Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newburn

Newburn Riverside, The Waterfront, Off Kingfisher Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 8NZ
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9.7 154 Reviews
  • Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne
Co-op Childcare Newburn Nursery is a purpose-built nursery that has been designed to a high standard taking the needs of the children into account. There are three main rooms within the nursery split into the following age groups: six weeks to 18 months, 18 months - two-years-old and two to five-year-olds.

They are big on safety which is why ALL their staff are paediatric first aid trained. They have 5 Little Pioneers who help share their core values to children from encouraging them to be independent to expressing their feelings.

They are big on happy children and they have areas for growing food (and eating it), regular visits to local care homes and a focus on taking care of each other and the world. They hold the Green Flag Status Award, an internationally recognised award in a programme that sees children lead the world in making little changes that deliver big environmental differences.

They have a ParentZone app which keeps parents/carers informed about life at nursery from photos of their day, assessments, meals eaten and even toilet training progress!

Co-op Childcare Newburn have a sensory room which is a beautiful indoor garden that includes forest music and sensory materials that your child can use as tools for imaginative play.

Care Provided by Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newburn

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Clare Rice (Senior Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 19
  • Total Places for Children
  • 108
  • 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, Newburn

  • (0-2) Full day £68.00 / Half Day £42.50
    (2-3) Full day £65.00 / Half Day £40.50
    (3-5) Full day £59.50 / Half Day £36.75


  • A range of flexible, ethical finance options available
    Short Days (8am-6pm) & School Days (9am-3pm) Offered


Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newburn Reviews (154)

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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newburn has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.660) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newburn has 154 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery has really helped my son to play with other children and I feel like it has helped his speech a lot too.


He loves going to nursery and looks forward to going! :)


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery. Wonderful, dedicated staff who treat every child as an individual and help them develop in many different ways. Excellent indoor and outdoor facilities. My child is very happy here and I am so pleased I chose this nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is wonderful. I can leave my son and go to work knowing that he is happy and in a safe comfortable environment. The staff are amazing with him and he looks forward to going. He has developed in leaps and bounds since starting and he is only 20 months. I couldn't recommend any more!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Overall standard of care is great. Only frustration is flexibility with dates and still being charged for bank holidays but the nursery has a fantastic environment for all children and caters to individual needs. Staff are extremely polite, caring and approachable

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very good nursery staff are really friendly and really have my son's interest at heart. Only Downside is that if you need to cancel a day you are still charged regardless of how much notice is given. Other than that it's an excellent nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my son and daughter attend this nursery I couldn’t recommend it enough. Both of their workers are brilliant I feel so at ease leaving them there knowing they are in good hands. The outdoor area is a massive positive point my son loves playing in the garden exploring and playing with his friends.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a wonderful nursery, the staff are all welcoming and friendly and have supported me, as well as my daughter throughout her settling in.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves it here. She is happy, has lots of friends and loves the staff. She learns so much through a variety of styles. Currently they have eggs in an incubator and she is so excited for them to Hatch. Big garden and lots of fresh air. Very little time in front of a screen which I love, all
hands on and learning by doing. Lots of singing too.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing staff, my little boy loves nursery and it has really helped with his development in all aspects.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's been great to see how well our granddaughter has been helped to settle down in nursery. Thank you.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are exceptional. They have provided excellent support to both myself and my daughter during this transition period. She comes home happy and chatty. She is involved in wonderful activities and is happy to see the staff.


The staff have provided excellent activities for myself and our wider

family, which everyone has been/felt involved in.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery, with enthusiastic staff.
Maybe a little short staffed at times but overall, very happy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child loves coming and runs in every morning.
All staff are caring and supportive.
Meals are freshly made and always has 2nds.
Love the outdoor area and resources.
All the different, messy activities are well planned.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

When I collect my nephew, I love hearing about the day he has had at nursery. He is always enthusiastic telling me about all the lovely things he has done that day.
The staff are always very friendly and always smiling as I come in. I would definitely recommend this nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Superb nursery. I would not hesitate to recommend this nursery. My daughter has very much enjoyed her nursery experience and I will not hesitate to send my son.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attended for a year before school and my son who is now 2 1/2 has attended since he was 10 months old and will likely continue until school. My Daughter thoroughly enjoyed her time at nursery and made lots of friends, her confidence grew and really helped her get ready for school. There
have been quite a few staff changes recently so I am currently not familiar with a few of the staff with my son only attending 2 days a week, however, this hasn't caused any problems and everyone I know is lovely, it's also nice to see a male member of staff. I have always found the staff to be very friendly and have always trusted our children are safe and eating a variety of food. I like the parent zone app and being able to see photos now and again, although I feel there is less than the old files! My favourite part of the nursery is the garden, my kids love the outdoors, playing on bikes and in the sand, it is a great size. It's a great location for us and plenty of parking and away from busy roads.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our granddaughter is shy and reserved. The staff have been a great help in bringing her out of her shell. She has been given homework to do which has helped educate her and mature as a child. We believe that ALL the staff have been instrumental in giving her a good start in her education. We believe
she has been given the best start she could have to go to primary school.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love this nursery! The staff make everything so easy and relaxing, will definitely recommend to family and friends.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All 3 of my children have attended the nursery and they have all enjoyed it. I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love this nursery and would recommend it to any of our friends. Our little one recently graduated and we'll be very sad to move on to the next adventure.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.660)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.660) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newburn is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 15 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 4.966 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newburn is calculated as follows: ( (174 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 179 Ratings = 4.966

  • 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 4.694 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Newburn is based on 15 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 108 number of registered child places is 21.6. 15 Positive Reviews ÷ 21.6 = 0.694

  • 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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