Pied Piper Nursery

25 Hector Road, Shawlands, Glasgow G41 3RJ
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9.7 63 Reviews
  • Pied Piper Nursery, Glasgow
The Pied Piper Nursery is ideally located close to Shawlands shopping centre and train station and provides a newly-refurbished, home-from-home setting for children aged 12 weeks to five years.

Led by a passionate and caring team, the nursery is filled with hand-picked resources (natural where possible) to encourage self-directed play and discovery.

The nursery also offers secure outdoor space including sensory shed to enjoy fun in the fresh air. The team also takes regular trips out to local green spots to further make the most of the natural world.

Pied Piper loves getting the best out of each and every child and offers a safe, homely and nurturing space where children can thrive at their own pace.

Care Provided by Pied Piper Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Natalie Newlands (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 25
  • Total Places for Children
  • 65
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Pied Piper Nursery

  • 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.


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9.7

Pied Piper Nursery has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.727) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Pied Piper Nursery has 63 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery provides a great loving caring environment, where the staff make sure my child is welcomed everyday. My wee girl talks about children from the nursery all the time and everything she does day to day.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We could not have had better experience. Staff are friendly, approachable and keen to share a piece of advice. They helped with our family, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Management gave us a time period when we could just focus on my health only, not on the financial side.
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very flexible in accommodating our needs of different days of child care. I can see my daughter fulfilling her potential, she can write her name, has really good motoric skills and enjoys taking up a challenge. Most importantly she loves her nursery and so do I.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would recommend this nursery as a good environment for my child's development. Staff are caring and there is a wide variety of activities (indoor and outdoor) that respond to the children's natural curiosity.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.727)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.727) 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 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 10 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 4.958 for Pied Piper Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (113 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 118 Ratings = 4.958

  • 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 4.769 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Pied Piper Nursery is based on 10 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. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 13 = 0.769

  • 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 (1)

Carrie

Carrie Lloyd

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.