to them, it's not used as a drop of centre, parents and staff do interact well with one another. I would definitely recommend.
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Review from H L (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have always been really happy with the care at Ashton Court First Steps. Both of our daughters have been incredibly happy here and the staff have always been caring and excellent care providers offering support for any issues that might arise.
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Review from Lauren B (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
There are great teachers and your child will learn a lot from them and they are caring teachers and friendly students.
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Review from Anna-Maria M (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic staff that create a friendly, open and secure environment for my little boy. You feel like part of a big family. Staff were brilliant with my son's separation anxiety. Forest school is such a great idea
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Review from C A (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
First steps nursery is a good nursery for my son and I'm pleased with the care they provide for my son. The nursery has provided all the needs for my son who has needs and they have demonstrated that they can cater for any child. this has made settled my mind and I'm always at peace when he is at nursery.
Thank you.
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Review from Sam (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter enjoys her time at First Steps. It is so lovely at the end of the day to see her happy and full of stories from her day. The staff are great and really get to know the children. I know she is well looked after and I appreciate all the support and care they give my child.
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Review from B P (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I had no worries dropping them in the nursery and going to work in the morning!! both my children went to First Steps and loved it ... would recommend and have recommended to my friends. Lovely staff and friendly environment.
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Review from Rebecca (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
First Steps is an outstanding nursery. I have recommended first steps to friends family, I speak very highly of First Steps Childrens Nursery. However, since Co-op have taken over it is more of a business venture than a nursery. I know there have to be changes however I would have expected baby steps
rather than giant ones. Eg invoices, newsletters. Co-op hasn't even introduced themselves properly.
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Review from Serina B (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'm very happy with First Steps. My elder daughter came here for 3 years and I was happy to send my 2nd daughter here. She is very settled, responds well to the staff she has also developed her vocab skills.
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Review from Louise T (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I moved my son to First Steps after a bad experience with a local nursery. Both he and I were extremely nervous to go to new child care but we couldn't have been happier with the care that was provided. My little boy has really come out of himself after starting First Steps and has made some invaluable
relationships along the way with both children and carers. There is always someone to answer the phone, pass on a message, or give you a smile. And there is always a hand to hold or a carer to cuddle at drop off time. I couldn't be happier with First Steps. I just wish we had found this sooner.
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Review from Lulu E (Mother of Child) published on 30 September 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is the best nursery if you want the best for your child, best staff and best management. My first daughter started school recently and already the teachers are impressed by her Thanks to this nursery staff for their hard work, I am happy my other daughter attends it too, best nursery in Wolves!!!
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Current Review Score: 8.6 (8.607)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.6 (8.607) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Ashton Court is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.0 out of 5 from 5 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 4.617 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Ashton Court is calculated as follows: ( (41 Excellents x 5) + (16 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.617
  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 3.99 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Ashton Court is based on 5 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 = 3.5
    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 51 number of registered child places is 10.2. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 10.2 = 0.49
  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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Kristen

Kristen

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hi, I am the nursery manager here at Ashton Court

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