Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-school Maidenhead
Good★ 3.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Maidenhead for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2004, with 84 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Windsor and Maidenhead
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Windsor and Maidenhead from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SL6 2SJWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 18 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 14 February 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 17 November 2021 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide regular opportunities for outdoor play. Children confidently ask who would like a smoothie, then go to the mud kitchen to prepare it. They use their imagination and add leaves, sticks and water, then give it a shake and return with their 'strawberry and raspberry smoothie'.
Children develop their independence skills through the tasks completed during the daily routine. Staff encourage children to put on their coats and wellington boots for outdoor play, and hang them up when they come inside. Children wash their hands and learn how to feed themselves during mealtimes and help to tidy up the toys when they are finished playing. Older children self-serve their lunch, scrape their plates when they finish eating and line up for their dessert.
Staff organise the playroom to promote children's emotional well-being. For example, staff encourage children to learn how to regulate and understand their different emotions through reading stories and singing songs. Staff encourage children to use their 'kind hands' and to take turns with their friends. For instance, children run after the ball in the garden and bring it back for the next child to have a turn. Children demonstrate a positive attitude to learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of mealtimes to ensure that staff can fully support children's care and learning needs n enhance the planning of the learning environment to support children's communication and language development by limiting distractions, so they can concentrate and listen to what staff say to them.
- 5 December 2024Good
- 4 August 2021Good
- 22 November 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-school Maidenhead
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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