Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Rathvilly (Northfield)

Rathvilly School, 119 Bunbury Road, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2NB
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9.9 85 Reviews
  • Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Rathvilly (Northfield), Birmingham
Ofsted rating for Little Pioneers Rathvilly Nursery is Good (July 2018)

Rathvilly nursery believes that a nursery should be as welcoming for children and parents as possible. That’s why they have an open-door policy, creating a home away from home for your child.

They are big on making children happy and that’s why they regularly visit local care homes, and have areas for growing food and more importantly eating it. The nursery is silver eco schools accredited, meaning the children make little changes that have big environmental differences.

You couldn't ask for a better garden. With an outdoor kitchen and allotment area. Forest school is also offered.

They have 5 Little Pioneers who help share their core values with children and they are big on safety which is why all their staff are paediatric first aid trained. They also have an app, ParentZone, which keeps mums and dads updated on how their child is doing at the nursery, with photos, assessments, meals eaten and even toilet training!

Rathvilly nursery believes you’re your child’s number 1 teacher. That’s why they have lots of parents’ evenings to help you understand the Early Years Foundation Stages and how staff teach these skills to your child.

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Care Provided by Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Rathvilly (Northfield)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Wendi Botterill (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 29
  • Total Places for Children
  • 115
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 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, Rathvilly (Northfield)

  • (0-2) Full day £73.00 / Half Day £42.50
    (2-3) Full day £69.75 / Half Day £40.50
    (3-5) Full day £67.75 / Half Day £39.50

  • A range of flexible, ethical finance options available.
    Term Time only also offered * subject to availability.
    Short days (8am-6pm) & School Days (9am-3pm) Offered
  • Parking

  • On-site Parking


Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Rathvilly (Northfield) Reviews (85)

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Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Rathvilly (Northfield) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.932) out of 10, based on 32 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Rathvilly (Northfield) has 85 reviews.

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Review from Becky (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery for children to learn and have fun. Staff are lovely and friendly. My son came here from 9 months went all the way through to preschool. He loved it all and the staff looked after him so well. My daughter started when she was 8 months old and is now 2. This is a beautiful and friendly
place to drop her every day, everyone is always smiling and very reassuring especially when she is upset. She is always happy when I come to collect and always see her running around playing.

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Review from Michael (Father of Child) published on 13 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A fantastic nursery full of caring professionals. My little boy has come on leaps and bounds since joining First Steps. Great food and interaction and overall learning for the children. Highly recommended.

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Review from Natalie G (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff are fantastic with the children.
Always listen to any issues and help resolve them through active learning.
Both my girls have developed really well throughout their time at the nursery.
As parents, we are kept informed of their progress and anything that needs addition help.
I can't
recommend this nursery enough.

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Review from Erica (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A wonderful, friendly nursery. LOVE the opportunities for the children at forest school. The staff are always really welcoming and the administrative staff always do all they can to make life as simple as possible for parents. I'm just sad my son will have to leave in the summer for big school!

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Review from Jamiee T (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started at First Steps in September at the age of 2, he was very shy at first and needed encouragement and reassurance to settle. Over the last 6 months, we have seen him develop into a confident, funny little chap who thoroughly enjoys his 2 days at First Steps and comes home ready to tell us
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.932)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.932) out of 10 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Rathvilly (Northfield) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 32 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 4.932 for Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Rathvilly (Northfield) is calculated as follows: ( (360 Excellents x 5) + (20 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 383 Ratings = 4.932

  • 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, Rathvilly (Northfield) 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 115 number of registered child places is 23, 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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Meet the Team (2)

Wendi

Wendi Botterill

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hello, and welcome to Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Rathvilly.


Aimee

Aimee

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Hello, and welcome to Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Rathvilly.


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