Co-op Childcare Carterton

West Oxfordshire Business Park, Wavers Ground, Brize Norton, Carterton OX18 3YJ
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9.8 71 Reviews
  • Co-op Childcare Carterton, Carterton
At Co-op Childcare Carterton, they have a diverse team of nursery practitioners who bring lots of experience and plan creative activities each day.

They make it a priority to keep parents informed with up to the minute information, and host regular parent panels, so parents can have a say in how they run their nursery. For this, they have a ParentZone app which keeps you informed about what your child has been up to all day including observations, assessments, meals, and even toilet training progress!

All staff are pediatric first-aid trained. They know that little things can make a big difference, so they make sure to give children lots of hands-on experiences. There are areas for growing food (and eating it). Children make regular visits to local care homes and focus on doing their bit for the environment.

Each child will learn all about the environment and their local community through a global eco-schools programme which will make them become a real environmental champion!

Now offering year round and term time only spaces.

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Care Provided by Co-op Childcare Carterton

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Nadine Board (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 23
  • Total Places for Children
  • 86
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 5 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 Co-op Childcare Carterton

  • (0-2) Full day £82.00 / Half Day £45.75
    (2-3) Full day £78.25 / Half Day £43.75
    (3-5) Full day £69.50 / Half Day £36.75

  • 2 Year funding accepted. 15 and 30 hours funding available for all 3 and 4 year olds
    Short Days (8am-6pm) & School Days (9am-3pm) Offered

Co-op Childcare Carterton Reviews (71)

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9.8

Co-op Childcare Carterton has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.758) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Co-op Childcare Carterton has 71 reviews.

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Review from Laura (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff are fantastic and really care about my child. He enjoys preschool and is excited to go in each morning. The ParentZone app is useful for keeping updated and it's great to see pictures of what my son had been doing.

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Review from Kevin L (Father of Child) published on 6 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our son loves to go to this nursery and he has a good bond with all the workers there. There is a good mixture of things for him to do.

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Review from Andy (Father of Child) published on 17 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The Co-operative Childcare Carterton is a very pleasant setting to leave your little ones. The staff are very caring and make real efforts to bring out the best in your child, be they boisterous, shy, or somewhere in between. They also make sure that parents know exactly what their little ones have
been up to every day when they come to collect them. All in all a good recommendation.

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Review from Sue (Mother of Child) published on 30 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff never seem to stay for very long. My little one constantly has new key workers. Would be nice to see some consistency. Also hate to see little ones with dirty noses and faces. Would be nice at pickup if they could let the kids wash their hands and faces.

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Review from Rach (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would and continue to highly recommend the Co-operative Childcare. The staff in the Carterton, West Oxfordshire branch have been fantastic since my eldest daughter started there in 2014. I cannot fault the care and obvious admiration the staff have for all the children. They are connected, enthusiastic
and have a wonderful bond not just with my two daughters but all the children who attend and have attended. I regularly witness them speaking to siblings by name when them and their parents collect younger siblings. The building is always clean, tidy and well kept. They constantly update the rooms and maintain a high standard. The children are well fed, spend lots of time outside exploring and learning. I could continue to praise with many more comments. Thank you to Carterton staff for all their hard work and dedication.

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Review from Emer F (Mother of Child) published on 22 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5

Not happy with this nursery at all. Admin procedures, communication, billing and payments procedures were regularly poorly handled by the management team. Lots of mistakes made on their behalf and never an apology or phone call to explain why. The manager was unapproachable and condescending but unfortunately,
it was the only nursery in the area without a waiting list... now we know why!
We had no problems with the care given to our children, however, we would not care to deal with the poor management, therefore, decided to withdraw our children from this nursery. We would definitely not recommend this place to anyone

Reply from Gemma Allardyce, Head of Central Operations at Co-op Childcare Carterton

Thank you for your comments and we are truly sorry that the administration within this nursery caused you such an issue. We did implement a new Nursery Management System last year that required fees in advance of the 1st and did find that this caused issues for some parents but this issue is now resolved. We are happy to hear that you had no problems with the care your child received but once again we apologise for any problems you encountered around the administration.


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Review from Jessica (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My twins really enjoyed attending this nursery. The staff were wonderful in the baby room - kind, friendly and enthusiastic. They spent each day doing a huge variety of activities and brought home many wonderful things they had made, including mini Christmas cakes. The hours they cover is also fabulous,
so you can drop kids of very early and not have to worry about breakfast, and a late finish if required. If it wasn't for needing a term time only nursery, we would have happily continued using this nursery. I cannot even fault the safeguarding - my husband was thoroughly quizzed when he came to pick them up once!

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Review from Jill E (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My two boys went to this nursery, one is ten and the other is five, both really enjoyed it, which made it so much easier for me to go back to work. Very friendly staff always happy to help, would recommend it.

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Review from Anica B (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We have had 2 of our children there for 2-4 years and they always liked going and got on well with the staff. The play areas are nice and I always felt safe dropping them off. There are areas to improve but they always valued feedback and tried to make things better.

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Review from Sarah (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff within the nursery are very approachable. My daughter's eating habits and speech have come a long way in only two months that she has been attending the nursery. Regardless of the fact they are undergoing recruitment campaigns to get more staff. The care of the children is excellent. My daughter
is very happy here and always comes home chattering away about her day's activities.

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Review from Lisa-Marie B (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

All staff are very professional and great with the kids. Have a great relationship with some of the longer standing staff members who have looked after both my boys, could not ask for a better key worker. They have made great use of the setting and nearby outdoor areas. The only negative point would
be that there can often be a high turnover of staff/management although I suspect this is due to being near a military base rather than anything else!

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.758)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.758) out of 10 for Co-op Childcare Carterton 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 16 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 16 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 4.828 for Co-op Childcare Carterton is calculated as follows: ( (163 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 192 Ratings = 4.828

  • 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 4.93 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Co-op Childcare Carterton is based on 16 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 86 number of registered child places is 17.2. 16 Positive Reviews ÷ 17.2 = 0.93

  • 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 (1)

Nadine

Nadine Board

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2004

I have worked for The Co-operative Childcare since 2004, working from a Nursery Practitioner to a Nursery Manager.
I am Level 4 qualified in Childcare.


I have two children who attend our nursery and absolutely love the time they spend here.


Being part of a child's life and watching them grow and develop has to be the most rewarding job in the world.
It is a wonderful feeling knowing a family has chosen our nursery setting to look after their most precious gift.


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