Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock

Tavistock House, Borough Road, Sunderland SR1 1PG
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  • Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock, Sunderland
Ofsted rating for Tavistock Nursery is Good (November 2023)

At Little Pioneers Tavistock, they like to consider themselves a home from home for their children. They provide a happy and vibrant learning environment and focus equally on all areas of learning.

Little Pioneers Tavistock are big on happy children. They have regular visits to a local care home, focus on taking care of each other and the world and have areas for growing food (and eating it).

The nursery team are big on safety which is why ALL staff are paediatric first aid trained. They use 5 Little Pioneers to help share core values with children from making a difference in the world to expressing their feelings.

They use an app called ParentZone which keeps parents and carers informed about life at nursery days and includes photos from their day, meals eaten and even toilet training progress!

Little Pioneers Tavistock believe in the importance of development in the early years of your child's life. Their qualified Early Years Practitioners have created an environment designed to support their development in every way.

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

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Lisa Robertson (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 28
  • Total Places for Children
  • 136
  • 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, Tavistock

  • (0-3) Full Day £58.50 / Half Day £33.25
    (3-5) Full Day £54.00 / Half Day £30.75


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


  • Parking
  • Drop-Off Bays available


Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock Reviews (109)

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9.8

Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.837) out of 10, based on 33 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock has 109 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Best nursery by far, lasses are amazing great support, kind, friendly, great team.
My little one loves nursery and my oldest came here too, was a no brainer, always recommended Little Pioneers.
Lovely staff and kids all play lovely together, lots for them to do and be social butterflies.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little girl started at Little Pioneers a year ago, she absolutely loves it she loves the staff.
They have lots of fun activities for them to do and a huge garden.
Absolutely love Little Pioneers. We knew it was the nursery for us.
All the staff are also absolutely lovely and I always drop off
and pick up a happy baby.
I recommend this nursery!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has just started this year and they have made his transaction into a new setting very easy. He absolutely loves it here and all of the staff are very friendly and welcoming. Would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to look for a brilliant nursery for their child

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely amazing nursery! My little one loves it! I've already recommended it to my sister for my nephew. Staff are so friendly and go above and beyond! The facilities are great, the organisation is so professional, and there are constantly new things for the little ones to do. I would highly recommend
this nursery 100%.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son's last month at nursery and all I can say is over the years the girls have been absolutely fantastic with him. They’ve always gone above and beyond! He absolutely loves it and doesn’t want to leave!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We just want to say to everyone at Little Pioneers Tavistock that we’re beyond grateful for all of the care and love you’ve given to our little one. She started when she was just a little baby when we came out of the crazy lockdown. You have played a huge role in her development, and she’s learnt so
much and become such a confident social butterfly! Your advice on how we can support her development at home has been incredible. We’re especially grateful for your understanding and support when it’s come to our little ones allergies.
We all absolutely adore you all and would recommend the nursery to anyone. If we have another little one we’ll be back!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The colleagues have all be great and so supportive with our personal situation, helping my daughter and I to transition to her being in full time nursery care. She really enjoys going and seeing everyone!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The Staff at Tavistock always go above and beyond for my little girl, she loves to come to nursery and is always so happy when she is. Would 100% recommend this nursery to everyone. All staff are lovely.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at the nursery are fantastic. They have brought my little girl on so much and treat her as though she is one of their own. Very professional but super friendly. Faultless staff and faultless nursery. My little girl has been here almost 2 years and I recommend it to everyone I know. Keep up
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I will start by saying am really happy my son is part of Little Pioneers, he has improved so much from when he started and the activities he does makes me wonder for his age, his knowledge about the use of building blocks also is far above average, we are impressed with his observation from school and
also I want to appreciate all his carers and teachers and all the management, I will recommend Little Pioneers any day any time, a big thumb up.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I’ve been with the nursery for 2 months and I’ve had nothing but a great experience! My child enjoys going in, he is himself there which is a great sign that he is comfortable and he is happy when I go to pick him up. The staff are very nice and welcoming and always happy to listen to you and give you
advice or listen and do what I need for my son! They are amazing! I couldn’t recommend that nursery enough! They communicate throughout the day and it’s amazing, I get excited for my child to go to nursery to see what he gets up to throughout the day instead of being worried they are doing this and that it’s so relaxed and they listen! Such a brilliant nursery

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Caring staff that form a brilliant bond with your child, great food and facilities. Our daughter has progressed so quickly with all the attention from her key worker and other staff members. So many different daily activities to keep them engaged and occupied.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff are incredibly friendly, welcoming but most importantly they are amazing with children, they ooze confidence and love all of them as if they were their own, nothing but praise for them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I don't have enough good things to say about the nursery and staff.
My daughter started in February 2022, and she is absolutely thriving; the staff encourage her development every step of the way.
My favourite thing at the moment has to be how happy my daughter is going in from getting out of the
car; she runs to the front gate, once in, heads straight for her room. She has an amazing bond with the staff, and I can't thank them enough for looking after my little one.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started when he was only 7 months old and since then he has come on so much! Seeing my son's face light up as soon as he enters the nursery says it all! And it massively reassures you as a parent! You are definitely doing something right when these children are so happy to come into the nursery!
It makes parents leave happy and that's how it should be! This nursery is by far the best! Been amazing since day 1! Literally have not got one bad word to say about this amazing nursery and the staff! Thank you for everything and keep being amazing guys

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Tavistock nursery in Sunderland for a while now. She loves it and has come on leaps and bounds since. Her relationship with the staff is lovely to see, they really care. They are worth their weight in gold. Our new arrival later on in the year will certainly be joining
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fabulous place, had both my children in here until they left for school and will definitely get baby number three a place here when the time comes, amazing staff and wouldn't go anywhere else for childcare. Both of my children thrived here, and fully enjoyed nursery time.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son and daughter have both attended this nursery so we have been patrons since 2011 to the present day. Our daughter runs into every session so excited to be at “school” and that’s due to the environment and staff. You can’t really ask for more than a happy settled child.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fabulous nursery! Both of my sons have attended 11 years apart and the high standard of care and early years education has not changed. The majority of staff haven't changed either which is always a good indicator of a healthy working environment. Both of my children have thoroughly enjoyed attending
and I go to work with peace of mind that they are both happy and safe. Friendly, engaging, enthusiastic staff and all-around excellent communication.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Experience so far has been good. Good management and amazing staff with caring mindset. My child is learning fast and she is excited about going to the nursery as she is engaged at the nursery. Healthy food is served as they stick to their meal plan.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.837)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.837) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock 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 33 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 32 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 4.837 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Tavistock is calculated as follows: ( (363 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (8 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 393 Ratings = 4.837

  • 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, Tavistock is based on 32 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 136 number of registered child places is 27.2, which has been reached with 32 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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Lisa

Lisa

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2020

Hello, I'm Lisa, the manager here at Tavistock nursery in Sunderland.