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  • Phone Number
    020 3947 5730
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  • Group/Owner
    Little Bear's Daycare Group
  • Person in Charge
    Rebecca Osman (Manager)
  • Number of Staff
    8
  • When Closed
    Bank Holidays & Christmas
  • Type of Service
    Day Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
  • Total Places for children
    71
  • Age range
    from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
  • Directions
    Little Bear’s In Elephant and Castle is situated in Elephant Central, opposite the overground and 2 minutes walk from Elephant & Castle tube station.
  • Opening Days
    Mon-Fri
  • Opening Hours
    0730-1830
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  • Blake Bailey
    October 16, 2024 at 9:58 am

    As a mother, I am grateful for the app that gives us a glimpse of what our boy is doing during the day and it’s highly reassuring.

    The team has been excellent, patient, and expert and you can see they adore what they do! On another note, I wanted to say that I was pleased with the location, the setting of the childcare centre, and how spotless it is and secure! Unfortunately, we are moving area and will need to change childcare centre and I truly sense sad about leaving Little Bears Elephant Central.

    After visiting some nurseries in the new area I can attest that Little Bears is a 10! My son loves the childcare centre and has learned so much in so little time!

  • Elliot Lang
    November 2, 2024 at 7:06 am

    They have been incredibly patient while he settles in and I sense so comfortable leaving him there. Three members of team, in particular, are exceptional and have made my son sense at home straight away. We absolutely adore Little Bear’s In Elephant Central, they have been incredible with our son who started going to childcare centre in January.

  • Phoenix Page
    November 4, 2024 at 4:55 am

    The level of care that they demonstrate and attention to detail has exceeded my expectations. This was my first time I had been apart from my son and his first time attending a childcare centre and Little Bears was highly supportive and reassuring. My son has settled in highly well.
    The childcare centre itself is highly spotless and spacious and has lovely extras such as a lovely sensory room, hand cleaning station etc. The team are incredible, welcoming and informative. My app allowing parents to view nappy changes, meals and development is highly nice and reassuring. I have older kids and have dealt with several other nurseries over the years and I can honestly say Little Bears is by far the best childcare centre I have experienced! My son has recently began attending Little Bears in Elephant Central for a month now and I could not be happier with the childcare centre.

  • Rowan Irwin
    November 24, 2024 at 11:15 am

    I’m amazed at how fast my daughter has settled into the childcare centre and how comfortable she is with the team. They are highly thorough and have over exceeded my expectations of the childcare centre. Their updates is exceptional, the team are all fantastic and I am at ease knowing that my daughter is in great hands. I would highly suggest Little Bears in Elephant Central. My daughter started at Little Bears in Elephant Central this month and I am exceptionally pleased with the standards of the childcare centre.

  • Rowan Lang
    December 28, 2024 at 11:18 am

    The team at LBN Elephant and Castle made me sense at ease and were highly accommodating. My daughter has settled in well and enjoys attending, the key giveaway is no tears at the door when dropping her off and cheerful waving me off and saying goodbye. As a person who suffers from anxiety, I am at peace knowing my kid is cheerful when she is at childcare centre for the whole day. Added bonus the portal is updated accurately, on time and highly informative. Management are consistently available and supportive. I honestly have no complaints! Having had a bad journey with a previous childcare centre I was highly apprehensive about starting again somewhere new.

  • Reese Walker
    December 28, 2024 at 11:32 pm

    The childcare centre staffs are highly organised and keeps me updated throughout the day of my girls meals, naps, nappy changes and activities on the app. I get to keep track of what my girls are doing at childcare centre. All team members at little bears childcare centre elephant are highly welcoming and approachable. Highly pleased with my girls developments.

  • Drew Pierce
    January 11, 2025 at 3:21 pm

    The team is super welcoming and super expert as well. They are sharing a lot of info about your kid’s development and activities each day. And are consistently syncing with you about how you want to do things (naps, food, etc.). The space is bright and well-adapted for young kids. I would suggest it to anyone looking for a childcare centre in the area! Our daughter loves going to the childcare centre every day and does lots of enjoyable activities we would not yet do at home – like finger painting or messy playtime.

  • Rowan Bailey
    January 22, 2025 at 9:49 pm

    The team are highly welcoming, polite and supportive. They made us sense secure and that our son is secure and in the best hands. He is consistently full of smiles and joy when collecting him, even down to dropping him off he is willing to go to the team members. The childcare centre is highly calm, and the atmosphere is excellent. Being a practitioner myself and with the journey I have had, stepping into the setting as a parent, this childcare centre team make me sense comfortable and you can tell all the team are highly expert and get on well especially working as a team. The place is consistently spotless, the food options are incredible and the updates with team/parents is spot on! Well Done Little Bears Elephant and Castle, such an incredible Team. Thank you for your ongoing work and assistance. My son (14 months old) has been with the childcare centre for a few months now.

  • Taylor Knight
    January 25, 2025 at 8:26 pm

    Our first (four) has been there for two years and the second one (one) for six months. They adore it there and sense at home. They are so cheerful and content each time we drop them. The team is highly expert and welcoming. Our mother tongue is french but the development our first did in English is phenomenal. The educators at preschool are highly expert and attentive. The reports are amazingly done and highly detailed. We know exactly what the kids are doing and how they are doing individually. I think updates is an incredible asset at this childcare centre. And this is highly important when you know you have all information regarding your little ones anytime. I would highly suggest this childcare centre. Best childcare centre ever! Little Bear’s is a second home for my babies.

  • Carter Bailey
    February 2, 2025 at 5:09 am

    My two-year-old has been attending since fifteen months and her transformation there has been incredible. My daughter is highly attached to me and being a first-time mum was highly anxious whenever drop off came as she would cry, the team never failed to reassure me and send me regular updates of her development throughout the day which shows me that she truly is having the best time and that they truly care. She now absolutely loves the childcare centre and has developed lovely bonds with all the team! I adore how much they update me on my daughter’s development and discovering, I truly have seen her flourish especially in terms of her vocabulary and skills. I cannot suggest Little Bears Elephant Central enough! Little Bears is an outstanding childcare centre!

  • London Brooks
    February 5, 2025 at 6:39 am

    Prior to this, she was at Little Bears for 9 months. There was absolutely zero doubt about which childcare centre to return to. Our journey with Little Bears has been stellar: remarkable food, excellent discovering and development for our kid, incredible updates with team, and the ability to follow our kid via the app.

    The Manager is terrific; so compassionate and personal, and she quickly created a connection with our kid. The lady who runs the toddler room is referred to as ‘my best friend ever’ by our daughter. The bond they have developed in such a short amount of time is just heart-warming to watch, and it is exceptionally comforting to know your kid is well looked after. She wants to go to childcare centre in the morning and happily jumps into the arms of the lady who runs the toddler room. We are also amazed by all the things she learns.

    Thank you for all you do for our daughter. Our daughter has recently returned to Little Bears childcare centre after having moved away from London during Covid.

  • Dakota Hunter
    March 18, 2025 at 5:27 am

    He has enjoyed his time at the childcare centre since the beginning. He goes in with a smile in his face in the mornings and he is consistently cheerful when we pick him up. The team are fantastic and the updates with the childcare centre manager is outstanding. Our son joined Little Bear’s when he was 13 months old and he is now at the preschool class.

  • Morgan Griffin
    April 14, 2025 at 11:57 pm

    We can regular updates and can tell that the team truly care. We couldnt be happier to send our little guy there and would suggest to anyone looking for a secure and trusted place to send their little one. The team are consistently so welcoming and our son is consistently so pumped to see them.

  • Skyler Walker
    April 26, 2025 at 10:20 pm

    He loves his days at childcare centre and is consistently so excited to arrive in the mornings. Everyone is so welcoming and the team have made the whole journey truly enjoyable! Little Bears have made the setting in period for my eight month old son so easy and cheerful.

  • Riley Hobbs
    May 14, 2025 at 2:11 pm

    They have truly listened and gotten to know our kids individually:) truly appreciate it. Been a truly great journey so far. Would suggest to others. Also my kids have learnt many cool new things. Incredible team.

  • Alex Hayes
    May 22, 2025 at 10:04 pm

    Our daughter started at Little Bears at 6 months old and all the team have been truly excellent, it’s made the transition to childcare centre so easy and she seems to adore it as well.

  • Hayden Holland
    May 28, 2025 at 11:26 pm

    He was at another childcare centre close by (one with an outstanding ofsted report, mind), and, understandably, he hated it. Whenever I collected him, he’d be wandering around the playground, visibly sad and lonely. They were consistently short staffed and so weren’t able to integrate him into the setting appropriately. I took him out within 4 weeks.

    Little Bear’s Childcare centre offered a robust settling in schedule, allowing me to stay on site with my son until he felt comfortable enough to be left in the care of the key workers. By day 2 or 3, I knew that my son would adore it at Little Bear’s and he does! The managers, key workers, and assistance team are so personable, understanding, hard working, organised – I could go on and on.

    My son’s speech is fabulous (in my humble opinion), he is potty trained, he’s curious, confident and independent; he’s thriving, and I owe a lot of that to the team at Little Bear’s. My son has been attending Little Bear’s Childcare centre for nearly a year now.

  • Spencer Sharpe
    June 4, 2025 at 5:47 pm

    He had just started weaning and having some sort of routine with his naps so we weren’t sure how he would adapt but it only took a few weeks for him to fall into the other babies routine and the team has been incredible in ordering new baby purees for him and introduce solids step by step in the past months. We adore that they do lots of activities every day and that they upload pictures and updates on the app regularly so we can see what our baby is up to during the day. We also adore the monthly development assessment that are done. Our son is all smiles when we drop him off and it’s nice to see new things he’s discovering doing at the childcare centre. We couldn’t be happier with Little Bear’s and with how prepared, nice and attentive everyone has been with our son from the highly start from the Manager to the Room Leader to all the other key workers. Our son started the pre-settling in September 2021 when he was only 5 months and we couldn’t be happier with the care and attention he has received from day one.

  • Shawn Lang
    June 11, 2025 at 1:15 pm

    My Little boy started back in July 2020 he settled in so quickly and so well! He goes in each morning with a smile on his face and consistently comes out cheerful! The team are so welcoming and highly supportive.
    I would suggest Little Bears to anyone looking for a childcare centre in that area the team truly seem to adore their job and it’s just so lovely to see! The team at Little Bears Childcare centre are incredible!

  • Lane Frost
    June 27, 2025 at 11:35 am

    The team are welcoming and he loves them! It’s excellent getting daily feedback about how his day’s gone.
    The facilities are excellent and well maintained. The outdoor space is well designed and used. My son has settled in truly well to Little Bear’s.

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