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Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Seaham

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2024)
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2.0(4 parent reviews) ·North Terrace, Seaham, SR7 7EU · Durham
Number of places
65 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
Durham

About this day nursery

Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Seaham offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children, having undergone a refurbishment in 2022. The nursery prioritises both children's happiness and parents' peace of mind, providing airy indoor spaces, an engaging adventure garden, dedicated teachers, and nutritious meals.

With convenient opening hours, the nursery aims to cover all aspects of early years care and education. They follow a "Pioneering Pathway" curriculum, designed to foster independence, resilience, and social responsibility in children.

This pathway includes a "Head Start" journey for smooth transitions, a "Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies" approach combining fun with learning for well-being, and initiatives like "Socially Responsible, Safety Conscious" and "Little Cooperators" to cultivate compassion and individuality. The nursery actively supports government funding schemes to make childcare accessible.

Our ethos

Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Seaham follows a "Pioneering Pathway" curriculum to foster independence, resilience, and social responsibility. This includes a "Head Start" for transitions, a "Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies" approach for well-being through fun and learning, and "Little Cooperators" initiatives to develop compassion and individuality.

What it's like

Staff provide a warm welcome at this inviting nursery. Children happily separate from their parents and settle quickly into the routines of the day. There are lovely caring relationships throughout the nursery, and children develop the confidence to approach visiting adults and ask them to join in with their play.

Refurbished in 2022Adventure gardenNutritious mealsPioneering Pathway curriculumSupports government funding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am – 6.00pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Seaham

Last inspected 2 July 2024

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 provide a warm welcome at this inviting nursery. Children happily separate from their parents and settle quickly into the routines of the day. There are lovely caring relationships throughout the nursery, and children develop the confidence to approach visiting adults and ask them to join in with their play.

Inspector highlights

  • Leadership and management are strong, with a clear and ambitious vision for high-quality, inclusive care and education.
  • The special educational needs coordinator is passionate and knowledgeable, ensuring children's individual needs are prioritised with effective early intervention strategies.
  • Managers and staff have good relationships with on-site professionals, working with health visitors to promote early reading and child development checks.
  • Children's communication and language development is well supported through songs, rhymes, and engaging conversations.
  • Staff promote children's confidence and independence, teaching them self-care skills like putting on coats and understanding hygiene.

Areas to develop

  • 1continue to develop staff's understanding and confidence to stretch and challenge children's learning in their play.
Inspection #10307733 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs coordinator is passionate about her role and knowledgeable about prioritising children's individual needs. She works confidently with external agencies and has implemented effective strategies to provide early intervention where required, including for children in receipt of additional funding like early years pupil premium, which has successfully supported communication and language development.

Outdoor space

Children have plenty of opportunities to play outside, with each age group having their own garden area. In addition, children learn to balance and climb in a large grassed area, and staff teach them about keeping themselves safe outdoors, such as pre-school children carrying out risk assessments.

Parent Reviews of Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school Seaham

2.0
(4)
Craig Donkin
5 months ago

Went for a look round with our toddler all seemed promising, however we were told they would get back to us to arrange a his start date. We chased them up 3-4 times and each time we were fobbed off. So in the end we got sick of waiting so registered with a new nursery. Very disappointed in little pioneers Seaham

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Amy Douglas
6 months ago

Daughter did not even attend the nursery we went for a look around and asked about our 30hrs free she told us the code was not valid and she would not be able to start until next year. We tried another nursery and it was valid so not sure as to why they lied about it. Maybe they were to understaffed so brushed it off till next year 🤷🏼‍♀️

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David B
2 years ago

Not a good experience, lack of communication and people skills. Daughter came home with nasty bruises, one on stomach which wasn't mentioned. No-one to greet you at the door when you drop or pick up child, they leave you standing around waiting. One staff member was rude and very unprofessional. Pulled my daughter out and now is at another nursery and the experience is much better. I hope that improvements will be made to deal with the issues brought up, the manager of the company which contacted us said it will be investigated so things may be better now.

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Michael Readymarcher
8 years ago

My daughter went here for almost the first 3 years of her life she left today and i cant reccomend them enough fantastic staff we have seen such a change over the time my daughter was there into such a confident young girl

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Inspection history

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