Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe

1a Herbert Street, Pontardawe, Swansea SA8 4EB
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Little Steps Childcare provides high-quality care and education for children up to the age of five years, with out-of-school provision offered for children up to the age of 12 years. Children are cared for in a secure, friendly and stimulating environment by a supportive staff team who are well-qualified and receive ongoing training to ensure their approach and practice is compliant at all times.

The nursery has three separate, age-appropriate areas for babies, two- to three-year-olds, and children over the age of three, where they can participate in activities and learning to fully prepare them for full-time education. The nursery’s outdoor area is ideal for enhancing the children’s learning, with climbing equipment, a muddy corner, a bike track and an outdoor classroom.

Children at Little Steps are encouraged to develop independence and social skills at mealtimes. Menus are regularly rotated and provide children with the necessary nutrition for their age and development.

At Little Steps Childcare Centre Ltd, the quality of care and the happiness of the children is their main concern. They feel that enjoyable and interesting experiences are the key to positive attitudes towards learning, so the emphasis is on learning through play.

A wide range of toys and resources are available to encourage the children to reach their full potential. Observations of the children are undertaken during their play to enable the staff to plan activities based on their interests and to widen their knowledge.

Daily activities are based on the Early Years Foundation Phase Curriculum and cover the seven areas of learning:

•        Personal and Social Development, Well-being and Cultural Diversity
•        Language, literacy and Communication Skills
•        Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
•        Knowledge and Understanding of the World
•        Physical Development
•        Creative Development
•        Welsh Language Development

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Care Provided by Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Jordan Thomas (Setting Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 12
  • Total Places for Children
  • 46
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:15-18:00
    Tuesday 07:15-18:00
    Wednesday 07:15-18:00
    Thursday 07:15-18:00
    Friday 07:15-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day

Funding & Fees Guide for Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe

  • £154.00 per week baby under 2 yrs
  • Parking

  • 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 Reviews (25)

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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.

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Review from Ffion S (Mother of Child) published on 12 October 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son attended Little Steps Nursery for over two years. Throughout the staff have been amazing. They are friendly and kind and have the best interest of the child at heart. The setting has a lovely warm and friendly feel to it and the girls couldn't do more to please us as parents. We built a lovely
relationship with the girls who worked there. My son absolutely loved going and still attends occasional after-school club and still loves it.

Reply from Karen Jones, Owner at Little Steps Childcare Pontardawe

Thank you for your review of the setting. We thrive on the quality of relationships built with children and their families and it is fantastic for the team to be recognised.


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Review from Christine W (Grandmother of Child) published on 28 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our granddaughter is 2 1/2. She's been in the nursery since she was 18 months. I have nothing but praise for the staff. They are so lovely, but firm. I've been on a day trip with them - the staff are so kind and caring. Our granddaughter looks after her dolls as she sees the staff looking after the
other children. They take the children for walks, trips, play. They are fabulous. I recommend them highly.

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Review from Paula S (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery, staff are amazing. My child loves going and is very well cared for. I can't praise the staff enough!

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Review from Rhian (Mother of Child) published on 15 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 3-year-old son enjoys attending little steps nursery in Ystradgynlais and I am confident in the care he receives there. The staff are friendly and approachable and provide plenty of indoor and outdoor activities to help him learn through play.

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Review from C B (Mother of Child) published on 7 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both our children have been looked after by Little Steps from the ages of 10 and 12 months until they went to school. Both have absolutely loved their time there, really progressing and mixing well with others. One has a serious medical condition and the other is intolerant to a few foods and the staff
have coped with both excellently. The range of activities, food and environments have been spot on for both our chatty but chilled boy and our busy little action man. We wouldn't hesitate about putting other children into their care, just might hesitate about producing any more!

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.951)

Overview of Review Score

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.

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 4.951 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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Meet the Team (2)

Karen

Karen Jones

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.


Jordan

Jordan Harris

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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