Opening hours
Monday to Friday, from 8am to 4pm
Little Bear Cubs Pre-School
Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2024)
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
Hertfordshire
About this day nursery
Little Bear Cubs Pre-School & Nursery in Potters Bar provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 2 to 5 years. The dedicated team focuses on each child's well-being and development, offering diverse activities both indoors and outdoors.
Emphasising nature and sustainability, children learn about plants, growing, and wildlife. The setting promotes a multicultural experience, teaching respect for different origins, cultures, and beliefs.
The preschool actively encourages parent partnership through daily updates and photos. Additionally, children enjoy various extra-curricular activities such as drama, dance, singing, and yoga, working with external providers to build confidence.
The preschool offers a welcoming introduction, allowing children and parents to familiarise themselves with routines and staff before starting, ensuring a smooth settling-in period. Each child is assigned a key person to provide feedback and support their transition.
Our ethos
Little Bear Cubs Pre-School & Nursery emphasises nature and sustainability, teaching children about plants, growing, and wildlife. They also promote a multicultural experience, fostering respect for different origins, cultures, and beliefs. They encourage parent partnership through daily updates and photos.
What it's like
Children arrive full of enthusiasm and are welcomed by friendly staff, who are clear about familiar routines and help children develop secure attachments. They behave well, engage positively in activities, and show genuine kindness and respect for others. Staff implement a broad curriculum with varied experiences both inside and outdoors, fostering children's thinking and creativity through meaningful conversations.
Nature-focused learningMulticultural experiencesExtra-curricular activitiesStrong parent partnership
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Age range
2 years to 5 years
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Established
2022
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Bear Cubs Pre-School
Last inspected 14 November 2024 · Clare Ford
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 arrive full of enthusiasm and are welcomed by friendly staff, who are clear about familiar routines and help children develop secure attachments. They behave well, engage positively in activities, and show genuine kindness and respect for others. Staff implement a broad curriculum with varied experiences both inside and outdoors, fostering children's thinking and creativity through meaningful conversations.
Inspector highlights
- The exciting and ambitious curriculum helps children to deepen their knowledge, sparking curiosity and creativity.
- Staff use effective language to support children's thinking, exploring mathematical concepts.
- Children are highly creative, exploring a range of materials and developing imagination during dance sessions.
- Children are physically active and show high levels of energy outside, developing large motor skills and coordination.
- The communal garden provides an opportunity for children to learn about habitats and conservation, and community walks further develop their awareness of the wider world.
Areas to develop
- 1develop the evaluation of staff training and measure the impact it has on the quality of teaching, with regard to children with SEND and how well they access the curriculum.
Inspection #10367518 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The impact of training that staff attend is not always measured to ensure that improvements in the provision are happening and all children, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are accessing the curriculum in the best way for them.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy the planned experiences, both inside and outdoors, that challenge and extend their learning. Children are physically active and show high levels of energy outside, developing their large motor skills and coordination as they use the see-saw and slide, and make good use of wheeled toys. The communal garden provides an opportunity for children to learn about habitats and conservation.
Parent Reviews of Little Bear Cubs Pre-School
5.0
(7)
Mieke Mangion
2 years ago
My son has been at Little Bear Cubs since April this year and he absolutely loves it. He has gone into nursery with a smile on his face every day since, and comes out with an even bigger one! All the ladies are truly amazing and you can tell they all genuinely care. The activities they do are brilliant and my son has come on leaps and bounds. Not a bad word to say. Thank you all for looking after him so well ♥️
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andrea
2 years ago
Amazing daycare, the teachers, facilities and even the food is wonderful, exciting and always welcoming. My kid absolutely loved being there, they really helped bring her out of her shell with all the different acitivies and themes, good teacher to kid ratio so she always got the attention and help she needed! highly recommend this place - not a single bad word to be said ☺️ thank you guys so much for everything you do ❤️
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elena kouzoupis
2 years ago
My daughter has been at this nursery for 6 months now. They are amazing! I’m so impressed with them. Eleni has been outstanding.
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Charlotte B87
10 months ago
Fantastic nursery- child centred, nurturing team and amazing resources internally- couldn’t be happier
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Anne Hoffman
a year ago
My grandson loves it so supportive and caring
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
14 November 2024
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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