£154.00 per week baby under 2 yrs
Three car parking spaces directly outside the setting. Overflow car parking for Little Steps Families at Viv Date Carpets (on the Cross)
Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe has a Review Score of 10 (9.951) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe has 25 reviews.
Review from L W (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2025
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Review from Kryshka O (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2025
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Review from N J (Father of Child) published on 23 October 2024
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Reply from Jordan Thomas, Manager at Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, it's very much appreciated by all of us here at the setting.
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Review from Louise R (Mother of Child) published on 18 October 2024
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Thank you for taking time to share your feedback, it's very much appreciated by all of us here at the setting.
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Review from Helen B (Mother of Child) published on 18 October 2024
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Review from B P (Mother of Child) published on 18 October 2024
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Review from M R (Mother of Child) published on 18 October 2024
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Review from M J (Mother of Child) published on 18 October 2024
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Review from Rachel J (Mother of Child) published on 16 October 2024
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Review from Emma J (Mother of Child) published on 16 July 2024
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Review from Rebecca G (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2023
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Review from C M (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2023
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Thank you for taking time to share your feedback, it's very much appreciated by all of us here at the setting.
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Review from Chloe M (Mother of Child) published on 15 March 2023
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Reply from Karen Jones, Owner at Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe
Our heartfelt thanks for such a glowing recommendation. The team are so focussed on keeping up with current thinking in child development and it's fantastic to see the progression reflected in your review. Diolch yn fawr!
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Review from Jessica H (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2023
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Review from A W (Father of Child) published on 2 March 2023
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Reply from Karen Jones, Owner at Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe
Thank you for your feedback, it means a great deal to make that fantastic connection between parent, child and ourselves. Thank you again!
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Review from Alison H (Mother of Child) published on 24 August 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to review Little Steps, Alison; it is a fantastic way to feedback to the team and is very much appreciated. A is very much part of our Little Steps family, a real character who will certainly have a fantastic time at school - he's so ready for it now. Wishing you all the very best for September and beyond.
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Review from Chris L (Father of Child) published on 17 November 2021
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Reply from Karen Jones, Owner at Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe
Thank you for this positive feedback. It really is a team effort and we are equally grateful to our families for all of your support. It is heartwarming for the practitioner's work to be recognised having been unable to invite families into the setting of late. We are hoping that this situation will improve very soon. Thank you again.
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Review from Charlotte W (Mother of Child) published on 9 November 2021
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Thank you for this lovely reflection of our provision. It will be shared with all team members involved. We are so happy to have you on board.
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Review from Bethany S (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2021
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Ah! Thank you for such positive feedback it is our pleasure every day to focus on the holistic development of all children within our setting.
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Review from Victoria P (Mother of Child) published on 15 October 2021
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Our children are so precious and it was hard to leave them with other people. But I never had to worry about
Reply from Karen Jones, Owner at Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe
Thank you, Victoria. It really is our pleasure to get to know the families in our care.
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The Review Score of 10 (9.951) out of 10 for Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe 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 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.
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 4.951 for Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe is calculated as follows: ( (136 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 143 Ratings = 4.951
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 Steps Childcare Pontardawe is based on 12 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 46 number of registered child places is 9.2, which has been reached with 12 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: Responsible Individual
Joined: 2006
Qualifications: CCLD Level 5, OCR Level 4 in Management, B.A. (HONS Political Science/American Studies), P.G.C.E. 3-11 Years, First Aid Certificate and Advanced Child Protection.
SENCO Co-Ordinator, Special Needs Co-ordinator, Safe Guarding Officer and Behaviour Management Co-Ordinator.
I was born and educated in the Swansea Valley. On graduating I began my teaching career and for nine years developed and became Head of Pre-Prep at St.Michael’s Independent School in Llanelli.
Following many years of preparation I am delighted to provide childcare and education of the highest quality to children in the Swansea Valley.
I am dedicated to the idea that Little Steps provides the community with the security of knowing that children in the care of the Little Steps team are treated with the utmost respect and cared for in a highly secure, happy and stimulating environment.
Job Title: Deputy Manager
Joined: 2007
Qualifications: CACHE Level 3 NVQ in Children’s Care, Learning and Development, CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Child Care and Education, St John Cymru – Wales Certificate for Fire Marshal, Advanced Child Protection training, Level 2 in Food Safety in Catering and Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid.
Jordan started at the setting as a student and has worked her way up to Deputy Manager in the 10 years that she has been with us. Jordan has 8 years experience working at the setting as a Level 3 practitioner and is currently undertaking her Level 5 qualification. Along with the role of Deputy Manager Jordan is also our Nutrition Co-Ordinator.
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