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  • Phone Number
    020 8650 0842
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  • Group/Owner
    Ladybird Nurseries
  • Person in Charge
    Paulina Knap (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Staff
    10
  • When Closed
    Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas
  • Type of Service
    Day Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
  • Total Places for children
    36
  • Age range
    from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Days
    Mon-Fri
  • Opening Hours
    0730-1830
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  • Helen B
    September 6, 2017 at 12:00 am

    My son attended Ladybird Nursery – Beckenham from the age of 10 months right through until starting school this month and I cannot recommend it highly enough. The staff have shown tremendous kindness and patience throughout his time there and have supported us at every stage in his development. They are extremely imaginative and creative in the activities they come up with for the children to do and my son has learnt an astonishing amount in the preschool there this last year. There is a very low turnover of staff at this nursery compared to others, which is not only important for the children there, but also shows what a happy place this is.

  • Kelly D
    July 2, 2018 at 12:00 am

    Both my children have attended Ladybird Nursery in Beckenham and I am so grateful for the fantastic care and attention they received there. My little boy leaves in a few weeks and is very sad to go.

    The staff are great and I feel like they really cared for my children and got to know their personalities and how they like to play/learn. I always trusted my kids with them and felt happy dropping them off. At pick up, I was told about their day and what they’d been up to or what they’d had for lunch (the food is great too).

    The nursery is bright and clean and a really nice environment for the kids. They always seem to be learning something fun and my little boy loves going out in the garden and playing or looking for minibeasts.

    I would recommend Ladybird to anyone looking for a happy nursery for their kids.

  • Emma
    July 3, 2018 at 12:00 am

    Both my children have attended Ladybird since they were 12 months old and have both loved their time.
    The nursery has a very friendly homely feel and the staff treat the kids like their own.
    The preschool staff prepare the children for school brilliantly and it was a smooth transition from nursery to school.
    I would recommend Ladybird to anyone.

  • Darren
    July 25, 2018 at 12:00 am

    A superb nursery with a stable contingent of dedicated staff who are competent and well-managed. We have had both children go through Ladybird Nursery and they have both had a happy, healthy and safe time there in a very caring environment. Of particular note is that the nursery focuses very heavily on pastoral care. What they do academically is more than adequate but, in my opinion, it’s all about the pastoral care and social education at this age and Ladybird Nursery is terrific at that. I would recommend Ladybird Nursery to anyone without reservation; they have been wonderful to my children and have provided a much-needed, stable lifeline for us as parents.

  • Kerrie C
    July 27, 2019 at 12:00 am

    I honestly can’t recommend Ladybird Nursery enough. My son has thrived there and particularly enjoyed his time in preschool where he has learnt so much, and is, hopefully, well prepared for school in September! The staff are outstanding, the variation of breakfast, lunch and tea available and the facilities they provide are fantastic. His favourite parts are visiting local schools, shops and attending his sports class.

  • Annette A
    August 13, 2019 at 12:00 am

    Staff members have been very accommodating, they always listen to my feedback/concerns and always willing to learn. My child had delayed speech and they have supported her and there has been significant improvement in her progress. My child loves coming to nursery and they are caring towards her; she is very happy at nursery.

  • Matthew B
    August 21, 2019 at 12:00 am

    Our daughter has been at this nursery since she was eleven months old, and is now two and a half. She started in the baby room and is now in the toddler room. She is very happy here, and has had many great teachers look after her, whom she has taken to and loves seeing. She has made lots of friends and is always talking to us about her time at nursery. The teachers are helpful and friendly, and love talking to us about our daughter. We feel she is well looked after and love seeing the photos on the parent’s app. The nursery takes them on lots of trips outside the nursery as well, and encourage parents to get involved when we can. I would not hesitate to recommend this nursery to anyone looking to put their child in a Beckenham nursery.

  • Kathryn S
    September 1, 2020 at 12:00 am

    My son joined the nursery in August 2017 and left August 2020. Three years this lovely team have been apart of our lives, and they’ve been amazing. He loved the nursery, the staff and his friends. We will miss this nursery.

  • Iwan D
    September 1, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Great environment for the children – my son has been at Ladybird for the last 3-years, and it’s been wonderful.
    The staff go the extra mile for the children, and they handled the challenge of re-opening after Covid extremely well.

  • Sarah C
    September 2, 2020 at 12:00 am

    We can’t say thanks enough for the last 3-years at Ladybird Nursery. We are so grateful for her nursery experience, it’s been amazing. It’s so important that a child’s first experiences of learning are right- and it’s the teachers that have made her first experience so significant. She adores the staff and has done so throughout her time at Ladybird. Thank you all for making her and us feel so comfortable.
    We also want to acknowledge all the extras, everything behind the scenes, in particular the management team: the communication throughout the pandemic has been great, we’ve felt informed and assured. It has always felt like the nursery is run well and that has been reassuring.
    Thanks, also, for all the additional things that you all do – the trips, the attempts to engage families socially and in the learning in the nursery. It makes a huge difference, and we’ve appreciated that too.
    We, as many others do, feel emotional but really thankful. Thank you for everything you’ve done.

  • Sarah S
    September 7, 2020 at 12:00 am

    We have been using this nursery for both our children for over 4 years. Nothing but praise and gratitude for all of the staff at Ladybird. My children have developed and thrived so much in this environment and we all formed such lovely bonds with the staff.
    Thank you for preparing and guiding both children onto their new school chapters, we can’t thank you enough!

  • Michelle W
    September 14, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Lovely nursery, caring staff and I am very happy that my daughter attended Ladybird.
    I would recommend this nursery in an instant. My daughter was unsure of the nursery experience to begin with, but with the patience, care and approach of the staff at Ladybird I feel that she flourished.

  • Adelia
    December 9, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The care that the nursery staff provide is outstanding. You could not wish to have better people looking after your child. We were so impressed with how much our little boy grew and developed whilst he was there. They did so many activities with the children and he really enjoyed learning about different cultures for instance at Diwali and Black History month which was great. The food that was provided was lovely and nutritious too.

  • H O
    April 19, 2021 at 12:00 am

    The baby room is absolutely amazing. The staff are professional, caring and really put the best interests of the child first. Management is also great. I highly recommend this nursery for children 0-2 years old.
    Unfortunately, the toddler room is unprofessionally run. As soon as our daughter moved to the toddler room we felt a real drop in quality. A complete lack of communication about the child’s needs, no real personal insight into the child’s day (from an emotional, social, behavioural perspective) which is as important as a record of the daily activities. Certain mistakes such as putting my daughter in the incorrect nappy (that she got a rash from) was made over and over again.
    I have no experience of the pre-school as unfortunately we were not happy to keep our daughter in the toddler room at the nursery.
    Such a shame as our daughter really enjoyed her time at the nursery and made great friends, however, we no longer felt comfortable sending her to the toddler room.

  • W S
    June 21, 2021 at 12:00 am

    My 2 and a half year old son has been going to Ladybird Beckenham for almost a year and a half and he could not be happier there! All of the staff are wonderful, kind and loving and the environment feels really homely and emotionally safe and secure. The activities they do are brilliant and so much of it is really educational too. He learns so much there that he would not learn at home and it has been so lovely to watch him grow and develop there. I would not hesitate to recommend Ladybird Beckenham to anyone. 

  • Sarah S
    September 17, 2021 at 12:00 am

    My son attended Ladybird Nursery, Beckenham from the age of 12 months until he went to school aged 4. He has been really happy at the nursery at every stage and staff have supported both him and us throughout his time there. The facilities at the nursery are great with a range of activities that the children can do with plenty of time spent in the outdoor space. The preschool class has really helped prepare him for all the skills he needed to start school and the children were encouraged to bring in books and talk to the class about their family and interests. All the staff take a keen interest in the children’s care and development and maintain really good communication with parents. My son has made some great friends at this nursery and I would recommend Ladybird to anyone looking for childcare.

  • Polly B
    September 9, 2022 at 12:00 am

    We have used Ladybird since 2017, for our daughter from age 1 until she moved on to school, and for our son from age 1-2.5y. Due to a recent house move, we reluctantly decided to move our son to a nursery that is closer to our new home, but it was a difficult decision as he was very happy and settled at Ladybird. Both our children thrived at the nursery and formed close bonds with the members of staff. As parents, we also enjoyed a good relationship with the staff, who we found to be very helpful and supportive. The nursery provided a great environment to prepare our children for school/pre-school and generally to help them grow in confidence. There is lots of messy play, outdoor learning, celebrating different festivals, extracurricular activities such as yoga and football, and child-led play. It is quite a small nursery, which we liked, as the staff (including the wonderful manager) know all the children well, regardless of which room they usually work in. Highly recommend.

  • Claire D
    September 20, 2022 at 12:00 am

    My daughter attended Ladybird for eighteen months after moving from overseas, until she went to school this week. She absolutely loved her time at the nursery and was in both the toddler rooms and subsequently pre-school. The staff are so caring and go above and beyond. My daughter formed strong bonds with the staff in the room and she really misses them. The facilities are great and they are always bringing home pictures and projects that they have made at the nursery. She is definitely school ready as a result of being at the nursery. My daughter and I have made great friends at this nursery and will miss it!

  • Jack B
    April 26, 2023 at 12:00 am

    Our child has been so happy at the Ladybird Nursery in Beckenham. The team managed her integration into the baby room expertly. She really didn’t want to leave us and go to nursery in the first few weeks (as is quite normal), but after a short while she grew to like it and now she absolutely loves it. Every time I pick her up or drop her off I can tell that the Ladybird Nursery is a very positive place for her to be (they’re always doing lots of activities which vary from day to day). Our daughter has a lot of affection for her key workers (she talks about them a lot at home). She has really developed a great deal over the past year and the nursery has played a big part in that.

  • S D
    August 8, 2023 at 12:00 am

    The most caring and nurturing nursery/preschool in Beckenham! Both of our daughters have attended this nursery from 12 months old to school starting, so we have been connected to the nursery for over 8 years. It has changed a lot during that time with improved outdoor space, refurbishments, and some changes in staff but many things have remained consistent throughout. The core staff are long-serving and adore their job. This is evident from the love, care, and attention they give to each and every child. The focus in each room is spot on for your child’s development and both of my daughters have really enjoyed their time here. The preparation for school are fun, gradual, and consistent, and the weekly outings are always a huge hit! Many parents do not want to leave their beloved children in anyone’s care whilst they have to go to work, but the Ladybird Nursery feels like a safe, loving family. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone.

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