Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Walsall Wood

7a Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall WS9 9NP
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  • Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Walsall Wood, Walsall
Ofsted rating for Walsall Wood Nursery is Outstanding (March 2022)

At Little Pioneers Walsall Wood there are four main areas within the nursery, a secure baby room for babies 3 months to 1 year, a large bright toddler room for 12 months – 2 years, another large bright room for children aged 2-4 years.

They have 5 Little Pioneers who help share their core values with 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 hold the green flag status (the highest award) in the prestigious Green Flag Eco-schools programme which is an internationally recognised award for excellence in environmental action and learning. They have an app, ParentZone, which keeps mums and dads informed about life at nursery with photos from their day, assessments, meals eaten and even toilet training progress.

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.

Furthermore there is a specific room to support the learning of the 3-5 year olds, complete with laptop and computer that pre-schoolers can use at any time as they are encouraged to explore and access activities independently. The nursery has two secure outside play areas which the children are able to access at least twice a day.

Care Provided by Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Walsall Wood

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Toni Dyett (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 30
  • Total Places for Children
  • 72
  • 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, Walsall Wood

  • (0-2) Full day £74.50 / Half Day £44.75
    (2-3) Full day £70.75/ Half day £42.50
    (3-5) Full day £65.00 / Half Day £41.50


  • A range of flexible, ethical finance options available.


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  • Parking available


Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Walsall Wood Reviews (96)

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8.6

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Walsall Wood has a Review Score of 8.6 (8.648) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Walsall Wood has 96 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery and staff are excellent, especially my son's key worker who has helped my son flourish.
It's amazing to see the difference of how far along he has come since he started.
He has become an independent and confident child.
I wouldn't hesitate to put your child in this nursery. They deserve
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with the service staff are friendly, helpful and kind. Plenty for my son to do.
Love the app Parentzone as can check on him while I am on lunch at work to see how much enjoyment he is having and also checking he is eating OK etc. Wouldn't put him anywhere else. It has made going back to
work easy for me to be honest.
Thank you.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at the nursery since being 7 months old, he loves coming to nursery and is always happy when I collect him. I enjoy following his progress and daily routine on the parentzone app and I am able to send and receive messages off the staff.


Before making the choice to send my son here

I visited other nurseries in the local area and I was impressed with the professionalism and friendly staff at the Little Pioneers and I am happy I have made the right choice for his future.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The Co-operative Childcare Walsall Wood Nursery provide an exceptional level of care with top rate facilities, solid communication and a team of staff who are friendly and fantastic at what they do. Updates are made regularly and children are treated as individuals. The food served is varied and in
our experience an enjoyable part of our child's day.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at the nursery since January 2018 and has grown in confidence and learnt to build strong relationships with nursery staff. I have been very happy with her development here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery with friendly staff, who provide regular updates on our daughter’s progress. The staff have been brilliant with our daughter since she started in the baby room last year, while the manager manages the nursery very well...We very much recommend this nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The fantastic team at The Co-operative Childcare Walsall Wood Nursery are all very welcoming and help my child in her time there. she enjoys the activities they do and I love being able to see what my child is doing throughout the day.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been really happy with how the staff at the nursery have cared for my son. They spend time doing lots of activities with them to make the time they spend there interesting and as a result, my son looks forward to attending.


The nursery is clean and is well equipped with lots of toys. They

encourage outside play which I particularly like and the outside area also has a lot of toys to engage them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fab nursery with wonderful friendly staff. My son loves it there and so did my daughter 6 years ago!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic and pleasant staff. Give a really warm and friendly welcome. Great amenities for the children, indoors and out.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We cannot fault the care or education the nursery provide for our son.
Every day they plan exciting activities to stimulate and develop the children.
My child has a dairy allergy and the cook makes sure he has a balanced meal and doesn't miss out on anything especially puddings.
We absolutely love
the nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We have had an excellent experience of settling our son in at this nursery.
The staff are very caring and informative.
It is clear they care greatly for the children.
They send regular updates and reply quickly to any communications.
The nursery is very relaxed and flexible and the staff have taken
time to help us and our son settle in.
They engage the children in many activities throughout the day.
We are only a few weeks in but we have had an excellent experience so far - much easier than we expected.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have found this nursery excellent. I couldn't praise the staff enough. They helped my son settle in very quick and made me feel at such ease leaving him there. My son is always happy when I pick him up at the end of the day and has always done something different.


Being at this nursery has helped

my son's confidence being and playing with other children and his speech has come along nicely.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son started attending the nursery last month. He has difficulty settling in but all the staff are very supportive. He is very well looked after and is learning and developing each day. My son's key worker is amazing with him.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery, lots of activities for the children and they really make an effort for special occasions. They give detailed reports to parents and my son really enjoys his time there. The staff call whenever my son was poorly and always administered inhaler when required. They encourage outside
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter comes to The Co-operative Childcare Walsall Wood Nursery from 18 months up until she went to reception. Brilliant staff, resources, activities and learning opportunities for the children. My daughter loved this nursery and still talks about it often. Lots of happy memories made here, thank
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Without a doubt the best nursery I visited when choosing childcare for my child. A friendly and welcoming setting with amazing staff who helped my son settle instantly. Overall, excellent standard of care from all. Not surprising the nursery has an 'outstanding' from Ofsted.I have recommended this nursery
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A very professionally ran nursery. Great facilities with different rooms as your child grows from baby to preschool. The staff are very friendly and it's great to have the structure that the Co-op brings. My child has been there since 9 months old, now preschool age, he has always been very happy and
that speaks volumes.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We think it's a great nursery, our daughter loves it, has made lots of friends and has progressed well since being there. The staff are always friendly and smiling. The food served is home made and decent portions from what I can gather!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Great nursery, my son has been there since he was 7 months old.


He is above average in terms of development.


Would highly recommend.


Staff are professional and children are well cared for, meals look delicious.


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Current Review Score: 8.6 (8.648)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.6 (8.648) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Walsall Wood is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 7 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.0 out of 5 from 6 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 4.631 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Walsall Wood is calculated as follows: ( (63 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) + (8 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 84 Ratings = 4.631

  • 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 4.017 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Walsall Wood is based on 6 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 = 3.6

    • 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 72 number of registered child places is 14.4. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 14.4 = 0.417

  • 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 (4)

Toni

Toni Dyett

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2020

Toni has been with Little Pioneers in Walsall Wood for five years, progressing from a practitioner to manager. She brings over 17 years of experience in various childcare settings, showcasing her dedication and expertise in early years education.


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Gage Hartshorn

Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager

Joined: 2021

Gage has been with Little Pioneer Walsall Wood for four years, beginning as an apprentice and now serving as our Deputy Manager. His enthusiasm and genuine love for working with the children truly enhance our nursery environment and foster their development.


Lily

Lily Doocey

Job Title: Room Manager

Joined: 2015

Lily began her career as an unqualified bank staff member before moving on to complete her Level 3 through an apprenticeship. She has experience in all areas of our nursery and has now happily settled in the Little Explorers room as the room manager. Lily is passionate about working with babies and is dedicated to providing high-quality activities that support their growth and development. Her enthusiasm truly shines in her role!


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Fiona Elcocks

Job Title: Room Manager

Joined: 2013

Fiona has been a valued member of Little Pioneers for over 10 years, working in every room of our nursery. She currently serves as the Room Manager for Little Adventures. As a Level 3 qualified practitioner, Fiona is deeply passionate about fostering children's growth and development, and she continually shows great enthusiasm in supporting their progress.