Little Bear's In Elephant Central

7 Castle Square, Elephant & Castle, London SE17 1LA
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Type of Service

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

Owner

  • Little Bear's In Elephant Central
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Rebecca Osman (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 8

Total Places for Children

  • 71

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Under 3s: Per Day - £96.44
    Over 3s: Per Day - £ 84.87


    *Funding Early Educational Entitlement for Children aged 3 and 4 Years*
    *Further discounts apply to multi-day and weekly bookings

  • Please contact us for our full list of fees.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas
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Little Bear's In Elephant Central Reviews (52)

9.8

Little Bear's In Elephant Central has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.796) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Bear's In Elephant Central has 52 reviews.

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Review from P L (Mother of Child) published on 22 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son joined Little Bear’s in November 2021 and I am happy to say after a short 4-5 weeks, he is loving it! He couldn’t wait to leave our flat on nursery days. All the staff has been brilliant especially the Manager and the Key Workers. The care they provided to my son is incredible. They even managed
to get him to eat his lunch and try apples and nursery meals (he is super picky and usually only goes for homecooked food).
We can see a huge difference since he started nursery. He is so happy.
Our queries are also answered in a timely manner.
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Review from Josephine A (Mother of Child) published on 22 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Bear’s has been amazing with our son since day one. Our son adjusted immediately and has taken to his carers like a fish to water!


The level of attention and care has met our expectations on so many levels and our son cannot wait to attend nursery in the mornings. He is happy when he goes

in and joyful when we collect him.


We have also observed new developmental milestones, particularly with speech. Our son is no longer anxious and frustrated with attending nursery and we will be forever grateful for the care, love and patience that our son experiences at Little Bear’s.

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Review from Mawsy Y (Mother of Child) published on 15 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am absolutely in love with Little Bear's Nursery. The quality of service is exceptional. The staff are friendly, caring and helpful. My daughter loves going to nursery and it's amazing how well she's picked up good habits since starting with the nursery. She has learnt so much in such a small period
of time, and that proves to me that the nursery do all they can to encourage, entertain and support her. They maintain a clean environment, whilst ensuring to give you frequent updates on your child's progress daily and monthly. Feels like you're a part of their family. I'm proud to have my daughter attend Little Bears, and I will always recommend it.
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Review from Banaz T (Mother of Child) published on 5 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both our children have been going to Little Bear's In Elephant Central for nearly 2 years now. We were drawn to the bright, new, clean, and inviting setting of Little Bears. My children are excited to go to the nursery every single day. When we pick our children up we get a brief summary of their day.
And throughout the day we receive observations, photos, meals, and nappy change updates through the app, which allows us not to miss out on anything.
The children's developmental and academic progress reports are thorough, which is also demonstrative of the dedication of the staff to the children's development. Our children have been thriving and have developed greatly at Little Bears in gaining independence, confidence, and curiosity, developing their empathy, learning to do simple and difficult tasks. In addition to what we teach them at home, our children's carers are kind, empathetic, and devoted to their wellbeing, and our children love them!
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Review from Nathan L (Father of Child) published on 21 June 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Bear's is a really wonderful nursery.
All of the staff have taken such good care of our daughter. They were so supportive during the settling in period with a dedicated key person providing reassurance for our daughter and us. They have always shown her love and care and she has such a fun time
learning and playing at nursery all thanks to the fantastic team of staff.
The setting is very modern and has a nice big outside space for the kids to play in.
I would highly recommend Little Bear's nursery.
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Review from J S (Father of Child) published on 21 June 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child is happy attending Little Bear's. He enjoys himself during his stay, knows all the staff by name and never mentions anything negative. He feels at home there. This speaks to the intimate environment created at the centre by management and staff. We are reassured by our son receiving this high
level of attention and care.
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Review from Marcella M (Mother of Child) published on 21 June 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been with Little Bear's nursery for almost 2 years now. I’ve seen his abilities grow rapidly and consistently. He has amazing speech, his ability to listen to instructions gets better every time he comes home from nursery. His social skills are amazing and I’m very happy with his capacity
to learn things such as letters, phonics, numbers and independence. The care workers are so patient and loving. We've loved our experience from day one.
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Review from Joseph F (Father of Child) published on 21 June 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 3-year-old child started attending this nursery in January 2020 and I am really happy with his progress. When he first started he would cry and scream at the door, three weeks on he runs inside excited, happy and greets every practitioner by their names. My child has also learnt new things which
he practices at home. The staff are really helpful, friendly and understand the needs of your child. An excellent nursery, I would highly recommend.
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Review from Jim C (Father of Child) published on 21 June 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending Little Bear's in Elephant for nearly a year and it's been an incredible experience for all of us!


We were concerned about making the leap from a fairly isolated (Covid lockdown) home life to nursery, but it was a very smooth transition. All the staff were (and still

are) very supportive, patient and caring, which made things very easy.


The classrooms are bright and full of super fun activities, which has all helped with her learning and confidence, most notably in her language and use of crayons/pencils etc.


And it's all-inclusive, so great value.


We couldn't be happier with our choice of nursery!

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Review from Rukiya A (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The settling sessions went very well. Little Bear's In Elephant Central staff were very accommodating to how my son would be feeling on the day, which allowed him to settle in perfectly. The staff were very friendly, which made us both feel very welcomed. I can definitely see an improvement in terms
of my son's development, he wants to talk more and communicate with expressions. The nursery is always finding ways to improve his self feeding skills and they communicate with me strategies they have tried using and what has worked well for them.
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Review from Elenits T (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy had a great settling time and felt comfortable very, very soon. He is excited to go to the nursery every morning and jumps around when we arrive there in the morning. Also, the staff are very considerate about his special needs and we are very happy to have chosen this nursery for him.
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Review from Tasha V (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son’s first day at nursery was great, he was made to feel very welcomed and he settled in like he had been there for months, the staff really came down to his level and supported and interacted with him for the whole day, he was sad to leave when it was time to go home. I looked forward to seeing
his growth and development at this new establishment
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.796)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.796) out of 10 for Little Bear's In Elephant Central is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 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 4.796 for Little Bear's In Elephant Central is calculated as follows: ( (200 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) + (6 Poors x 2) + (5 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 216 Ratings = 4.796
  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 In Elephant Central is based on 17 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 71 number of registered child places is 14.2, which has been reached with 17 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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