Little Adventurers Nursery

24 Severn Drive, Upminster RM14 1SW
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9.8 106 Reviews
  • Little Adventurers Nursery, Upminster
Little Adventurers Nursery aims to offer the greatest possibility for discovery, exploration and adventure within a home from home environment that promotes positive relaxed learning. They believe in having adventures with children every day, giving children as many spontaneous learning opportunities as possible and learning in the moment.

As a family run nursery, they are enormously proud of their setting which offers care of the highest quality to childcare from three months to five years.   The highly professional and caring staff team are led by a manager who is an early years teacher with over 30 years' experience in early years education.

All staff hold professional childcare qualifications, have enhanced DBS checks and all full-time staff have paediatric first aid certificates as well as safeguarding training.

The nursery has both CCTV and a key fob door entry system installed throughout its premises for high level security.

The nursery's optimum nutrition menu has been devised in consultation with their in-house health nutritionist and their own nursery cook prepares fresh meals onsite daily ensuring the menu meets the whole daily nutrient requirement for children under five.

Parents and carers are encouraged to visit and see for themselves all that the nursery has to offer; including the wonderful nursery garden with a veggie patch and purpose designed mud kitchen.

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Care Provided by Little Adventurers Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Little Adventurers Nursery
  • Person in charge
  • Ginny Andreas (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 28
  • Total Places for Children
  • 62
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 6 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 & 1 week at Christmas

Little Adventurers Nursery Reviews (106)

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9.8

Little Adventurers Nursery has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.807) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Adventurers Nursery has 106 reviews.

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Review from L R (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

After visiting what seemed like every nursery in the local area, I knew immediately that Little Adventurers was the nursery my son would attend! From the very first visit, staff have always been welcoming and it is obvious that the children are at the centre of everything they do. The care they show
for each child is second to none - they know the children so well and really take the time to build relationships with them (and their families) so activities follow the children interests - last week's highlight was a visit from a fire engine and going to see some diggers! I was especially attracted to the 'discovery' ethos of the nursery; my son loves the outdoors and has daily access to the garden as well as walks in the local area. The email that is sent at the end of each day with info about meals, nappies and sleep is greatly received especially the photos which provide a great talking point at bedtime and make me feel a little less guilty about leaving him knowing he's had so much fun!

Reply from Chris Denton, Business Development Manager at Little Adventurers Nursery

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review. It is always wonderful to hear feedback from parents, especially when our ethos of placing children at the heart of all we do clearly shines out in our care and activities. Our garden and learning outdoors is again another big part of our approach as we love to take the children on community adventurers whenever possible. We are so pleased your little boy is enjoying his adventures with us and our staff team will be thrilled to read your kind words. Thank you.


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Review from Nick S (Father of Child) published on 27 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Nothing to say but we are extremely satisfied with the Little Adventurers. We were convinced to choose this nursery from the first day when we met the manager. She knows exactly how to introduce herself and the nursery to the parents and we are confident to say that her professionalism can be confirmed
by how all the staff work.
Our daughter has made massive improvements since she joined "Little Adventurers" and this could have only been achieved by the great work everyone's done with her. Every day we receive an email from the nursery showing all the activities our daughter did through the day.
It is a very welcome environment and it is a big relief to see how the children are tailored in their steps toward the next coming school years.
We appreciate the cost is a bit high but it's worth every penny when you see how professional and safe the environment is.
If I had to rate the "Little Adventurers", my vote would be Outstanding.

Reply from Chris Denton, Business Development Manager at Little Adventurers Nursery

Many thanks for taking the time to complete this review for us. We are very proud of our highly experienced nursery manager, deputy and all of our staff team at Little Adventurers. We are so pleased to read your lovely comments and it is wonderful that parents can see that we place the care of our children at the centre of everything we do. Our day rates are actually below that of surrounding day care nurseries in the area which we hope places us in in a good light for local parents. We are so pleased to hear that your daughter has come on in leaps and bounds since joining us and we look forward to continuing her exciting adventure.


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Review from A-K (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2-year-old has been going to Little Adventurers for 11 months and he loves it. It was the first nursery I visited; I got such a good feeling from it that I didn't see any other places. I've been very happy with my decision. One of my favourite things about the nursery is that the children go out
daily. The nursery has an outdoor area but they also take children out for walks. The range of activities is amazing. A lot of them are planned (messy play, sensory activities, arranged visits, etc) but the staff are also creative and make good use of the surroundings. My boy is now obsessed with diggers after seeing a construction site while out walking. I am happy to leave him with any member of staff. They are all friendly, caring, approachable and professional and they do everything they can to make sure that the children are happy and content. My son runs to the nursery and it's obvious he is extremely happy there. As a mother, I couldn't ask for more. Thank you.

Reply from Chris Denton, Business Development Manager at Little Adventurers Nursery

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review and wonderful testimonial. We value and appreciate all feedback from parents and love sharing these with our professional staff team. Both impromptu and planned outings are very much part of our ethos and it is always lovely to see how inspired the children are by these and the learning that comes from them.


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Review from C F (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Little Adventurers for the last 5 months since she was 6.5 months old. This is an amazing nursery.
I cannot speak more highly of the staff there - they are extremely caring, knowledgeable and always welcoming. My daughter absolutely loves it and without fail has a big
smile on her face every time we drop her off.
The range of activities provided is exceptional - from baby yoga and painting through to an inside paddling pool party. The nursery strives to provide new experiences for the children e.g. Off-site visits to the park for a summer picnic or visiting the local church to look at the Christmas tree. I get a comprehensive daily report from the nursery outlining how my daughter has spent her day, what she has eaten and when she slept etc...
I particularly appreciate the photos they send me each evening- this gives me invaluable insight into what she has been up to and really helps me to feel that I am not missing out on those fun filled moments.

Reply from Chris Denton, Business Development Manager at Little Adventurers Nursery

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us and it is so lovely to read your wonderful comments which we will share with our fantastic staff team.


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Review from Annika (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a first time mother sending my daughter to the nursery was a very daunting task, however from the minute we entered Little Adventurers, I knew it was the place for us. The staff are wonderful, the nursery is bursting with colour and fun activities are packed into every nook and cranny! My daughter
took a while to settle in but I was kept fully in the loop and the patience we received was incredible, and I merrily go off to work knowing she is safe and well cared for. I get a mini update at the end of each day telling me activities, meals ate, nap time and a few pictures and gives me the daily reassurance that the staff at Little Adventurers are my knights in shining armour. I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough. Thank you to everyone at Little Adventurers.

Reply from Chris Denton, Business Development Manager at Little Adventurers Nursery

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this wonderful review for us. We understand that for parents entrusting someone to look after their little one is one of the biggest and hardest decisions you can make. The heart of our ethos at Little Adventurers is to provide loving support to all our little ones, giving them the best start in their learning adventure. Your lovely comments will be shared with all our fantastic staff team, thank you again.


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Review from Armele (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little one has been going to the nursery for almost 2 years and I could not have found a better nursery. This is his second nursery locally. The staff are equally excellent with the children and the parents. This nursery understands and practices the best quality in terms of care, development and
safety of the children. There is always someone available to talk to if you have any concerns and the staff make sure that they take your requests (medical, development, language...) very seriously. The main aim for my child at the nursery is for him to feel safe, to enjoy every minute, to have activities that promote his development, and lastly to look forward to his nursery day. This is exactly what Little Adventurers do...and more!

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.807)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.807) out of 10 for Little Adventurers Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 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 4.807 for Little Adventurers Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (171 Excellents x 5) + (25 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 202 Ratings = 4.807

  • 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 Adventurers Nursery is based on 17 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 62 number of registered child places is 12.4, which has been reached with 17 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 (4)

Charlotte

Charlotte

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2014

Charlotte has been working very hard over the past 2 years, studying and recently achieving her level 5 in Early Years & Childcare. During that time, Charlotte has also been promoted from Assistant Deputy to Deputy Manager and she is based in our under 2’s room. Charlotte has been with the setting since before opening as one of the core team members. “Joining Little Adventurers has reminded me why I went into childcare 13 year ago; to give high quality care in a loving and supportive environment. Seeing the change in our little ones from when they first arrive and settle; supporting them as they develop all their skills in prime and specific areas; watching them grow in confidence and enjoy their time at nursery before transferring to school. There’s lots of flexibility at this nursery and it has a real family feel. Ginny is my inspiration with her knowledge and her practice.”


Ginny

Ginny

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2014

Nursery Manager Ginny has over 30 years of early years education experience. She has been a manager for the past 20 years and her never ending enthusiasm and passion shines through, making her one of the most inspiring and dynamic leaders in the industry. Little Adventurers Nursery has been developed with Ginny’s ethos and vision and is very much a home from home where children are encouraged to enjoy real experiences and routines in the nursery are flexible and spontaneous. Ginny is qualified to Level 6 Early Years Professional Status, is one of the safe guarding officers as well as the Special Educational Needs Officer for the setting.


Kerry

Kerry

Job Title: Assistant Deputy Manager

Joined: 2014

Kerry has been a member of the nursery team since the beginning and brings over 13 years of early years experience to the setting. Kerry is our Assistant Deputy Manager and was previously our Deputy Manager prior to her maternity leave. Kerry’s expertise is with our under 2’s age group and she is passionate about giving them a creative and happy time at nursery, “So much of their brain development happens at 0 to 2 years and this has a direct link to their likely outcomes at age 5 and above.” Kerry’s team say that she thinks outside the box and has a calming presence in the baby room. Kerry is also studying for her Level 5 qualification and has previously been a deputy manager. Talking about why she loves Little Adventurers Nursery, she says “It’s simply that children are always put first. We have the flexibility here to make them happy.” Kerry now brings her own little baby to nursery and what better testimonial can there be!


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Lewis

Job Title: Senior Practitioner

Joined: 2017

Lewis brings over 20 years experience of early years training to Little Adventurers. He has previously been in a deputy manager role and has Level 3 Business & Management Training. Lewis said that when he first went into childcare his passion was just about working with children but now he has developed that further and (along with having the experience of 4 of his own children) believes in keeping children happy and extending their interest through play. Lewis says, “Working at Little Adventurers has been one of the best supportive environments I have come across. It feels like a family here and it makes it a pleasure to continue my journey in early years education.” For us, it is great to have a male practitioner here at Little Adventurers and Lewis is such a hit with all our little ones!


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