Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Stonehouse (Harborne)

Stonehouse Farm, Stonehouse Lane, Harborne, Birmingham B32 3DX
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9.8 89 Reviews
  • Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Stonehouse (Harborne), Birmingham
Stonehouse nursery was once an old farm house building but is now renovated into a fully functional childcare facility. Lots of special remnants remain in their outdoor space like an original farm tractor and their 2 pet chickens who roam through the gardens whilst they play.

They have 5 Little Pioneers who help share their core values with the children such as encouraging them to be independent to making a difference in the world. They are big on safety which is why ALL their staff are paediatric first aid trained.

They are big on happy children so they have areas for growing food (and eating it), regular visits to local care homes and take care of each other and the world. Their ParentZone app keeps mums and dads informed about life at nursery including photos from their day, assessments, meals eaten and even toilet training progress.

The nursery holds the green flag status in the prestigious Green Flag Eco-schools programme which is an internationally recognised award for excellence in environmental action and learning.

They love healthy eating at Stonehouse and they've partnered with Startwell, an exciting new programme being rolled out across Birmingham to encourage healthy, nutritious meals for children.

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Care Provided by Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Stonehouse (Harborne)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Tina Young (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 21
  • Total Places for Children
  • 60
  • 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 Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Stonehouse (Harborne)

  • (0-2) Full day £76.75 / Half Day £44.75
    (2-3) Full day £73.00 / Half Day £42.50
    (3-5) Full day £71.75 / Half Day £41.50

  • Short Day (8am-6pm) and School Day (9am-3pm) offered
    Various funding sessions are also available please phone for more details
  • Parking

  • Parking available


Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Stonehouse (Harborne) Reviews (89)

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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Stonehouse (Harborne) has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.767) out of 10, based on 26 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Stonehouse (Harborne) has 89 reviews.

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Review from Ian B (Father of Child) published on 28 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are very friendly and the children are very happy.
Very pleased indeed.

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Review from Danielle M (Mother of Child) published on 31 December 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We moved to this nursery and loved it. It had the original Frist Steps ethos. The nursery has excellent facilities, especially the garden.
The staff have been so welcoming and the children have settled so quickly like they have always been here. Especially the youngest who has really come out of his
shell since being here.
The staff also have put on extra sessions to help educate parents to continue the learning at home. I would 100% recommend this nursery.

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Review from Esther G (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Happy baby! Happy mom and dad!
We feel our son is loved and looked after as good as we could wish.
His development has been massive and that's a credit to the job done at the nursery.
Well done!

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Review from Antonia G (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been at First Steps since she was 6 months old and we couldn't be more pleased with the care and support she has received since the start of our childcare journey.
The staff are wonderful - attentive, kind and considerate, we couldn't have picked a better nursery for our daughter.

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Review from A M (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

During this month my child has had many fun-filled activities involving lots of messy play which I love seeing.
The nursery has really enabled my child to reach the best of his ability and I couldn't imagine taking him anywhere else.

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Review from Katie H (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy, the staff go above and beyond anything you may need to help your child.
Always make time when you need to talk about any issue.

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Review from Lauren C (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

First Steps have really helped with my child's development.
In her first two weeks here she learnt how to crawl.
In Rainbow room her speech has developed lots within a short few weeks.
Were amazed by all you do for the children here.

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Review from Emmaline M (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are fantastic, always happy to help all the time. Very cheerful and approachable.

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Review from C H (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery and brilliant staff.
Excellent variety of activities and learning opportunities, forest school, care homes etc.
Can't thank you enough for the last 4 years and developing my daughter into the confident, caring girl she is today.

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Review from Clare H (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery with a nurturing environment.
Both my children have got exceptional social skills, manners and my eldest was very ready for school by the time he left.

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Review from Karen B (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

First Steps at Stonehouse farm offer a fun, stimulating and caring environment for the children. Both of my children have thrived and made long lasting bonds with both practitioners and peers. Staff are friendly and expereinced and I know my child will be well cared for.
A happy child means a happy
mum.
I would not hesitate to recommend.

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Review from Daniel T (Father of Child) published on 19 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery. My daughter has come along loads with speech and many other things.

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Review from Alexis (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Super Nursery. Great staff on site. The children are always happy and well cared for.
Good online interactive platform between staff and parents/guardians.
Forest school and the care home visits are brilliant.
One problem - the company that runs the nurseries billing system is atrocious. Always wrong
bills being sent, threatening emails despite payment. A shambles. The poor management comment below is just for the billing, not the Nursery manager themselves who is very very good.

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Review from Clare (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The progress my child made while at First Steps Nursery was amazing but more importantly, her confidence grew and grew. The staff are extremely caring and nurturing and I felt completely at ease leaving my child in their care. The learning experiences that are planned each day are brilliant and I felt
the staff knew exactly where my child was in terms of her development and strived to stretch and extend her development.

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Review from Sarah (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My child is very happy here and enjoys spending time withhis peers . They are always doing different activities and learning in the process. Hes loved every member of staff who have looked after him so far and i hope he continues to as he moves up.

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Review from Kim (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Overall very pleased with my child's development, progress, and standard of care provided, my child is very happy and content at the nursery, the surroundings are like home from home.

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Review from Maja (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

After moving to Birmingham and having to change a nursery, I was a bit worried for my 2,5 year old boy as he really takes time to adapt and start enjoying new places/people.
For my surprise, all went so smoothly and good that he is asking on days he is not at the nursery to take him to. He absolutely
loves it there. Always full of stories of what he did, friends he made...And I cannot be happier.

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Review from Sarah L (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery. We get regular daily updates and photos through the app which is very useful. My daughter loves it there and the staff are great. I have no complaints at all, good food, great staff, amazing building and I feel they really do look after her as if it was their own child.

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Review from Megan (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have found this to be a friendly and caring nursery setting for both of our sons. All of the staff know all of the children and they care about parent input. Thoughtful and personal planning for activities, which are tailored to children's interests. The pre-school is particularly good, they have
prepared and supported my eldest son so well through the transition to school. The Forest School is great, staffed with experienced forest school leaders who give the children a brilliant opportunity to gain independence and a life of the outdoors. Good green outside space with areas for each age group.

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Review from Lizzie (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a great nursery - the staff took excellent care of our little boy. He loved going there. The outside space with forest school, mud kitchens and play areas are brilliant, spacious and very green. The rooms inside have lots of sensory areas and toys. This environment and the different planned
activities gave him lots of stimulation. The staff were also very careful about his egg allergy. I felt confident leaving him in their care.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.767)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.767) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Stonehouse (Harborne) 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 26 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 26 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 4.767 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Stonehouse (Harborne) is calculated as follows: ( (241 Excellents x 5) + (64 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 309 Ratings = 4.767

  • 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 Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Stonehouse (Harborne) is based on 26 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 60 number of registered child places is 12, which has been reached with 26 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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Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 1996

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