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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock

Tavistock House, Borough Road, Sunderland SR1 1PG
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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock, Sunderland
Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock, Sunderland
Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock, Sunderland

Ofsted rating for Tavistock Nursery is Good (November 2023)

At Little Pioneers Tavistock, they like to consider themselves a home from home for their children. They provide a happy and vibrant learning environment and focus equally on all areas of learning.

Little Pioneers Tavistock are big on happy children. They have regular visits to a local care home, focus on taking care of each other and the world and have areas for...  

Funding & Fees

(0-2) Full Day £68.50/ Short Day £65.00 / School Day £51.25 / Half Day £39.00

(2-3) Full day £65.25 / Short Day £62.25 / School Day £49.00 / Half Day £37.25

(3-5) Full day £58.75 / Short Day £55.75 / School Day £44.00 /Half Day £33.50

Full day 7.30am-6.30pm
Short Day 8am-6pm
School Day 9am-3pm

Half Day 7.30am-1pm/1pm-6.30pm

Short Morning (9am-12) and Short Afternoon (1pm-4pm) also offered

Government Funding accepted

Contact Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock to get a personalised quote:

Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Full days available

Yes

Half day sessions offered

Yes

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Lisa Robertson (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 28

Total Places for Children

  • 136

Age Range

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

Meals Provided

No

Consumables provided

No

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

Parking

  • Drop-Off Bays available

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock Reviews (112)

9.6

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.580) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock has 112 reviews.

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Review from Chuks S (Father of Child) published on 27 March 2026 Submitted via Website
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My daughter started at Tavistock in September, I was firstly impressed by the general warmness of the staff, everyone had a smile. My daughter has also experienced massive improvement in her social skills from a very shy girl to an outspoken one, she is always happy to go to school. I am very pleased with the quality of service.

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Review from S W (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2026 Submitted via Website
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My child has attended Tavistock for almost 4 years, the nursery stood out for me during the initial viewing when the staff made me feel so comfortable and let my little one explore on their own. My child has thrived since being at Tavistock, coming on in their development week in and week out. It's the little things Tavistock doesn't miss, Valentine's Day and the personalised yearly calendars. The facilities are fantastic and my child loves the garden and being able to explore the outdoors while being supervised and learning!

The range of food options available are always great and varied, again my child exploring foods they normally wouldn't touch at home.

All of the staff will always have time for you and the care they provide is fantastic. Thank you!

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Review from R L (Mother of Child) published on 5 November 2025 Submitted via Website
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My little girl has attended Tavistock since she was 10 months. Shes now 3 years old.
My other daughter is 8 and she attended Tavistock too.
They both loved it and have had a great time making friends, exploring and learning.
I have always felt confident leaving my girls. I remember dropping my eldest off and just having a really good feeling about the nursery and the staff, and that has never changed.

They are a friendly, warm and supportive team (past and present staff) and I couldn't recommend enough.

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Review from D L (Mother of Child) published on 17 July 2025 Submitted via Website
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Absolutely amazing nursery with wonderful caring staff. Something I really appreciate about this nursery is my daughter has had the most amazing experiences.

Thank you.

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Review from Sivaruban T (Father of Child) published on 17 July 2025 Submitted via Website
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I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the staff and management at my daughter's nursery. They are truly the best - caring, professional, and dedicated. My daughter is always happy and excited to go to nursery, which speaks volumes about the wonderful environment they provide. I sincerely thank each and every member of the team for looking after her so well and making her feel safe and loved every day.

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Review from S E (Mother of Child) published on 17 July 2025 Submitted via Website
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My daughter has been attending nursery since 2023 and the support from everyone there has been amazing! I can't stress enough how wonderful the staff have been, from helping my daughter's confidence and development to being a sympathetic ear when I'm struggling. Everyone really has been wonderful

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Review from J C (Aunt of Child) published on 13 March 2025 Submitted via Website
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Absolutely amazing team that work with our kids that's all I could ask for they have lots of patience and experience my nephew is coming on great after joining the nusery he loves it and also loves his teacher.

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Review from Abigail L (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2025 Submitted via Website
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My daughter is only in her 6th month of nursary and with it has been it's challenges, as with most children, the roller coaster of loving it but not wanting to show mammy and daddy on drop off's. But all staff have been beyond patient and kept us up to date with how well and fast she has settled, easing any anxiety. We love our little updates of all the fun the little ones are having, and staff share lovely little stories or how my daughter has made them laugh upon pick up. All staff are so approachable and lovely to speak to, and you can see they truly care about all of the children and their needs, and how to make nursery a happy, safe space for each individual. We are very happy we chose Little Pioneers Tavistock

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Review from R T (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2025 Submitted via Website
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Little Pioneers provide excellent quality care for my child. The staff and other facilities are good. They provide proper learning support for my child and she is really interested to go to nursery these days

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Review from A R (Mother of Child) published on 3 March 2025 Submitted via Website
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The practitioners at Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Tavistock are fantastic! The development in my daughter since starting two years ago is beyond what I expected. She has grown in confidence with her peers and is always happy at pick up and excited to tell me about her activities during the day. I would highly recommend this setting to anybody seeking to place their little one. Thank you team Tavistock!

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Review from Connor I (Father of Child) published on 3 March 2025 Submitted via Website
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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Tavistock have been amazing looking after my daughter, the staff are always so friendly and so kind they make my daughter feel safe. I was so nervous about letting my daughter come to the nursery as I was worried about leaving her but the girls made me and my daughter feel so welcome.
The staff are so kind and lovely and the building has amazing security! I get daily updates and pictures from my child's key worker and she is always smiling and laughing.
The management are also amazing they helped us through some difficult times and supported us when we needed them too and we appreciate this greatly.

Overall, I think this nursery would be a great place to take your child they support children so well and help them engage in play and learning with amazing activities and fun days for the children!

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Review from Rusul A (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2025 Submitted via Website
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We are incredibly happy with the nurturing environment at Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school. Our child has thrived here, showing significant progress in their social skills, language development, and overall confidence. The teachers are patient, attentive and create engaging activities that align perfectly with our child's learning style. We particularly appreciate the emphasis on outdoor play and the regular updates we receive about our child's day through their online portal. We highly recommend Little Pioneers Nursery and Preschool to any family seeking a high-quality preschool experience. Our son has been going there for almost 4 months now. It has been truly wonderful, and we could not be happier. What an amazing place for children! Every staff person I met was polite, professional, and friendly. The teachers and teacher assistants are patient, speak kindly with the children, and are very communicative with parents.

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Review from W L (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2025 Submitted via Website
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My 11 month old son has been at Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock for a couple of months now and has started to settle in the baby room with the girls who work in there. They were very attentive, suggesting staggered starts, where he would do shorter days to ease him in. I was offered extra visits to help settle him too. Staff are all very friendly and smiley.
It is a lovely, modern nursery, with excellent security system to ensure children's safety when going in and out of the building as well as the rooms. They even have a pet budgie and African snails. It has a spacious outdoor area with excellent apparatus to promote physical development. There is also a sensory room and a garden room for the children and babies to access which they use on days where they can't access the garden.

Overall, I'm very happy with how my little boy is settling and couldn't praise the girls in the room more.

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Review from Kate B (Mother of Child) published on 7 January 2025 Submitted via Website
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I don't have enough good things to say about the nursery and staff. My daughter absolutely loves it here and is thriving. My favourite thing is how happy my daughter is going in. She has an amazing bond with the staff and I can't thank them enough for looking after her.

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Review from Mercy E (Mother of Child) published on 7 January 2025 Submitted via Website
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Since my daughter joined the nursery, the changes have been tremendous and I cannot thank the staff enough for the effort put into my child to ensure her growth process is perfect. My child barely talked before joining in September, and now, she comfortably pronounces words and even tries to have a conversation. Thank you Little Pioneers.

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Review from Nicola A (Grandmother of Child) published on 7 January 2025 Submitted via Website
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Brilliant nursery in general, staff are amazing at making sure the children/child settles into the classroom. The only part I think personally that could be improved is maybe a choice of sandwich or multiple choice of meals in case the children/ child does not like that meal that's provided on that specific day.

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Review from Tom H (Father of Child) published on 7 January 2025 Submitted via Website
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Great staff and facilities. We instantly got a great feeling when visiting our daughter's nursery. She was extremely curious about the different areas and formed a strong relationship with her key worker within her first few days.
When we first started taking our daughter here we were as nervous as any new parents taking their child to nursery for the first time. We were met with warm reassuring staff, and steady feedback on activities, meals and sleep through the app. Admittedly this is less frequent now she is 6 months into her time at nursery but we see this as time spent either nurturing their development or reassuring other new parents. We always get a daily debrief from the staff at pick-up time and most importantly our daughter is always happy when we collect her.

Thanks for everything you do for our thriving daughter in your support of her development, socially, educationally and most importantly her general well-being.

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Review from H F (Great Aunt of Child) published on 7 January 2025 Submitted via Website
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Very clean well-presented nursery, the staff are friendly and very good with the children helping them with their development, skills and encouraging positive behaviour. The outside space is very good and the kids have plenty of fun in the good weather doing different activities.

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Review from Paula L (Grandmother of Child) published on 7 January 2025 Submitted via Website
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I've picked grandson up only to find out when arriving home several hours later that his had soaking wet socks on which they have put his trainers on top of despite them have a supply of socks. On another occasion I arrived to him playing with nothing but a nappy on in the middle of winter being told they were attempting to get him changed however had no clean clothes out to get him changed into. He has been sent home in winter with a thin top, no vest despite having a supply. I came into him lying down for a nap just his bottoms on no vest or top on. Today picked up took him to the car to put a clean nappy on, took his nappy off to a massive scratch on his bum cheek and the nappy had been that tight it had rubbed his legs so bad he had blisters on his groin. The manager tried to say he had scratched himself through his nappy breaking the skin, the blisters on his groin was cause he had pooed. GP said nappy had been too tight then he had been left in a wet nappy which rubbed, causing blisters.

Reply from Lisa Robertson, Manager at Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It is of the utmost importance that we provide a high standard of care to our children and families that attend the nursery. We would really like to discuss this further so please can you email us on info@littlepioneers.coop or give us a call on 0800 954 0669.

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Review from O A (Father of Child) published on 7 January 2025 Submitted via Website
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I couldn't be happier with Little Pioneers Nursery. The practitioners show incredible care and affection, creating a warm environment where my son thrives. They excel at helping children understand their surroundings, sparking curiosity and learning. This nurturing approach is reflected at home, as I see my son's social skills and empathy grow daily. I highly recommend this nursery to any parent seeking a loving and enriching place.

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Lisa Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2020
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Hello, I'm Lisa, the manager here at Tavistock nursery in Sunderland.

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock

What is the Age Range of Children that Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock accepts?

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock Open?

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock is open: 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.

How many Children does Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock have capacity for?

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock has capacity for a total of 136 Children.

How far is Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock to the centre of Sunderland?

0.2 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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