Full-day nursery in Shirley Warren, Southampton
The Co-operative Childcare Southampton
Warren Crescent, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 6AY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Warren Crescent, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 6AY · More nurseries in SO16
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Jessamine Road, Warren Crescent and Arliss Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shirley Pond Park5 min walk
- Shirley Warren Skate Park6 min walk
- St James Park11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Southampton there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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The Co-operative Childcare Southampton is a full-day nursery at Warren Crescent, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 6AY, in Shirley Warren, Southampton. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 13 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Buffer Bear Limited.
Run by Buffer Bear Limited (company), which runs 11 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Co-operative Childcare SouthamptonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Tiny Toes (Warren Avenue)Full-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Little Caterpillars PreschoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Taplins Day Nursery SGHFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| St James Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Trust Taplins ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Southampton Hospital School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.3 miles
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Shirley Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Shirley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Compass School ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Newlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is The Co-operative Childcare Southampton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Co-operative Childcare Southampton Good at its inspection on 18 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Co-operative Childcare Southampton take?
The Co-operative Childcare Southampton is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs The Co-operative Childcare Southampton?
The Co-operative Childcare Southampton is run by Buffer Bear Limited, which runs 11 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Co-operative Childcare Southampton?
Millbrook (Hants) is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Co-operative Childcare Southampton?
You can call 023 8077 7207 and visit www.littlepioneers.coop.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY297219 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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