Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Seaham

North Terrace, Seaham SR7 7EU
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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Seaham was refurbished in 2022!

Welcome to Little Pioneers Seaham, where children use their imagination and explore excellent, safe indoor and outdoor environments to promote learning.

The trustworthy staff ensure the children feel like home with personalised plans, designed to fully support the child at all levels of learning and allowing them to develop at their own pace.

The nursery has its own chef cooking homemade meals each day with special options for each age group. The meals are based on the season to keep the food fresh.

The nursery is able to prepare and store bottles of expressed milk as well, covered by their fees.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Rhiannon Pilkington (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 23

Total Places for Children

  • 60

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • (0-2) Full Day £64.50 / Short Day £61.25/ School Day £48.25/ Half Day £36.75


    (2-3) Full day £61.50 / Short Day £58.50 / School Day £46.00 / Half Day £35.00


    (3-5) Full day £55.25 / Short Day £52.50 / School Day £41.50 /Half Day £31.50

  • 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-12pm) and Short Afternoon (1pm-4pm) also offered


    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

Parking

  • Parking available

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Seaham Reviews (34)

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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Seaham has a Review Score of 9.0 (9.044) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Seaham has 34 reviews.

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Review from Laura L (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All staff members are all friendly and happy to help and care for my child. My child is settled at nursery and loves to explore anything messy! I enjoy seeing weekly pictures of him playing at nursery. My child doesn’t seem to like a lot of the meals and only eats little amounts.
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Review from Lesley-Anne M (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
After being so anxious for my child to start nursery as he was born during the coronavirus and was very clingy at home he’s settled really well and the staff in the baby room show a lot of care too to a point he’s cuddling the staff and I don’t even get a look when I drop him off.
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Review from Melanie F (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl started this nursery when she was eight and a half months old and the staff were excellent with both of us weaning us both in gently, now she is nearly two and loves nursery and all the staff. I personally don't have anything negative to say, she's always well-fed, in such a good mood
when I pick her up and doesn't cry most of the time when I drop her off so I know she feels happy and safe there. The app is great (when it works).
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Review from M R (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff in the nursery are so welcoming not just to the children but to the parents, they help you with any issues you have, they encourage children to come out of there comfort zones. My daughter was shy on her first few weeks and wouldn’t talk to anyone, she now doesn’t shut up. They have encouraged
my son to talk more loudly and engages with others more. I love the updates they put on, on a daily basis of what they have been up to and have they have had to eat. The nursery is like a home from home and I’d recommend to anyone who asks about it
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Review from Lindsey B (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery staff have been amazing with my son, he enjoys coming to nursery, he loves all the nursery staff, he needs a one to one care and the nursery staff are amazing with him, I would definitely recommend this nursery to anyone.
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Review from Emma D (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery, goes above and beyond. My little boys speech is amazing for the age he is thanks to the nursery. He has come on amazing. Teaching him everyday skills. Ie playing/sharing. Manners. Using a knife and fork.
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Review from Andrew H (Father of Child) published on 25 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are brilliant, warm and friendly, welcome always. My child is always happy to go and sad to leave! Both my children have attended and would recommend it to family, friends and others.
Food always made from scratch, and my child never leaves anything on her plate.
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Review from Victoria L (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has truly come on over the last few months and it's all down to the amazing team. They truly go above and beyond and my daughter has thrived. They have supported her development and supported us as parents with struggles and helped implement new routines such as toilet training and losing
the 'dreaded' dummy. Our experience at Seaham House Day Nursery has been wonderful and my daughter will surely miss the team as she transitions to big school. A huge thank you to you all!
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Review from Emma T (Mother of Child) published on 28 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery staff have been amazing setting my child back into the nursery setting after been off due to Covid. They have brought him on leaps and bounds, and can’t thank or praise them enough for all the work. My son has made some great bonds with staff and peers and looks forward to attending his
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Review from Ashleigh C (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter was very apprehensive about starting nursery at first and I made the staff aware of this. They were terrific in their approach to helping my daughter feel comfortable and settled and now she beams with delight about going. It's beautiful to see her excitement when we collect her from a day
full day of activities and learning.
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Review from N W (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves talking about the nursey and about everything she has learnt. The staff all support her well with all areas of her development. My son previously attended the nursery who also loved attending. They have both developed really well and shown amazing progress. I would highly recommend
the nursery for children from birth to 5 years.
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Review from Deborah L (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter loves attending nursery and looks forward to her nursery days. She is well supported by the staff, and I have seen an improvement in her numeracy and literacy skills. She loves the food - and the menus sound lovely and healthy. The staff are always helpful and friendly and great to speak
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Reply from Nicole Weir, Nursery manager at Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Seaham
Thank you for your feedback. We have enjoyed getting to know her and watch and support her grow.
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Review from V L (Mother of Child) published on 4 December 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I find the nursery to be above satisfactory. My daughter loves it and is constantly talking about what fun she has and what she has learnt. The staff are amazing and my child has thrived because of their perseverance and support. I will be sad for my child to leave.
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Review from C E (Father of Child) published on 4 December 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have had two children attend the nursery and have found the staff to be caring. The staff are approachable, friendly and offer the children a nurturing environment to grow and develop.
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Current Review Score: 9.0 (9.044)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.0 (9.044) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Seaham 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 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.1 out of 5 from 6 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 4.944 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Seaham is calculated as follows: ( (68 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 72 Ratings = 4.944
  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 4.1 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Seaham is based on 6 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 = 3.6
    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 60 number of registered child places is 12. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 12 = 0.5
  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)

Clare

Clare Scollins

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hello, and welcome to Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Seaham.

Gayle

Gayle

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Hello, and welcome to Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Seaham.

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