Opening hours
7.00am – 6.30pm
Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Watford Junction
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2024)
Number of places
57 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
Hertfordshire
About this early years setting
Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School is located in Watford, Hertfordshire, and provides care for children from birth to four years old. The nursery is open all year round, from 7am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. At its inspection in July 2024, Ofsted rated the provision as Good. The inspector recorded that parents value the communication they receive and find staff at all levels to be friendly and helpful.
According to Ofsted, the curriculum focuses on children's communication and independence. Staff use strategies such as signing to support children who do not yet have the words to communicate. The report notes that both indoor and outdoor spaces are carefully planned with a plentiful supply of resources and equipment. Children have opportunities to play in the garden and engage in water play. Staff extend children’s learning during routines, such as by encouraging them to count during breakfast.
What it's like
Staff are welcoming and help children to feel secure and confident. Children behave well, learning about rules and routines to stay safe and be kind to others. Staff take precautions to protect children from heat, using the garden early and including water play.
Refurbished in 2024Part of Midcounties Co-operativeMillie's Mark accredited staff
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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Term time / All Year
All Year
Registered with Ofsted
1994
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating
Last inspected 30 July 2024 · Alison Reeves
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 are welcoming and help children to feel secure and confident. Children behave well, learning about rules and routines to stay safe and be kind to others. Staff take precautions to protect children from heat, using the garden early and including water play.
Inspector highlights
- Managers explain the curriculum and how it meets children's learning needs, with a strong focus on communication and independence.
- Staff extend children's learning by encouraging them to count scoops of cereal at breakfast, demonstrating additional teaching opportunities.
- Children demonstrate their knowledge of shapes while making paper planes and enjoy games like noughts and crosses, showing an understanding of turn-taking and strategy.
- Children have plenty of opportunities to learn in their preferred spaces, both indoors and outdoors, with well-planned resources.
- Staff use a variety of strategies, including signing, to help children make themselves understood and prioritise communication, speaking, and listening skills.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to build on their planning skills and embed their knowledge to ensure every experience offered to children provides optimal learning opportunities.
Inspection #10351803 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents value the excellent communication and say that staff at all levels are friendly, helpful and willing to assist.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children's communication, speaking and listening skills are given high priority. Staff use a variety of strategies to help children make themselves understood. They frequently use signing to support speech. This helps children who do not have the words to communicate with others. Children's opportunities for acquiring language are further enhanced with planned activities that get their muscles warmed up for making sounds.
Outdoor space
Staff take precautions to protect children from exposure to excessive heat. They use the garden early in the day before it is too hot. Children have sunscreen on and wear hats. Alongside this, staff include lots of water play to help children keep cool. Children benefit from having outdoor and indoor spaces that have been carefully planned with a plentiful supply of resources and equipment. This means children explore their ideas, follow their interests and develop their knowledge as they play.
Google Reviews
4.0
(11 Google reviews)
Craig Withers
4 years ago
My under-1-year-old has a great time here. Some call it Little Pioneers, others Co-op, the old name was Buffer Bears (we just call it "nursery" but I thought I'd add the other names for searches). The team are established and work well together, which is reassuring at pick-up when whoever you see knows what has happened during the session. They have the experience to work dynamically, which is good in adapting to my child's needs as they arise and change during the day. The app gives us some good insights into what's happening during the session too, which is nice.
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Renee Morrison
2 years ago
Happy Nursey Practitioners Day! Would like to say a big thank you to all the staff at this nursery and a big massive thank you to Kodi for always putting a smile on my daughter's face!x
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Seda Akyüz
2 years ago
Very good nursery, my son enjoys his time and has even made best friends :) The team is really supportive and caring. Thank you
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Sharon
a year ago
My two daughters have been very happy here and well nurtured and loved!
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KONSTANTIN KOSTOV
5 years ago
This Nursery is absolutely fantastic! Practitioners very professional and reliable! My little girl loves every minute there!
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Inspection history
Date: February 2008
- August 2024Good
- July 2024Good
- November 2018Good
- October 2018Outstanding
- September 2015Good
- August 2015Good
- October 2014Requires improvement
- September 2014Requires improvement
- March 2011Good
- February 2011Good
- February 2008Requires improvement
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