Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Leamington

Grove House, Upper Grove Street, Leamington Spa CV32 5AN
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  • Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Leamington, Leamington Spa
At Little Pioneers Leamington their children's voices matter and that's why they focus on making sure that each child's key person can provide all of the support and advice that they need.

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

They are big on happy children and 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. They are silver eco schools accredited, a programme that sees children lead the way in making little changes that deliver big environmental differences.

They have a ParentZone app which keeps mums and dads informed about life at nursery with photos from their day, assessments, meals eaten and even toilet training progress.

The interior is split into three separate age groups; babies, teenies, and toddlers, with the addition of a soft play area and a sensory room, as well as a range of outdoor toys in the garden and a large wooden play structure that makes for fun physical play. They also have a pet rabbit, Spencer, who roams around whilst they children stroke him and clean out his hutch.

Care Provided by Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Leamington

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Nicky Mawby (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 38
  • Total Places for Children
  • 117
  • 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 & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Leamington

  • (0-2) Full day £85.75 / Half Day £48.50
    (2-3) Full day £81.75 / Half Day £46.25
    (3-5) Full day £74.25 / Half Day £44.25


  • Parking
  • Parking available


Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Leamington Reviews (81)

Total of 81, showing 61-80
9.6

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Leamington has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.645) out of 10, based on 26 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Leamington has 81 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Great environment and caring and friendly staff. Time is always taken to talk through my child's day.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

A really good nursery with great activities, facilities and staff. Both my girls went here. Their system prepped my eldest really well for Primary School. The kids are all always kept busy. They always seem to be having fun. Communication regarding my kids is good too.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My Son has loved his time in preschool, bonding with carers and making friends. All staff are passionate and attentive.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has just finished her last day at Little Pioneers. How fast time flies!
The staff and management have always been extremely helpful and friendly. Our daughter has really enjoyed her 3 years at the nursery. Preschool especially is well organised and forward thinking. During her time there
our daughter has grown up so much and is now so aware of the world around her.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff are friendly, helpful and seem to genuinely care for the children. My little boy seems to have formed a bond with key staff which is lovely to see - I couldn't leave him somewhere he wasn't happy!


I like talking to staff and hearing all about what he's been up to when I collect him after work

- its good that they take time to do this even though it is clearly a busy time of day for them. Also, the new app is great for seeing what's happening during the day - its especially nice when photos are uploaded showing them doing activities.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

So thrilled so far with the care and friendship provided by the nursery. Our little girl seems to have enjoyed her days so much so that she is exhausted from the fun. It's fantastic to be updated using the ParentZone app, especially with photos and development updates, reassuring you during the day
that they're busy and happy. The staff are extremely friendly and really offer a personal service, making you feel they really know your child as an individual.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child loves going to Nursery and hands over to any member of the team with ease. He has come on in leaps and bounds since starting last year and we cannot recommend the nursery high enough!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Let's put it this way - today when I picked up my lightly paint-splattered child from nursery, he was engrossed in playing, but when he noticed me, ran over and hugged me, then he ran back to his key person and hugged them. This is basically everything I want from his nursery education. Activities,
socialisation, and adults with whom he feels happy and secure.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy with the nursery - my eldest child (who is now 6) went to the nursery from 8 months old and our youngest who leaves to go to school in September, has been in since he was 6 months old. Both children have been extremely happy there - happy children mean happy parents!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very friendly staff, all very welcoming to myself and my son on arrival. They take care of each child's individual needs. Son loves going!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery with supportive and enthusiastic staff. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for childcare.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at the nursery since he was nine months old and is almost two. During this time, he has grown and developed tremendously. The team are very professional, warm and pay specific attention to each child's needs. My son is a fussy eater and the nursery team has worked hard to improve this.
We would recommend The Co-operative Childcare Leamington Grove Nursery highly.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have loved how the nursery nurtures and cares for our daughter. The nursery has a lovely relationship with the children and parents alike. The nursery have really worked with our daughter to embrace the things she loves and have worked with her to encourage her in areas she is not so interested in.
There are always lots of activities for our daughter to join in with and she loves them all.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery, my little boy has attended since about 10 months old and from Day 1 it has felt as though I am leaving him with trusted family members.
The nursery is well stocked, cleanliness is good, meals are varied with a good balance of nutrition and are pretty popular with the kids.
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are super, from Day 1 have been good at getting my little boy engaged, eating and down for naps (not easy, believe me).
The staff are highly engaging, proactive and run a varied range of engaging activities for little ones. They genuinely care about the tiny people they care for, their attitude and professionalism is second to none.
The facilities are great with a number of rooms available to all, soft play, garden with Spencer the rabbit and they do day trips when possible.
Couldn't recommend highly enough!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic bunch of caring and loving staff helping our little girl flourish since she joined the nursery when she was 1.5 years old. Over the last two years, she has grown into a bubbly and confident girl with amazing knowledge and language.
We are very sad that she left preschool this week owing
to her next chapter as it's time for her to move on. She's already missing all the preschool staff deputy. The new manager has been really helpful and has adopted an 'open door' policy should anyone have any concerns. Special thanks go to everyone from all of us.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The Co-operative Nursery is so much more than just a nursery. This is not just because of the fantastic facilities and the home from home environment - although this helps - but because of the caring, dedicated and enthusiastic staff member who absolutely always go the extra mile to ensure our child
is happy, settled and well looked after. The nursery has never let us down and we always leave at the end of the working day smiling.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our baby has been thoroughly welcomed and settled into nursery life, staff are caring, professional and always have personalised feedback that demonstrates how well they have gotten to know him. We would highly recommend the nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter loves coming to nursery. She regularly talks about her friends, key person and other staff in the Ladybirds room.
The staff always greet her well in the mornings, she is also very happy and confident when left at nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Good service.
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Would be better if could get further discount for siblings.
Excellent staff.
My son really enjoys it if good discount will put sibling in from 6 months to continue.
Good food and good portions.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am no expert in childcare, but I know what makes me and my son happy. He had to have pyshiotherapy when he was born, and I was worried this was a sign that he would always be a bit behind with his development and learning. The nursery have shown me I have nothing to worry about, and they are teaching
him so much, it's amazing how they think of everything to cover all the subjects and topics. I genuinely feel that the staff care for my son and make him feel loved and happy, and I have loved both sets of staff that he's been with in butterflies group and currently the ladybird group.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.645)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.645) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Leamington 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 26 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 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 4.645 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school, Leamington is calculated as follows: ( (231 Excellents x 5) + (54 Goods x 4) + (20 Satisfactorys x 3) + (4 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 310 Ratings = 4.645

  • 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, Leamington is based on 24 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 117 number of registered child places is 23.4, which has been reached with 24 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)

Nicky

Nicky Mawby

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2010

Hi, my name is Nicky, I'm the Nursery Manager.


Charlotte

Charlotte Green

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2011

Hi, my name is Charlotte, I'm the Deputy Manager.