Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Reading

The Hospitium, Valpy Street, Reading RG1 1AR
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  • Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Reading, Reading
Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Reading is right in the heart of Reading city centre, within walking distance of the train station and their nursery is set in a beautiful, charismatic listed church building with four spacious rooms, one for each age group.

Their ParentZone app keeps mums and dads informed about life at nursery with photos from their day, assessments, meals eaten and even toilet training progress! They use their 5 Little Pioneers to help share their core values with children such as encouraging them to be independent to making a difference in the world.

The nursery team are big on safety which is why ALL their staff are paediatric first aid trained. The nursery is also silver eco schools accredited, a programme that sees children lead the way in making little changes that deliver big environmental differences.

They are big on happy children which is why they have an area for growing food (and eating it), regular visits to local care homes and take care of each other and the world.

The nursery has its own garden area, which is well equipped including a children's playhouse and slide. There is also a wooden shelter to provide shade and cover and to ensure that children can access the outdoors in all weather conditions.

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Care Provided by Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Reading

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Kate Hatter (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 33
  • Total Places for Children
  • 84
  • 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

Funding & Fees Guide for Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Reading

  • (0-2) Full day £97.00 / Half Day £59.75
    (2-3) Full day £92.50 / Half Day £57.00
    (3-5) Full day £82.75 / Half Day £51.50
  • Parking

  • Parking available


Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Reading Reviews (105)

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Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Reading has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.804) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Reading has 105 reviews.

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Review from Louise B (Mother of Child) published on 18 January 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a lovely nursery and our daughter is very happy here. They offer a range of activities and daughter (3 and a half) comes out every day raving about her 'big brilliant day'. Staff are excellent. Many thanks.

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Review from N S (Mother of Child) published on 25 December 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff are very friendly, my daughter has been in this nursery for so long that it's second home for her. As a working mother is a relief to feel that my child is well looked after, enjoys company of her friends in a protected environment. Also impressed with learning and overall emotional, physical
and social development in the process. Thanks again.

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Review from Nandita T (Mother of Child) published on 12 November 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy with the nursery. Our daughter has started to learn many good things and has started to make friends.


Special thanks to the Early Years assistant, and the other girls who take care of her so well. She now talks a lot and looks forward to going to the nursery.


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Review from AlexB (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started at the nursery in 2012 aged 6 months and is now in preschool, my daughter started at the end of 2014 aged 5 months. The are both extremely happy there. The nursery hours are fantastic, dropping the kids for their breakfast at 7:30 works really well, particularly if you commute from
the train station and the 6:30 close gives me a lot of flexibility. My son loves the indoor garden, this is a great resource that allows them to have a run around regardless of the weather, it also makes up for the more limited outdoor space (although they do take them out to the park sometimes). Last week my son was really excited telling me about their trip to Reading library to get books. There will always be times where you want to talk about a concern you have about your child's development or something you want to give feedback on, I find all the staff to be really approachable, they have great ideas (particularly with potty training) and the management are very responsive to feedback or queries both in person and by e-mail.

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Review from Kat H (Mother of Child) published on 22 October 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been attending the nursery for a year and a half, and we have been consistently impressed with the level of care. He has formed strong bonds with key workers in each room, and they have helped him to become a confident and sociable little boy (and they seem to genuinely care about his well
being - on the couple of occasions when he's been off with a bug they've contacted me to see how he is). As well as a wide range of activities on offer and good use of a slightly awkwardly shaped building, the creativity shown in events such as the recent Mini Reading Festival gives a more personal, non-chain feel to the nursery. We have had a quick response from management when we have had questions or concerns, and he definitely seems to enjoy the variety of food! The longer opening hours allow for days when commuting is a challenge; it's ideal for those that commute by train. The nursery were also supportive of our choice to use reusable nappies.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.804)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.804) out of 10 for Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Reading 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 20 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 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 4.804 for Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Reading is calculated as follows: ( (193 Excellents x 5) + (47 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 240 Ratings = 4.804

  • 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Reading is based on 20 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 84 number of registered child places is 16.8, which has been reached with 20 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • 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 (2)

Leanne

Leanne Green

Job Title: Nursery Manager

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


Kelly

Kelly

Job Title: Deputy Manager

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


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