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Little Wings Big Dreams Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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5.0(9 parent reviews) ·43-45 Bellegrove Road, Welling, DA16 3PB · Bexley
Number of places
55 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Bexley

About this day nursery

Little Wing's Big Dreams Day Nursery, situated in Welling, offers continuous childcare throughout the year for children aged three months to five years. The nursery focuses on providing a caring and homely environment where children feel cherished and appreciated.

Their goal is to transform each day into an enriching learning journey, fostering inspiration and boundless potential. The nursery encourages discovery and exploration, empowering children to develop their capabilities to the fullest.

They are committed to ensuring children feel loved, confident in themselves, and reach high expectations. Furthermore, the nursery provides practical, real-life experiences and ensures every child is respected and valued.

What it's like

The manager and staff provide a welcoming learning environment. Children feel happy, safe and secure, with opportunities to express feelings and develop emotional well-being. They are active learners, supported well, including those with additional funding and SEND. Children demonstrate high curiosity and make good progress with communication and language skills.

All-year-round childcareNurturing environmentFocus on real-life experiencesForest School sessionsExtra-curricular activities

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged monthly and calculated over 51 weeks a year. Weekly bookings require the same sessions each week, and government funding can be stretched year-round or used term-time. An optional hourly package is available to cover meals, consumables, and extra-curricular activities.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Fees are calculated over 51 weeks a year to account for the Christmas closure.
  • A minimum of four weeks' notice is required for any booking changes.
  • Weekly bookings require the same sessions each week.
  • Stretched funding uses 10 hours per day, while term-time spaces use 7.5 hours per day.
  • Parents opting out of the optional Premium Package must supply their own consumables.

Key facts

Session types

Full day, Morning, Afternoon, Breakfast Club

Food

Two nutritious hot meals, daily breakfast and snacks, formula milk of choice (with Premium Package)

Opening hours

7:30am to 6:00pm

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Wings Big Dreams Nursery

Last inspected 29 March 2023 · Angela Colman

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

The manager and staff provide a welcoming learning environment. Children feel happy, safe and secure, with opportunities to express feelings and develop emotional well-being. They are active learners, supported well, including those with additional funding and SEND. Children demonstrate high curiosity and make good progress with communication and language skills.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager and staff provide a welcoming learning environment for all children.
  • Children are highly engaged in learning outdoors, developing good mathematical skills.
  • The managers provide an ambitious curriculum, proactively evaluating impact and supporting language development.
  • Children have lots of opportunities to develop their physical skills and are encouraged to be independent.
  • Staff are positive role models, and children behave exceptionally well, making good progress from their starting points.

Areas to develop

  • 1The provider should support staff to understand how to better promote healthy eating and share information with parents.
  • 2The provider should strengthen staff supervision of children during sensory activities.
Inspection #10280989 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children are supported extremely well, including children in receipt of additional funding and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children with SEND receive outstanding support and attention to allow them to develop to their full potential at their own pace.

Outdoor space

Children are highly engaged in learning outdoors. For instance, staff support children to explore measurements and cause and effect, using sand and water. Children develop good mathematical skills and enjoy the large floor sand tray.

Parent Reviews of Little Wings Big Dreams Nursery

5.0
(9)
Lily La Spees
9 months ago

Choosing a nursery for my daughter was a little nerve wracking for me, but Little Wings have been amazing from day one. They were incredibly supportive with the settling in and a year in now, my daughter still can’t get enough. The staff are caring, friendly, approachable and the daily updates are helpful to see how they’re doing. The weekly themes/activities are engaging and it’s wonderful to see how many outdoor trips and activities they do. My daughter regularly comes back with her wet clothes in bags, clothes stained with all sorts which just highlights for me the absolute joy she is having at nursery. We have been very happy with my daughter’s development both emotionally and “academically”, although I believe learning through play is important at this age and she gets plenty of that at Little Wings!

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Stella Oliveira
8 months ago

My child loves going to the nursery! Every morning I see a big smile to the key person and this says a lot about their interaction and connection. The management team is very accessible and accommodating to my child’s needs. I highly recommend Little Wings Big Dreams.

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Zehra Gaziler
2 years ago

Fantastic nursery, all staff are so attentive and go the extra mile to give the children a memorable learning experience. I had the pleasure of hosting a create and bake with the swans, the children were all so well behaved, listening to their peers , sharing, and engaging, and had excellent knowledge of colour which surprised me for their age group. It is clear the team at little wings big dreams love and care for these children as if their own, and provide the support they need both mentally and emotionally to help them grow.

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Amy West
2 years ago

Littlewings is a fantastic nursery, my son loves it there. They consistently provide engaging activities, everyday is something different, my son's love's telling me about everything he's been up to on the way home. They offer weekly trips from Forest school to popping to the shops to buy ingredients. My son's creativity has matured massively during his time at Littlewings, he'll offer suggestions and new ways to do different tasks or to improve something he is building/making. I'm very happy with his overall development since being at Littlewings.

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Beverley Barrett
2 years ago

My son has been attending this nursery since 2021, to say they go above and beyond for him would be an understatement. He started when I had concerns about his development and was completely non verbal and no understanding. He now says some words but has complete understanding. He has come on leaps and bounds, the nursery have been amazing helping with everything possible. Even helping to secure his EHCP so he can attend a special needs school this September. They sought out his current interests and have tailored his days to him and his interests! Every single staff member treat the children like part of their family and to me when finding a nursery having someone care for him the way I would is something no amount of money can buy. Little wings will always have a special place in my heart when he leaves this year, I will be absolutely gutted but they have given him the best start in life he can get! My daughter is only 3 months old, but when the time comes I pray they have a space for her as I know she will be in safe hands

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

29 March 2023

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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