Day rates:
0-2 years: £60.10
2-3 years: £58.35
3+ years: £57.35
AM/PM rates:
0-2 years: £35.70
2-3 years: £34.70
3+ years: £33.70
Fees are subject to change. Please contact the Nursery for tailored information.
Pied Piper Nursery has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.808) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Pied Piper Nursery has 63 reviews.
Review from Richard M (Father of Child) published on 24 October 2023
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Reply from Carrie Lloyd, Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
Thank you so much for your lovely comments. It is a pleasure caring for your little one, enabling her to flourish in a rich stimulating environment. We value all our parent's comments and are happy to hear you think so highly of our nursery provision.
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Review from John S (Father of Child) published on 3 October 2023
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Review from O E (Mother of Child) published on 10 July 2023
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Reply from Carrie Lloyd, Nursery Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
I am so happy to hear your son settled well into the baby room with the support of our nurturing team. It is lovely to hear how he has been supported to develop his confidence through his environment.
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Review from Anna M (Mother of Child) published on 5 July 2023
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Reply from Carrie Fletcher, Nursery Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
I am happy to hear you have had a positive start within our baby room. The team enjoy learning and taking part in training to facilitate their knowledge and understanding to support child development. I think it is lovely you have acknowledged the wonderful spaces we provide for all our children to help stimulate their individual needs.
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Review from Hazel M (Mother of Child) published on 26 June 2023
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Reply from Carrie Lloyd, Nursery Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a positive review of our nursery. Settling in for young children in so important that we get it right to enable them to transition successfully in the future. It is lovely to hear how nurturing the team have been during your child’s journey at Pied Piper Nursery. The app is a great platform for highlighting the important factors of your child’s day.
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Review from Gemma T (Mother of Child) published on 26 June 2023
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Reply from Carrie Lloyd, Nursery Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
We value your review and happy to hear your little one is still thriving in our care – one year on. The team do love setting up provocations to support educational learning. The team encourage the children to use their voices to express what learning they would like to learn about within nurseries. The curriculum clubs really help with this.
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Review from Rebecca S (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2023
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Reply from Carrie Lloyd, Nursery Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
It has been a pleasure welcoming you to our nursery. We are happy to hear our settling-in process was a positive experience for both you and your child. Positive partnerships are something the whole team pride themselves on and we are continuously grateful for the opportunity to demonstrate our nurturing for our children and wider families. Child-led play is key at Pied Piper Nursery as we value children’s learning experiences creating safe risks and problem-solving throughout their day
Thank you for taking the time to send us your feedback
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Review from A M (Mother of Child) published on 13 April 2023
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Reply from Lynzi Pond, Marketing Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
We thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our nursery. We appreciate your words and know that they will benefit prospective parents when making an informed decision about their childcare options. We are pleased you chose our nursery for your child’s learning journey and have had positive experiences, and look forward to continuing to work with you, to provide the best experience.
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Review from Yasmin A (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2023
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Reply from Lynzi Pond, Marketing Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
We thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our nursery. We appreciate your words and know that they will benefit prospective parents when making an informed decision about their childcare options. We are pleased you chose our nursery for your child’s learning journey and have had positive experiences, and look forward to continuing to work with you, to provide the best experience.
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Review from Hannah O (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2023
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Reply from Lynzi Pond, Marketing Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
We thank you for taking the time out to leave a review of our nursery. We appreciate your words and know that they will benefit prospective parents when making an informed decision about their childcare options. We are pleased your anxieties have eased and that chose our nursery for your child’s learning journey and have had positive experiences. We look forward to continuing to work with you, to provide the best experience.
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Review from Emma B (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2023
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Reply from Lynzi Pond, Marketing Officer at Pied Piper Nursery
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review on your child’s experience at nursery. It has been lovely watching her confidence grow and she loves her time in nursery. The team excel at developing partnerships with their key children and their families. The curriculum club has allowed the team to expand on their knowledge of nature and provocation ideas to support their understanding of the world around them. It is a pleasure to have your lovely family start their journey at Pied Piper Nursery.
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Review from Maryam K (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2023
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Reply from Carrie Lloyd, Nursery Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
It has been a pleasure welcoming you all to Pied Piper Nursery. The team support all transitions based on each individual child’s current needs to create a smooth transition period. I am happy to hear you are pleased with the Nursery environment and provision in place to support your child’s developmental milestones. Our spacious garden allows the children to promote their senses, inquiry and holistic well-being at their own pace.
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Review from P S (Father of Child) published on 14 March 2023
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Reply from Carrie Lloyd, Nursery Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback to improve our service. I am grateful to hear how supportive you are towards attachments between the team and your child and how reassuring this is to see on your morning drop off. We will take into consideration the nappy changing being a little faster at pick up.
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Review from Kirsty N (Mother of Child) published on 23 January 2023
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We thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our nursery. We appreciate your words and know that they will benefit prospective parents when making an informed decision about their childcare options. It is lovely to hear that you have felt so welcomed. We are pleased you chose our nursery for your child’s learning journey and have had positive experiences, and look forward to continuing to work with you, to provide the best experience.
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Review from L M (Mother of Child) published on 23 January 2023
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We thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our nursery. We appreciate your words and know that they will benefit prospective parents when making an informed decision about their childcare options. We are pleased you chose our nursery for your child’s learning journey and have had positive experiences, and look forward to continuing to work with you, to provide the best experience.
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Review from Sam P (Father of Child) published on 19 July 2022
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Reply from Carrie Lloyd, Nursery Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
Thank you for your lovely feedback, it is lovely to hear you are loving his time in Nursery and see the educational provocations the team set up to facilitate children’s achievements. We are happy to hear you are liking the feedback at the end of each evening. We are grateful to have such supportive parents that value our values.
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Review from N M (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2022
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This is a very heartfelt message and it has been an absolute pleasure welcoming you and your child into nursery at the time you required our support. We have loved working alongside you and your wider family to provide a home from home experience and successful relationships which aim support you all. It is important for us to treat all children as individuals and build on successful relationships and attachments to support their feelings and overall wellbeing.
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Review from Tricia C (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2022
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It has been a privilege welcoming both your children into nursery and we have learned so much from their personalities and characteristics. We know how resilient they are and they will transition well. Thank you for being a huge support to all of us during the pandemic and we wish you all the very best for your future. We miss you all already!
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Review from Kelly B (Mother of Child) published on 7 July 2022
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It has been a privilege watching your children blossom into confident individuals. They have developed in character and personality through their time at nursery. Your child’s journey is fundamental to us, and we are so grateful that you chose Pied Piper Nursery for your child’s first nursery. We cannot thank you enough for your continued support over the years!
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Review from Monika M (Mother of Child) published on 7 July 2022
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Reply from Carrie LLoyd, Nursery Manager at Pied Piper Nursery
It is lovely to hear how much your little one has settled into nursery with the support of the team’s successful attachment. Connecting with our parents and children from the moment they arrive at nursery helps with the transition and seeing a familiar face. It is great to hear you are welcoming our family app and are happy with our nutritional food choices in the nursery.
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The Review Score of 9.8 (9.808) out of 10 for Pied Piper Nursery 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 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 11 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 4.962 for Pied Piper Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (125 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 130 Ratings = 4.962
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 4.846 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Pied Piper Nursery is based on 11 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 65 number of registered child places is 13. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 13 = 0.846
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: Nursery Manager
Joined: 2018
Hello, my name is Carrie
I started my career at eighteen-years-old. I worked within the voluntary sector with the YMCA in Dumfries and I discovered my passion for working with children aged six weeks to five years.
I started a course shortly after starting with the company called Early Learning and Childcare. Upon completion I was assigned the role room leader shortly after I was a qualified member of staff. I worked with this establishment for over five years, before I was assigned a new role within a nature nursery.
I decided in 2014, I wanted to enhance my learning opportunities so I started my BA (Hons) Working with Children and Families in Carlisle and graduated in June 2016 with my degree.
Upon completion of my degree I realised I wanted to continue my passion to work in the EY sector and I moved to Glasgow with my husband to begin my new management role in the private sector.
Within my new role, in Jan 2018, I started my manager's post at Pied Piper Nursery and the overall Nursery ethos and values are what drew me to the position. I was very inspired throughout the years and followed the Reggio Emilia and Frobel's theories about the natural world and children's play through their naturalistic environment.
In September 2019, I began a new journey to start my MED Childhood Practice (Masters in Education). I chose this course as it offered on a part-time basis which would work alongside my work commitments and allow me the opportunity to learn within a recognised and respected university.
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