Little Steps Childcare Ystradgynlais

Bro Tawe, Ffordd Yr Afon, Ystradgynlais, Swansea SA9 1BU
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  • Little Steps Childcare Ystradgynlais, Swansea
Little Steps Childcare Ystradgynlais offers childcare in Ystradgynlais, Swansea.

As well as day care for children not yet old enough to go to school, they provide a breakfast club, age-appropriate after school clubs and a holiday club for children aged up to 11 years.

The nursery follows the Welsh Foundation Phase Framework to ensure that each child is ready for school. The caring and qualified team involve parents and guardians in ensuring their child's needs are being met and that they are reaching important milestones.

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Care Provided by Little Steps Childcare Ystradgynlais

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Cathy Brougham (Day to Day Setting 3+ Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 15
  • Total Places for Children
  • 61
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day

Funding & Fees Guide for Little Steps Childcare Ystradgynlais

  • 0-2 £68 Daily or Full time children £55 a day/£275 a week
    2-3 £66 Daily or Full time children £53 a day/£265 a week
    3-4 £64 or £5.50 for meals a day with Funded Education and Childcare offer

  • We accept Powys Flying Start 2 plus and Childcare Offer for Wales three plus and Tax free Childcare for all Children. We also provide free Education for three year olds 2 hours a day.
  • Parking

  • Parents/Carers can park in Bro Tawe School Car Park


Little Steps Childcare Ystradgynlais Reviews (25)

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9.9

Little Steps Childcare Ystradgynlais has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.921) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Steps Childcare Ystradgynlais has 25 reviews.

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Review from Joanna C (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Appreciated the fact we could go and see the setting as restrictions lifted. Was a positive experience, really appreciated seeing how my son was getting on and the work he has done. The staff are very helpful and gave information regarding his progress. The setting was brilliant, loved the outdoor area
and the fact they do go outside daily - in all weather.

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Review from Rhian W (Mother of Child) published on 27 June 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has had a fantastic experience at Little Steps. She has built lovely relationships with staff and everyone is always kind and helpful.

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Review from Jemma R (Mother of Child) published on 25 June 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The setting looks brilliant and the girls in the setting are very warm. I feel my child is in excellent hands.

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Review from A C (Mother of Child) published on 8 June 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent day care provider. Our daughter is extremely happy going in every day. She completes wonderful, age appropriate activities and enjoys spending time with the other children and staff at the nursery.

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Review from Dan M (Father of Child) published on 23 May 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is our first year with Little Steps and we started sending our child during the pandemic so we were a little nervous. However, we have been really pleased with our overall experience. The setting is lovely and our child has very quickly come to love it. The development has been clear to see. I
was very pleased to visit the setting on an open day recently as before that (due to covid) we had not really been in. My only area for improvement would be feedback and communication but I hope now having been in and met a lot of the staff this will improve. Overall we are extremely happy!

Reply from Karen Jones, Owner at Little Steps Childcare Ystradgynlais

Thank you from all of us here at Little Steps for your great feedback. It is our pleasure to work with you and your note on communication will definitely be addressed at our next staff meeting. We are always looking for ways to improve our service. Thanks again!


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.921)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.921) out of 10 for Little Steps Childcare Ystradgynlais 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 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 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 4.921 for Little Steps Childcare Ystradgynlais is calculated as follows: ( (210 Excellents x 5) + (18 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 228 Ratings = 4.921

  • 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 Ystradgynlais is based on 19 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 61 number of registered child places is 12.2, which has been reached with 19 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 (5)

Karen

Karen Jones

Job Title: R.I. and Proprietor

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.


Cathy

Cathy Brougham

Job Title: Day to Day Setting and 3+ Manager

BA (honours)in educational studies and early childhood studies
City and Guilds Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children's Care Learning and Development 2017
Forest School Leader


Jane

Jane Morrison

Job Title: Office Manager

Joined: 2022

Little Steps Office Manager


Rebecca

Rebecca Davies

Job Title: Deputy Manager and Explorers 0-2 Room Leader

Joined: 2007

Deputy Manager and Explorers 0-2 Room Leader


Beth

Beth Watts

Job Title: Flying Start and 2Plus Room leader

Flying Start and 2Plus Room leader


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