Little Bear's on Wanstead Green

3 The Green, Wanstead, London E11 2NT
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  • Little Bear's on Wanstead Green, London
Little Bear's on Wanstead Green is a friendly and welcoming nursery that prides itself on strong parent relationships and on creating a stimulating environment for the children in its care.

All childcarers are highly qualified, support age-specific learning goals, and focus on creating an atmosphere of respect and positive behaviour.

The nursery has recently undergone a comprehensive refurbishment programme to expand facilities to include an independent sensory room and age-specific garden areas within the large garden. As part of their commitment to children's wellbeing, the setting has an air filtration system designed to extract all airborne pollutants from the incoming air supply.

Little Bear's on Wanstead Green won a daynurseries.co.uk Top 20 Award in 2018.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kiran Dhami (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 24

Total Places for Children

  • 86

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Under 3s: Per Day - £95.03
    Over 3s: Per Day - £82.82

  • Please contact us for our full list of fees or visit our website

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:30
    Tuesday 08:00-18:30
    Wednesday 08:00-18:30
    Thursday 08:00-18:30
    Friday 08:00-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • The nursery offers parents off-road parking for visits and pick-ups

Little Bear's on Wanstead Green Reviews (129)

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Little Bear's on Wanstead Green has a Review Score of 10 (9.956) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Bear's on Wanstead Green has 129 reviews.

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Review from Maureen H (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves going to Little Bear's on The Green. The staff are friendly and caring. He enjoys the activities and loves the food. I would highly recommend the nursery to any parent.
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Review from Gemma W (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son and daughter both attend this nursery, and we cannot recommend it highly enough. The staff are brilliant - very caring and nurturing. They think carefully about what all of the children will enjoy and plan activities brilliantly. The children play outside all the time and regularly go on trips
(e.g. to the theatre, the park and to a country park to see the Gruffalo). Both of our children settled in really quickly and are very happy at Little Bear's. The manager is also great and welcoming, and she knows all of the children well. Highly recommend!
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Review from Jennifer C (Mother of Child) published on 26 September 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Friendly, helpful, caring and knowledgeable staff, exactly the type of people we were hoping to find to help look after my young daughter.


After a bad experience with a childminder my daughter was very upset about being away from me and this in turn was very upsetting for me. However, the staff

at Little Bear's were fantastic in helping her to settle in.
They were infinitely patient with both of us and treated my daughter as an individual rather than a number. I know now from first-hand experience that this is how they treat all of their children.


My daughter has so much fun and comes home with many new skills and friends.

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Review from Louise R (Mother of Child) published on 29 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl loves going and not once in three years has she said she didn't want to go! That's a pretty good recommendation.


I've been so happy with the nursery, they've helped my shy little baby turn into a confident happy little girl. The staff are lovely and genuinely care about all the children.

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Review from Pamela I (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
What a fantastic nursery. My daughter attends Little Bears 4 times a week. I really could not ask for a better nursery for my daughter to go to she has settled in so well. I love to see her playing confidently with the other children. I put this down to the amazingly attentive staff who all obviously
love their jobs. The staff are friendly and helpful and really cannot do enough to make sure that both children and parents have a really positive experience.


The food is fantastic, varied, healthy and exciting and the children are encouraged to try lots of different tastes and textures.


We viewed a number of other nurseries before making the decision on Little Bears and we definitely made the right decision. This was the only nursery our daughter absolutely loved. She loves playing outside in the garden looking for snails and playing in the sandpit and mud kitchen.


I would happily recommend Little Bears to any other parent.

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Review from Rachel J (Mother of Child) published on 11 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Bears On The Green is the most gorgeous, caring, loving environment I could wish for for my child's early years.
My daughter has been attending since 9 months old, and the nursery has helped shape her to become a kind, considerate, confident toddler.
The nursery itself is clean, bright and
inviting to parents and children. The garden is just delightful! I can't praise all the staff who work there enough, they genuinely care for every child that comes through the door and my daughter is excited to go there every week.
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Review from Leah S (Mother of Child) published on 11 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing nursery and amazing staff. I could not be happier. I had to move my son from another nursery which I found to be poor in everything. My son is happy, I am happy. I would recommend this nursery anytime. My son can't get enough of the nursery.
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Review from Rebecca M (Mother of Child) published on 11 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am so happy sending my children to Little Bears On The Green. They are always raring to go in the morning, and I'm sure that's because of the warm and friendly atmosphere at the nursery – they are genuinely cared for and loved there. The staff are also really helpful and accommodating, which is so
important as a working mum. Of course, my children's educational needs are met too, but it's their happiness that matters most to me at this time in their little lives.
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Review from Wesley J (Father of Child) published on 10 August 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my wife and I cannot be happier with Little Bears Nursery and the staff who work there throughout. Our daughter has been going since she was 1 and has moved to a number of the rooms on offer and the level of service has remained the same.


We would highly recommend the nursery.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.956)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.956) out of 10 for Little Bear's on Wanstead Green is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 21 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 21 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.956 for Little Bear's on Wanstead Green is calculated as follows: ( (239 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 250 Ratings = 4.956
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Bear's on Wanstead Green is based on 21 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 86 number of registered child places is 17.2, which has been reached with 21 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Awards / Recognitions (3)

Meet the Team (3)

Kiran

Kiran Naqvi

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2017

I have been working in the Childcare sector for 16 years from babysitting, nannying and then working my way up from being an Early Years Practitioner all the way to a Nursery Manager.


I love watching children learn and grow and it is always exciting to know that not one day will be the same with them. It's wonderful to see how much children change over the years and to see them take that big step into Reception.


Now having my own child, I can see first-hand how important these first years are and how much can do to help shape and mould the children for their future.

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Jenny George

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2018

I am a qualified NNEB Nursery Nurse and have been working in childcare for over 25 years.


I have always wanted to work with children from a very young age. I have always been interested in how children learn, and develop and in providing the best possible learning opportunities for all children.

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Farrah Jalil

Job Title: Room Leader Joined: 2009

CACHE NVQ Level 3 in Early Years Care, Level 2 in Safeguarding, Level 2 in Paediatric First Aid, Level 2 in Food Hygiene and Health and Safety trained.

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