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.

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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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have a niece who attends this nursery for the past 3/4 months. I have got to say how impressed I am to see how much she has progressed in her younger years in such a small amount of time. She used to be a quiet girl but now she is bursting with personality at a tender age. The staff here are amazing
and very attentive to each and every child. I would most definitely recommend this place to others.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child loves being at this nursery and is really happy there, all the staff are brilliant and doing a fantastic job.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great amenities, big rooms & there is a lot of outdoor space, which is, to me, important to note as I feel it is important kids spend time outside during the day!


Staff are very well trained and caring about our baby's development.


Convenient opening hours 07:30 - 18:30, which gives a bit more

flexibility at work.


Food prepared on site!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I rarely write reviews but I really wanted to write one for The Co-operative Childcare London (Maida Vale) Nursery because we've had such a fantastic experience there. My daughter joined at the end of Feb 2017 at the age of 5 months and while I was nervous about sending her to a nursery so young, all
of the staff showed such genuine care and affection for my daughter that it has far exceeded all my expectations. My daughter is always smiley when I drop her off and smiley when I pick her up and the staff make such an effort to talk me through her day and any developments that have occurred, I couldn't wish for more, I would highly recommend this nursery to everyone!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The very friendly and competent staff always takes care of our child. They are flexible and attentive to our family needs. Any issues that have come up, they have been prompt with responses or solutions.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Overall it's a good nursery. My issue is limited outside space for 2 years and onwards. I also would prefer it if they would have a policy of changing shoes from those they wear outside to inside ones, as it will help with all viruses that she has been catching. However everything else is great, staff
are so kind and caring, I feel that my daughter is loved and looked after very well. She loves going to nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My child has attended this nursery since he was 9 months old. He's been in the babies room, toddler room and is now in the 2+ room. We have been very happy ask this time, particularly with the new management.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A very good nursery where my daughter is very happy. The staff is really great, care a lot about children and adjusts the program, food to their needs. They do lots of activities in line with seasons. Facilities are really nice with a good outside space. Great daily feedback on meals, activities, sleep
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Very happy!!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter is very happy attending this nursery. She has made lots of friends and is very fond of the staff. The staff and management are good and I've seen a massive improvement over the past two years. The key area to improve for me is provide more healthy and freshly prepared food; I think they
follow the EY guidelines however to my opinion too often they get beans on toast or ice cream and although menu has improved I think they can work a bit more on providing healthy nutritious meals with more veggies and avoiding sugary puddings.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been going to the Maida Vale Coop nursery for almost 2 years starting part time when she was 4 months old and going full time at age 1. She has developed beautifully throughout and has been loved and cherished by staff from day 1. It is such a relief finding a reliable caring environment
for her. The hours are great, the staff are really lovely and we feel very lucky & grateful for the care provided. We love the outdoor/indoor facilities, the fact that the rooms are large and bright and that there is opportunity to learn from and socialise with the other kids.

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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).