Opening hours
7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday
Little Beans Childcare
Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2021)
Number of places
15 places
Age range
0–2 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2021
Local authority
Wandsworth
About this day nursery
Little Beans Childcare offers a unique approach to early years education, providing a 'home-away-from-home' experience across its various London locations. The nursery focuses on personalised, child-centred care, maintaining small group sizes to foster a family-like atmosphere.
Embracing an innovative and holistic forest-school methodology, Little Beans prioritises outdoor learning and activities in nature. The curriculum extends beyond traditional childcare, incorporating strengths-based activities such as music, Spanish language instruction, and tennis to prepare children for primary school and beyond.
The nursery categorises its care into three age-specific groups: 'Pinto Beans' for ages 0 to 18/24 months, offering individualised nurturing; 'Broad Beans' for 24 to 36 months, focusing on stimulating sensory experiences and social bonding; and 'Runner Beans' for 36 months and older, which challenges children with homework activities and introduces foundational language and maths concepts. This approach aims to cultivate leadership, self-confidence, and strong friendships within a supportive environment.
Our ethos
The heart of our Lucky Beans ethos is bespoke, child-centred care that will give your child that "home-away-from-home" feeling. Unlike other nurseries, we keep our numbers small so that each setting feels truly like a family. We don’t believe in stuffy or traditional childcare - our innovative and holistic forest-school approach involves plenty of opportunities for inspirational learning outdoors and in nature! We keep each nursery small in order to focus on your child's specific development. Our forest school ethos is at the heart of everything we do and we emphasise active child-led learning above the commonplace style of childminding where children may be stuck in a room for the entire day. We also feature many strengths-based activities like music, Spanish and tennis in preparation for primary school and beyond!
What it's like
Children thrive in this warm and nurturing setting, developing strong and trusting bonds with staff and feeling extremely safe and at ease. These secure attachments give children the confidence to independently explore indoor and outdoor areas, displaying increasing levels of independence with personal skills.
Child-centred careForest School approachSmall group sizesStrengths-based activitiesPersonalised development
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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Age range
0 to 36 months +
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2018
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Beans Childcare
Last inspected 3 November 2021
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children thrive in this warm and nurturing setting, developing strong and trusting bonds with staff and feeling extremely safe and at ease. These secure attachments give children the confidence to independently explore indoor and outdoor areas, displaying increasing levels of independence with personal skills.
Inspector highlights
- Children thrive in a warm and nurturing setting and develop strong bonds with staff.
- Staff have high expectations for children and thoughtfully plan the environment.
- Children make choices about their play and show high levels of involvement.
- Staff are positive role models and treat children with kindness and respect.
- There is a strong focus on promoting healthy and active lifestyles for children.
Areas to develop
- 1develop staff awareness of how to support children as they learn and practise new skills
- 2strengthen communication between parents and children's key persons, to support continuity in children's learning between home and setting
Inspection #10191479 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
"children enjoy coming to nursery and have developed confidence and independence since joining."
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children are allocated a key person to cater for their individual care. Key persons speak about children with interest and affection, monitor their progress, and plan interesting and challenging experiences.
Outdoor space
Babies and toddlers enjoy the time they choose to play outdoors. They practise climbing and balancing and take part in vigorous activities, such as baby-football and tennis.
Parent Reviews of Little Beans Childcare
5.0
(19)
Martyn Hughes
6 months ago
My son has been going to this nursery for 8 months. All the staff have been wonderful and I know that my son is very happy. They go out to the common every week and have sports and music classes. I'm very happy that we decided to go to this nursery. Also, they can be very accommodating for the extra odd day of childcare that we need here and there. Which is super useful.
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Sophie H
12 months ago
Little Beans Tooting is fantastic. Our son joined when he was 1 and they have been incredible in helping him settle into nursery life. The team are amazing, so friendly and there is always excellent communication. The activities they plan are varied and obviously well thought out to ensure the children are getting the best experience. Our sons development has come on so much and I can only thank the LB team for everything they do. He is in 5 days a week and they are like a second family to him, plus his other little friends! We would highly recommend this nursery to anyone in the area. Thank you so much Roma and the team!
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Elise Gait
12 months ago
Our daughter has been attending Little Beans for the past 9 months, and we couldn’t be happier with the care and support she receives. The staff are incredibly caring, attentive, and genuinely passionate about the children’s wellbeing. We’re kept regularly updated with her progress, activities, and little moments throughout the day, which really helps us feel connected and reassured as parents. Since starting here, she has absolutely thrived — not only in her learning and development, but also in her confidence and social skills. We’re so grateful to the team for the incredible work they do and would highly recommend to anyone looking for a nursery in the area!
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Rebecca Besant
12 months ago
We love Little Beans Tooting so much, we are so grateful they are only a short walk away from us. Our daughter is so happy there, she can’t wait to leave in the morning. I like the small, bespoke nature of the nursery and the staff are so smiley and friendly. They are very good at sending us lots of photos during the day, keeping us updated on their activities and progress, summarising food and water intake, giving them varied and healthy meals, spending lots of time outside with the kids, teaching them tennis, and going to so much effort with creative sensory trays and pretend play scenarios! I also appreciate our little one coming home clean every day, I don’t know how they manage it! I couldn’t recommend it enough!
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Daniel Barry
12 months ago
Our son has been at the nursery for the past six months, and we've been really pleased with how well he’s settled in. At just 12 months, it was a big transition for all of us, but the team—especially Roma—have been so supportive, not only with our little one but also with us as parents. They’ve created such a warm and welcoming environment, and it’s clear how much thought and care goes into the day-to-day activities. There’s always a great mix of things going on, both indoors and outdoors, and it’s lovely to see how active and engaged the children are. Whether it's messy play, sensory activities, or getting fresh air outside, our son always has something fun to be part of. He’s always happy to go in the mornings and seems to be really thriving. We're so grateful to the whole team for making this such a positive experience from the start.
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
3 November 2021
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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About the setting
Little Beans Childcare registered in 2018. It is located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The setting offers its service from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The provider employs six staff to work with the children; of these, four staff have an early years qualification, one with qualified teacher status and three qualified at level 3.
- URN
- 2504025
- Registered person
- Lucky Beans Childcare Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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