Little Achievers Day Nursery

Chatburn Road, Ribbleton, Preston PR2 6BJ
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9.1 110 Reviews
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Little Achievers Day Nursery is a Rosy Apple Childcare facility that has built up a strong reputation within the local community for quality early years learning and childcare in which parents can feel confident and secure.

Little Achievers Day Nursery uses the Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Years Childcare and Education, a philosophy that uses four key principles to focus on a child's natural development. The approach is both child-centred and directed, taking the philosophy that learning must make sense to the child in order to be effective and meaningful.

Little Achievers Day Nursery is registered for eighty-two children in total and has purposely designed outdoor spaces. Each child has their own key carer who looks to ensure early years’ potential is achieved. The nursery is split into 3 age ranges however the rooms can flow easily to aid transition for children when moving to new groups.

The nursery was awarded the E-quality Counts award by the National Day Nurseries Association in August 2015.

Learning journeys for all children are offered both to see the progress their child is making at nursery via photographs, written comments and communication, along with being a beautiful portfolio of memories for the future.

All nursery pre-school children are able to access forest school at Little Achievers Urban Forest School Nursery, within their timetable of nursery attendance.

Little Achievers Day nursery is situated in Ribbleton Preston, with close links to the M6. The nursery is open from 7.30 to 6pm daily for 51 weeks per year and take children from birth. The nursery accepts funded places for 2, 3 and 4 year olds; this includes 30 hours. These hours can be used either term time or spread over 51 weeks whilst the nursery is open. The nursery is situated in a single storey building with wheelchair access.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Emma Burnside (Lead Professional)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 83

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Please contact the Nursery Lead for their pricing structure.

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 & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Lots of parking available on site and street parking too

Little Achievers Day Nursery Reviews (110)

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Little Achievers Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.142) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years.
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Review from Yemi O (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My two children settled in quickly. Staff are very warm and welcoming. My daughter has improved a lot since starting the nursery and my son is developing and hitting his milestones.
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Review from Isoble G (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child really enjoys Little Achievers Day Nursery she has grown a lot in confidence and has lots of fun. The staff are polite and easy to talk to.
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Review from Victoria (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are all helpful and caring at Little Achievers. The go above and beyond to help out.
The nursery is just an overall fun and well-equipped environment which is the perfect set up for your child to learn and grow.
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Review from Emma H (Mother of Child) published on 23 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All three of my children have been coming to this nursery over the last ten years. They have all attended from ten months old and I did not hesitate to send my youngest here.
The staff are extremely helpful and professional and know exactly how to make the children feel at ease and they make nursery
fun.
It is extremely well run and the staff are very accommodating when I needed extra days booking.
My youngest is now off to school, very well equipped for what he will learn at school thanks to the time the staff have taken to help him learn new things.
I would definitely recommend this nursery to all parents/carers.
Keep up the good work guys and thank you so much.
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Review from Michaela C (Mother of Child) published on 23 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery! When I was searching for a nursery for my son, he had one taster session here and absolutely loved it. He's been attending four days a week ever since.
He fitted in straight away and now even asks to go on weekends, he loves it that much.
He settled in straight away and I am always
updated on how his day has been and the progress he is making.
Every member of staff is welcoming and so friendly. I would highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Jess (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Little Achievers since he was nine months old. I was extremely worried when deciding where to send my child when I finished maternity leave as I wanted to ensure he was in the right care and environment. Little Achievers was recommended to me many times by several people and
it happened to be close and convenient to me at the time. The staff are always helpful and my son has especially grown attached to some of them individually which is nice to see. The nursery is always clean and tidy. Nappies are regularly changed and as far as I can see, he is well looked after. I am always informed if he hasn't eaten, when he had his nap, if he's been off within himself etc. Overall it's a fantastic nursery. I am glad I chose Little Achievers and would certainly recommend to anyone wanting childcare.
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Review from Katarzyna H (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our son perfectly settled in at Little Achievers Day Nursery from day one! It is all thanks to the fantastic, well qualified and always helpful nursery staff.


Since attending, our son has made tremendous progress in many areas (speech and social skills). We are pleased that we finally found a nursery

with such excellent staff.
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Review from Craig B (Father of Child) published on 6 February 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'm happy with my child's progress and she is really happy at the nursery. I'm sending my second child here and I'm happy with the childcare they have here.
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Review from Bobby W (Father of Child) published on 2 January 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves nursery. She has learnt so much and is now ready for school.
The staff are great.
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Review from Kelly A (Mother of Child) published on 1 January 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child really enjoys coming to nursery. I would highly recommend it to friends. My child has come out of herself a lot since starting nursery.
Reply from Sharon Alexander, Owner at Little Achievers Day Nursery
Thank you for your recommendation.
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Review from L T (Father of Child) published on 19 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been going since he was ten months old and he loves it.
He is always happy and playing and learning new things.
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Review from Leila L (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I very much like the nursery because all staff are very friendly and my child very much likes everybody.
The nursery's playroom is clean and nice.
My child has a good time here because he learns something new every time.
My child's English is better now.
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Review from Gemma P (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my boys love this nursery. I would highly recommend. Friendly staff and they both have come on so much since they started.
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Review from J R (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child really enjoys being at the nursery and since attending has grown in confidence.
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Review from H R (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son loves going to nursery, all the staff are friendly and professional.
Reply from Sharon Alexander, Owner at Little Achievers Day Nursery
Thank you for your review.
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Review from Nadine W (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery. Three of my children have been in the nursery. Also, my two older children have been in the after school club. Couldn't be happier, they accommodate really well to each individual child's needs.
Reply from Sharon Alexander, Owner at Little Achievers Day Nursery
Thank you for entrusting all of your children to our care, a lovely review, thank you.
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Review from Anthony B (Father of Child) published on 19 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery and friendly staff.
Nice clean facilities.
My son loves it and has made lots of friends.
Reply from Sharon Alexander, Owner at Little Achievers Day Nursery
Thank you for your review.
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Review from Carly H (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son really enjoys nursery. He has made lots of friends. He has learnt a lot and his nursery teachers are great with him. They have time for him and look after him really well.
He always talks about his day and looks forward to coming to nursery.
Reply from Sharon Alexander, Owner at Little Achievers Day Nursery
A great review, thank you! your son obviously has a lovely time at nursery.
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Review from Rachael H (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter enjoys nursery and is well behaved. However, I have been having trouble with her at home. Staff at the nursery have spoken to her about this and I have seen an instant improvement.
The staff really are amazing.
Reply from Sharon Alexander, Owner at Little Achievers Day Nursery
So pleased that the team have helped you so much, thanks for the review.
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Review from Cheryl C (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter moved to this nursery from the same company, but a different nursery.
She was warmly welcomed by all the staff and children.
She absolutely loves coming to nursery and her learning progress has been great over the past few months.
Thank you!
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Current Review Score: 9.1 (9.142)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.1 (9.142) out of 10 for Little Achievers Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.6 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 4.540 for Little Achievers Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (99 Excellents x 5) + (15 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) + (9 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 126 Ratings = 4.54
  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 4.602 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Achievers Day Nursery 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 83 number of registered child places is 16.6. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 16.6 = 0.602
  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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Emma

Emma Burnside

Job Title: Nursery Lead Joined: 2001

Emma Burnside is the Lead Professional of Little Achievers Day nursery, at the age of 17 Emma started her childcare training at college, going on to do an apprenticeship in the private day nursery sector, following this Emma went on to complete her level 3 and 5, her H certificate and her Early Years Professional Status. Emma has worked in childcare for almost 20 years 10 of which she has spent managing Little Achievers Day Nursery. Emma loves to help children develop in to amazing young people, loves her role as manager and being able to support parents and children in their everyday lives, Emma has a keen interest in children’s mental health.

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