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Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Newburn

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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4.0(6 parent reviews) ·The Waterfront at Newburn Riverside, Kingfisher Boulevard, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE15 8NZ · Newcastle upon Tyne
Number of places
108 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne

About this day nursery

Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School in Newburn offers a purpose-built, single-level environment where children's imaginations can flourish. Located on the Newburn Business Park in Newcastle Upon Tyne, the nursery boasts low-access windows and open-plan rooms, ensuring children have ample visibility of both indoor and outdoor activities.

The nursery operates from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm and provides flexible childcare options, including term-time only bookings and additional hours to suit family needs. The facility prides itself on its 'Pioneering Pathway' approach, which focuses on nurturing and empowering children through thoughtful learning experiences, expert early years educators, and a caring environment.

This includes programmes like 'Head Start' for a gentle transition into nursery, 'Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies' for holistic well-being, and initiatives that foster social responsibility, independence, and resilience. The nursery emphasises the development of 'Little Co-operators,' promoting diversity, friendship, and giving children a voice.

The entire team is paediatric first aid trained with Millie's Mark certification, ensuring a safe and secure setting for all children. The nursery also offers support with childcare funding, providing resources and a fee calculator to help parents understand and access available entitlements.

What it's like

Staff check children's interests and ideas when planning the curriculum to encourage engagement. Children achieve well, particularly in mathematics, and enjoy independent play and outdoor 'scavenger hunts'. Leaders and staff have a community-based vision that teaches children positive values, with staff modelling good manners and respect.

Purpose-built nurseryFlexible childcare optionsPioneering Pathway curriculumMillie's Mark accredited first aidSupports childcare funding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am – 6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Newburn

Last inspected 8 March 2023

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff check children's interests and ideas when planning the curriculum to encourage engagement. Children achieve well, particularly in mathematics, and enjoy independent play and outdoor 'scavenger hunts'. Leaders and staff have a community-based vision that teaches children positive values, with staff modelling good manners and respect.

Inspector highlights

  • Children develop confidence in their abilities due to enthusiastic and positive staff interactions and plenty of praise.
  • Provision for the youngest children is strong, with staff having a clear understanding of what babies need to learn and providing skilful interactions.
  • There are plenty of opportunities for children to develop their large-muscle skills, including specific activities for learning to ride bicycles.
  • Relationships between staff and children are warm and supportive, with staff tailoring routines to meet individual needs.
  • Children learn about what makes them unique and the needs of people in their community, contributing to a food bank and understanding the importance of helping others.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the implementation of the curriculum to ensure that activities provided for older children are consistently suitable for their age and level of comprehension
  • 2extend monitoring, so that minor inconsistencies in practice are swiftly picked up on and addressed, to raise the overall quality of education.
Inspection #10276446 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

do an amazing job and deserve a lot of credit

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children enjoy a 'scavenger hunt' outdoors. There are plenty of opportunities for children to develop their large-muscle skills, such as balancing and climbing. Children help staff to carry out risk assessments each morning, checking the garden for hazards before they play.

Parent Reviews of Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Newburn

4.0
(6)
Clare Rice
4 years ago

My Daughter starting attending during Covid pandemic as I'm a keyworker, staff quickly settled her during this time and ensure her educational and care needs were met. The company also had a hero's fund to help with fees during this time, a really special touch. She now attends school and was outstanding, still using the settings holiday club.

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Heather Cook
7 years ago

Great nursery, the staff and lovely and help children to gain in confidence and knowledge. The facilities are great with a large outdoor area for the children to play in. Good value for money with food, nappy, wipes and suncream included in the price.

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Ping
4 years ago

Staff are caring and very reassuring. Frequent and clear updates on the app so we know what little one is up to and how they are. Lots of good areas and toys to explore.

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Anth Fitches
2 years ago

Absolute joke. Email you 9pm to say they will be shut for 24 hours and then put a Facebook post on stating will be 2 weeks. Communication is terrible.

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Inspection history

Date: May 2014

  • March 2023Good
  • July 2017Outstanding
  • May 2014Good

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