Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale

The Annex, Essendine Road, Maida Vale, London W9 2LR
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  • Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale, London
Ofsted rating for Maida Vale is Good (March 2023)

At Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale, they partner with their community as spending time with people of all ages is important for a child's development. Their children make regular trips to Carlton Gate Care Home where their children play games, read stories and interact with the residents.

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale are big on happy children. They have areas for growing food (and eating it) and focus on taking care of each other and the world. They are silver eco schools accredited, a programme that sees children make a real difference to the environment.
The nursery are big on safety which is why ALL staff are paediatric first aid trained. They have a ParentZone app that keeps mums and dads informed about their little ones at nursery, from photos, meals eaten, and even toilet training progress!
                        
There are 7 rooms in Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale, one 3 months- 1 Year, two for 1-2 years, one 18 months - 3 years and one 2-3 years and one 3-5 Years. There is also a kitchen, colleagues' staff room, laundry room, milk kitchen, two baby changing room and one training room that are provided to ensure on-going training is available to all the nursery team.

They use their 5 Little Pioneers to help share their core values with children, encouraging them to be independent, make their own choices, express their feelings and make a difference in the world.

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Care Provided by Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Ola Tijani (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 46
  • Total Places for Children
  • 106
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • 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 & 1 Training Day

Funding & Fees Guide for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale

  • (0-2) Full day £104.75 / Half Day £62.75
    (2-3) Full day £102.75 / Half Day £61.50
    (3-5) Full day £84.75 / Half Day £51.75
  • Parking

  • No Parking on Site - Pay & Display Only.


Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale Reviews (110)

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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.637) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale has 110 reviews.

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Review from Hazel N (Mother of Child) published on 9 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attends 3 and a half days a week and is so excited when I drop her off every day, even after her first week her language development improved dramatically.
Daily updates are great to see what’s she has been eating and how she has slept, although I would like more photos.
She has developed
such a strong positive bond with her key workers that I’m happy if she ever has a tough day or just wants a hug she will get one.
Food, there is a huge variety which is great and staff provides extra portions to those who need it.
We have only been here 3/4months but I would like to see more detail on my daughter's development and although COVID restricts it a 121 would be really appreciated.

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Review from Amran B (Father of Child) published on 9 September 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery has amazing staff, both in the administrative team as well as in the children's rooms. Their care and support for the children is amazing. The staff are supportive with parents too. The children thrive in this nursery and this can be seen on their faces every time we left our little one
there. The facilities are great too. They have plenty of open space and this translates into the happiness of kids. I have to congratulate all the staff and I wish them continued success in the amazing work they do.

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Review from Caitriona S (Mother of Child) published on 1 July 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We loved our time with the Co-op Nursery in Maida Vale and were very sad to leave when moving to another suburb. Our son joined when he was 12 months and the settling in sessions worked wonders for making him and us comfortable with the new transition. The staff were all wonderful and very understanding
of his individual needs, like food allergies and nap times - the menus were fantastic! His key worker gave us regular feedback on the nursery app as to how he was developing and what we could do to continue his learning at home. The nursery has great facilities and put a lot of emphasis on outdoor time, even in the winter as they have sheltered areas (they also visit the local park and nursing home). Lastly, I found all interactions with management and administrative processes to be very easy - the default is to be understanding and flexible - the Covid communications were flawless. Our son loved his nursery experience and we'd recommend it to others in a heartbeat. We'll miss you all!

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Review from Samantha R (Mother of Child) published on 4 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has really developed and progressed well in all areas of his development, he has become very social and loves going to see and play with his friends. He has formed a good relationship with the staff in his room and also the managers in the office. Overall a good team throughout the nursery.
My
son loves the nursery, as do I.

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Review from Siobhan G (Mother of Child) published on 29 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our son has become a very social, confident and kind boy whilst in the care of the Co-op nursery. His progression is visible on a daily basis and he genuinely loves going into nursery every morning. The staff are kind, engaging, caring and approachable and communicate with parents both in person as
well as through the Parent Zone app on a daily basis. We are very pleased our son is in the Co-op nursery and would highly recommend it.

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Review from Chantall K (Mother of Child) published on 24 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery.
My son has been here for two years, he loves it very much. It's well organised, every single staff member is nice, they seem to know every child's name, even ones not in their class.
I highly recommend it will be sad when my son leaves for Reception next September.

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Review from Sri G (Mother of Child) published on 17 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are so sad when our twins left the nursery. Essendine took such good care of them in a loving and supportive environment. Everything is done with kindness and with gentle education in mind. Both the twins needed help with their speech at some point and they provided this clearly and effectively.
Amazing for working parents- the hours are so good! They have been understanding, supportive and so good to the children. The key workers were wonderful and knew the twins so well. The leaving presents, cards and photos as leaving presents were so touching. Thank you so much Co-operative Childcare London (Maida Vale)!
I would highly recommend the nursery.

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Review from Mady R (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As my daughter has spent 10 months at the Butterflies 1 room, we’d like to extend our thanks to all the staff who has worked in the room in this period (and also from the Breakfast room - Caterpillars).
During her time in the room, we were very pleased with all the care taken and also her development
and gained independence.
We are especially pleased and would like to praise her Key Person. She quickly managed to establish a very positive connection with our daughter (and us, the parents). We always felt that her Key Person was very caring with her (and with other kids as well!). She did a lot of specific work to support our daughter's understanding of English knowledge and get her confident in the language since at home we don’t speak in English. Our daughter was also encouraged to do physical activity (which she repeated at home) and encouraged to try new things, aiming at her development.

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Review from N G (Mother of Child) published on 26 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery. Caring staff. Good food and are able to cater for gluten-free kids. They really care about each individual child’s progress, in terms of learning, unlike other nurseries where they just play.

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Review from Natasja G (Mother of Child) published on 29 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our girls were in the pre-school class of the Maida Vale Co-op and we couldn't have been happier with the experience.
The pre-school team are wonderful. They are wonderful because they are so attentive and in-touch with the children in the group. In a relaxed and happy way. Our girls got regular individual
attention to support their growth and learning and we could see them flourishing and enjoying their time there. Each became more confident and was able to try new things and then express what they most enjoyed. The activities are thoughtful and fun with a mix of play and structured learning - a great stepping stone before going to reception. They even have terrapins, a rabbit and made their own gardens.
The teachers and the management were very receptive to our requests and questions and went over and above to help us as a family make the girls' time at the nursery positive.

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Review from Omar (Father of Child) published on 5 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery provides a safe and a positive environment for children to explore and learn. The staff are in particular excellent with good staff retention meaning good relationships with both children and parents.

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Review from Paula M (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent childcare provider. My 2 year old loves it. She is well looked after and thrives in the environment. The management team are excellent and very approachable if you want to have a quick chat. Highly recommend, my 3rd child currently attends the other 2 love going back and remembering their
time there.

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Review from Luca (Father of Child) published on 4 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My personal experience was so positive , I see progress in my son growing and learning and I’m super happy with the teachers and in general with all the team .
Clean institute and nice environment .

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Review from Sarah (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves the nursery; wonderful staff and thoughtful activities and it feels very safe which gives me peace of mind as a parent.

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Review from Tania (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a great nursery, a high standard of care with focus on development. Flexible with timings - my daughter started out on 1 day per week which is unusual compared to the minimum 2 days rule a lot of nurseries adopt.
Lovely staff and great building.

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Review from Martha (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Generally extremely happy with the nursery.
One thing to consider is sometimes the staff can try and be flexible and adaptive in the situations when it comes to care rather than follow the book (occasional dietary requirements, post sickness period)
I met staff that does that and others that are reluctant
to do so and it helps when this element is there. At the end of the day, you are the next closer after parents so it would be great to support parents as well.
Also, one thing I believe you should definitely consider improving is breakfast. Kids have only one option really-cereal. Maybe a few days you can consider toast and butter or something else.

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Review from S (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been here for just over a year, and has been really happy here. She has formed close bonds with the staff, and has lots of friends. It is a friendly, caring and supportive environment for her to grow and develop. The staff are great, and evidently care so much about the children. The
outdoor play area is also brilliant, especially given its central location. The staff put a lot of thought into activities, room decorations, and tending the garden.

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Review from JT (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff are genuinely very caring and take time out to get to know each of the kids. My son looks forward to going each morning.

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Review from Jane D (Mother of Child) published on 21 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can't say enough about how wonderful the Maida Vale Co-op nursery is as I drop my son every day knowing that he is being loved and cared for by people who are passionate and experienced. The manager does such an amazing job, always with a smile on her face and the whole atmosphere is friendly and
accepting. It's an utter pleasure to go there and I always feel welcome. She literally works miracles with no doubt a very tight budget, an old building and with approx 60 staff!


Numerous working environments could learn a lot from her management style. I know I have!


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Review from L E R (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter started the nursery at the age of 13 months and stayed there until she was just over 3 yrs old. During this time she was in 3 different room (age appropriate) and we had the opportunity to meet all the amazing staff members. Our daughter absolutely loved the place. All staff members including
the personnel from the kitchen and from the office are very professional, helpful and hard working. We will miss them all!

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.637)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.637) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 18 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.788 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale is calculated as follows: ( (186 Excellents x 5) + (32 Goods x 4) + (8 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 226 Ratings = 4.788

  • b) 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 4.849 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale is based on 18 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 106 number of registered child places is 21.2. 18 Positive Reviews ÷ 21.2 = 0.849

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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 (10)

Ola

Ola

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2017

BA Honours in Early Childhood Studies (2017).


Amrat

Amrat

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2018

Advanced Certificate in Children's Learning & Development (Level 3).


Emilija

Emilija

Job Title: Room Manager of Little Explorers

Joined: 2005

Pedagogy in Childcare & Early Years (1998)


Nessa

Nessa

Job Title: Nursery Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Co-ordinator || Room Manager of Little Creators 2

Joined: 2014

CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Pre-School Practice (2009)


Sujata

Sujata

Job Title: Room Manager of Little Adventurers 3

Joined: 2015

NCFE CACHE Level 4 Certificate For The Early Years Advanced Practitioner (2018).


Alina

Alina

Job Title: Room Manager of Little Creators

Joined: 2022

NCFE Cache Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) (2021)


Aaliyah

Aaliyah

Job Title: Room Manager of Little Adventurers

Joined: 2023

Cache Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education (Early Years Educator) (2013)


Shirkaela

Shirkaela

Job Title: Room Manager of Little Adventurers 2

Joined: 2019

Level 3 in Children's Learning and Development (Early Years Educator) (2017).


Brikena

Brikena

Job Title: Administrator

Joined: 2022

Administrator - Admissions, Parent Queries Office Based


Saima

Saima

Job Title: Nursery Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Co-ordinator || Room Manager of Little Learners

Joined: 2022

NCFE Cache Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) (2018).


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