Ofsted record

Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton

Hetton-le-Hole, HOUGHTON LE SPRING · URN 2887542

According to Ofsted's inspection on 18 August 2026, Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton in Hetton-le-Hole, HOUGHTON LE SPRING was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching: Strong Standard; achievement: Strong Standard; behaviour and routines: Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing: Expected Standard; inclusion: Strong Standard; leadership and governance: Strong Standard. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.

Hetton-le-Hole, HOUGHTON LE SPRING · DH5 9PG. Location from the Ofsted register. This setting Nearby Same provider

  1. Inspected 18 August 2026

    2 months ago

    Report card: six areas graded separately.

    Curriculum and teaching Strong Standard
    Achievement Strong Standard
    Behaviour and routines Strong Standard
    Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
    Inclusion Strong Standard
    Leadership and governance Strong Standard

    What each grade means

    Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.

    Curriculum and teaching Strong Standard
    Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
    Achievement Strong Standard
    Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
    Behaviour and routines Strong Standard
    Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
    Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
    Inclusion Strong Standard
    Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
    Leadership and governance Strong Standard
    Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

On the register

Ofsted URN
2887542
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Ages
0 to 4
Registered places
78
Registered since
12 February 2026
Local authority
Sunderland

On the EYR and the CCR.

Common questions

When was Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton last inspected by Ofsted? +

Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton in Hetton-le-Hole, HOUGHTON LE SPRING was last inspected on 18 August 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton? +

Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Strong Standard; achievement — Strong Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.

What ages does Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton take? +

Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton is registered for children aged 0 to 4.

How many children can Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton take? +

Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton is registered for up to 78 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.

How long has Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton been registered? +

Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton has been registered with Ofsted since 12 February 2026. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2887542.

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Part of Places For Children (PFP) Limited

34 settings on the register

Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton is one of 34 settings on Ofsted's register run by Places For Children (PFP) Limited. The nearest 6 are below.

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