Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newcastle

1 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DP
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9.9 135 Reviews
  • Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne
Refurbished in 2020 and located conveniently right in the heart of Newcastle, Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Newcastle is spacious and bright, with large rooms for each age group and a sensory room for storytime.

They are big on happy children and that's why they take care of each other and the world, have regular visits to their local care homes, and have a growing area for food. They have 5 little pioneers who help share their core values with the children, from making their own choices to encouraging them to be independent.

The nursery is silver eco schools accredited, a programme that sees children lead the way in making real environmental differences. Their staff are also all paediatric first aid trained as they are big on safety.

They also have an app, ParentZone, which keeps mums and dads informed about life at nursery, from photos, meals eaten and even toilet training progress!

There are four home rooms with the nursery split into the following age groups: three months to one-year-olds, one to two-year-olds, two to three-year-olds and three to five-year-olds.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Dawn Sweeney (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 28

Total Places for Children

  • 116

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • (0-2) Full Day £69.75 / Short Day £66.25 / School Day £52.25/ Half Day £43.25


    (2-3) Full day £66.25/ Short Day £63.00 / School Day £49.75 / Half Day £41.00


    (3-5) Full day £63.75 / Short Day £60.50 / School Day £48.00/Half Day £39.50

  • Full day 7.30am-6.30pm
    Short Day 8am-6pm
    School Day 9am-3pm
    Half Day 7.30am-1pm/1pm-6.30pm


    Government Funding accepted

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newcastle Reviews (135)

9.9

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newcastle has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.890) out of 10, based on 25 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newcastle has 135 reviews.

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Review from Amy T (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic staff, my daughter is so settled loves going to see her friends and key worker. She always has lots to tell me about when I pick her up. Great place.
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Review from P S (Father of Child) published on 30 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wonderful nursery with highly trained and friendly staff. Extremely low turnover of staff. High-quality food. Our son loves it there. The only downside is there's no good garden but staff take them on walks nonetheless.
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Review from P G (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is in the caterpillar room. I recommend this nursery for many reasons. Clean environment, organised rooms, friendly staff. The staff is very friendly and active and well prepared to keep the children safe, active and engaged.
My daughter is having so much in the nursery.
Happy parent.
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Review from Louise A (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child loves going to nursery - she has developed deep friendships with the children in her room. The activities she does are novel, exciting and educational and she has a real affection for the staff who take care of her. We appreciate the feedback in person and via the app, the meals are great,
hours suit our needs and location is convenient.
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Review from V S (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended this nursery since she was a little baby. I have always been happy with the lovely staff. We have been sad to see quite a few leaving recently. Overall, a very good nursery.
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Review from Beth (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Have no bad comments about this nursery. I didn't think I'd be comfortable leaving my daughter with people I didn't know but all the staff are lovely, they all go out their way to do things and welcome my daughter every time. She now goes into nursery running and waves me goodbye and that's down to
the lovely staff. They've helped cater for her dietary needs as well which makes me so much as ease! Would recommend this nursery every time I wouldn't even look anywhere else as soon as I went for a viewing of the nursery I knew that was the one!
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Review from BB (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Big thank you to all the staff at this brilliant nursery both my children have attended here and came on brilliant thanks to all the staff planning and organising fantastic activities. My daughter had recently moved up rooms and the staff have been great with continuing to get to know and settle here
in. The routine of the nursery fit in very well and have gave my daughter great structure.
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Review from Bruno M (Father of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
We are happy with the nursery because we can feel that our daughter is happy. The staff are very friendly and the facilities are clean and tidy.
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Review from Melissa M (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Fab nursery in a great location in Central Newcastle. Staff are welcoming and have lots of events going on
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Review from I S (Father of Child) published on 2 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The experience of my som being at the Co-op Childcare has been great. I feel my son has developed a lot in terms of interacting with the other kids. He is now more vocal. I also feel that my son is within a safe environment and the staff are really friendly.
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Review from V J C (Mother of Child) published on 22 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have loved our time at this nursery - our son is now 3 (and a half - he'd want that included!) and has been there since he was 11 months. He continues to thrive, with the wonderful staff both nurturing and developing him. He's enjoyed such a variety of activities, and is now developing his phonics,
ready for school in September. It will be a wrench to leave - it has been so wonderful to leave him somewhere I know he is happy, adored, safe, and so well cared for. He eats well, has developed confidence and social skills, and comes home full of songs and stories and is excited for the next week.
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Review from Anahera S (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I love this nursery. My daughter loves it and all the staff are very friendly.
My daughter enjoys it and learns a lot. I feel she is in very capable hands and I know she is safe and happy when I leave her.
She has made lovely friends and has learnt great manners and habits from nursery. I wish she
could go to school here too.
Thank you to all the staff.
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Review from S K (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son clearly enjoys his time at nursery he always wants to stay and play a bit longer!
There's always lots of engaging activities for him to get stuck into and it's great to see how much he is learning during his time there. The staff are always so happy and friendly and the care they provide is
excellent.
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Review from Ayanda H (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son's development since starting is constantly growing, he adores the staff at the nursery, always smiling when I drop him off. The staff always ask how he has been outside of his nursery hours and asks if he has had any illnesses. I am regularly updated on what development skills are being developed
and how I can help with my son's development. Being a first-time mum this is very comforting. I am never worried about my child's safety and feel he is being fed nutritious and varied meals. I feel safe leaving my son at the nursery and his changes are always positive.
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Review from V M (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves this nursery. The staff are lovely and helpful. The environment is always clean, tidy and well set up. My child has friends and is very settled. I have no concerns with any aspect of this nursery.
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Review from Claire D (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started in the Caterpillar room in January after having attended another nursery which we were not happy with. What a difference! Despite doing the settling in period over Christmas and at fairly short notice, the staff made an obvious effort to help my son settle in. For example, after his first
day, they mentioned that he loved books and was very ticklish, both of which are very true. I had not told the staff either of these things so they had clearly made an effort to get to know my little boy. When I drop him off in the mornings he toddles off happily to play now. The staff all come across as very professional and clearly care about the children. The rooms are large and have a wide variety of toys and activities. My son seems to like most of the food. The online 'Parentzone' facility is very reassuring, particularly in the early days. I have already recommended this nursery to a friend.
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Review from Joanne M (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I really can't recommend the nursery enough. My daughter has been in the nursery for around 15 months now and every experience I have had has been positive. The staff are amazing, they are so pleasant accommodating and you can see how comfortable the children are with them. There are different activities
for the children to take part in every day and they encouraged to develop the areas where they aren't so confident. I honestly would not have to dedicate to my daughter to develop her as much as she has been at nursery. Thank you so much. Parent Zone is also another great addition
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Review from Waleed A (Father of Child) published on 27 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The second house for my son. My son loves this nursery. Also for the staff in the nursery, they are brilliant.
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Review from Leanne (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I couldn't ask for any more from the staff who work in my babies room. You can tell every member of the team in the room genuinely cares for each child they work with.
The only downside to the nursery I would have to say is management, the lack of communication with parents is very poor and some staff
in the office are very unapproachable and standoffish. However, like I say, I really cannot fault the staff who actually work within the rooms and 1 on 1 with the babies.
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Review from Ashleigh C (Mother of Child) published on 16 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a fantastic nursery with brilliant staff, large rooms and central location. My son has been in this nursery from 9 months old and I wouldn't have put him anywhere else, he loves it. I have full confidence in all of the staff and can see they really care for the children. I have recommended this
nursery to two friends at work who have put their children here and now also love it. Cant recommend it enough.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.890)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.890) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newcastle 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 25 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 25 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 4.890 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newcastle is calculated as follows: ( (271 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 300 Ratings = 4.89
  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, Newcastle is based on 25 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 116 number of registered child places is 23.2, which has been reached with 25 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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Rhiannon

Rhiannon Thackery

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hi, I am the Nursery Manager at Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Newcastle.

Ceri

Ceri

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Hi, I am the Deputy Manager at Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Newcastle.

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