Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee

84 Handen Road, Lee, London SE12 8NR
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Care Provided by Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Arrie Aykum (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 20
  • Total Places for Children
  • 74
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holiday & early closure (2.00pm) on Christmas Eve
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Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee Reviews (20)

7.7

Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee has a Review Score of 7.7 (7.677) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee has 20 reviews.

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Review from C T (Mother of Child) published on 21 June 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

The carers are great and I always felt my child was in good hands. The management has lots to improve, particularly the central management team. Communication is overall poor and parents often find out about changes at the last minute. In my experience, you have to spend a lot of time reminding them
of conversations you had on issues (otherwise they keep charging you), keeping an eye on fee invoices, etc. The staff provide lots of interesting and fun activities for the children and my child always enjoyed it.

Reply from Agata Kara, Marketing & Occupancy Manager at Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee

Thank you so much for your feedback. It's wonderful to hear that the educators have provided your child with a safe and enjoyable experience filled with fun activities. We truly appreciate your kind words about their dedication. At the same time, I apologize for any frustrations you've encountered regarding communication and central management. Your concerns are important to us, and we take them seriously. We're committed to improving and ensuring a better experience for all parents. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts, and for your continued support.


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Review from Alison G (Mother of Child) published on 15 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My older daughter left Little Elms Lee in 2019 after 3 happy years, and my youngest is just about to leave for school after another 4 wonderful years there. She absolutely loves it and has thrived in the pre school room. The staff are amazing, they are caring and enthusiastic, always thinking about
the children and ensuring they are having fun as well as providing learning opportunities and a safe and secure environment. They have really prepared her for the transition to reception. Communication is good, both from staff in terms of daily updates and management in terms of wider updates. The room itself is lovely and well equipped with a fantastic outside area. I would 100% recommend Little Elms Lee.

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Review from Jo W (Mother of Child) published on 3 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attends Little Elms Lee and absolutely loves it. The staff who work there are fantastic. They are extremely caring and get to know each individual child and their needs. This extends to management, too; they are extremely communicative and always go above and beyond to help.
The rooms
and activities are great and my daughter has made so many lovely friends. She is so happy to attend every week, and our minds are put at ease as we know she is in an environment we trust. I would wholeheartedly recommend Little Elms Lee as a fantastic childcare provider. We love them!

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Review from Kat B (Mother of Child) published on 11 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have had a great time with Little Elms. My youngest daughter continues to love going in every week. She has made excellent relationships with the staff there who are caring and fun. She has shown great development in her milestones whilst there and continues to grow socially. My older daughter thrived
in the preschool room which set her up perfectly for reception. Would definitely recommend Little Elms Nursery.

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Review from Tallulah K (Mother of Child) published on 3 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has attended Little Elms Lee for 6 months and we have had a consistently excellent experience. All of the staff are friendly and supportive, and he particularly loves his key worker. The nursery go out of their way to celebrate a diverse range of holidays and events, and the app to keep us up
to date with food and naps is fantastic.

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Review from Kristina T (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love Little Elms. From the very good feedback 'another mum' told me about Little Elms - to the moment I first time spoke with the manager looking for a vacancy for my daughter until she physically started attending - they made us feel very welcome. The staff are all very friendly, my daughter enjoys
attending the preschool class. The food is delicious (as my daughter told me).
Overall very happy!

Reply from Agata Kara, Marketing & Occupancy Manager at Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee

Thank you so much for such wonderful feedback, this is invaluable to us.


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Review from S N (Mother of Child) published on 7 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son, who is 2 years old joined Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee back in January in the Hummingbirds room, so he has been there for about 6 months now. From when he started to now, we have seen that he is really developing well. He absolutely loves his key worker and his Nursery Manager and is so
happy when we drop him off for the day. He initially used to cry when he first started, but now he smiles and really enjoys going in to have his day there. He gets involved with lots of the activities indoors, and as he loves to climb, he more often than not gets some quality time outside which is great! I would highly recommend this Nursery to all my family and friends.

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Review from Sophie R (Mother of Child) published on 25 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My eleven-month-old daughter recently started at Little Elms Catford Green and we are really happy so far. She had six settling-in sessions building up from one to three hours (I joined the first one) which we thought was comprehensive, especially for such little ones in the baby room. The staff are
honestly all so nice to her. She has a lovely key worker and is also getting to know all the staff in the room which I think is important for her to feel comfortable. She's been given one-to-one attention when she's been tearful/uncertain, but yesterday at pickup she was playing more independently and apparently she had slept at lunchtime - wahoo! - so I can see she is already happy. I'm trying to raise a baby without single-use plastic and the nursery have been really open about cloth nappies and using a potty.

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Review from Sam H (Father of Child) published on 15 December 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Elms offers a brilliant learning space for children to thrive in which is supplemented by the support of fantastic staff throughout the various rooms. Our daughter loves attending and the learning gains she has made in the 2.5 years are exceptional.


Outside space for all rooms is great and

offers a good variety of fun and educational-related activities.


Food is nutritious, interesting and again, offers good diversity in terms of what's on offer.


Big shout out to the Manager and the Deputy Manager and the other members of the management team for guiding the nursery through the pandemic. Communications throughout have been clear, concise and they've been transparent in their COVID-19 planning and measures since the start.


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Review from Claire H (Mother of Child) published on 15 December 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our two year old daughter started at Little Elms Lee in the Robins room in October and she absolutely loves it here, as do we!


The team are excellent from the keyworker and room staff through to the settings management. They have been so caring and considerate, not only to our daughter but to our

whole family in the settling in period.


There is so much warmth from everyone who works here. They’re also so wonderful with my older five year old daughter who comes to drop off/pick up her sister. We’ve been blown away by the pastoral care as well as the functional activities / learning they provide.


My daughter is excited to go to nursery and see her friends (small and grown-up). She even tried to climb back through the gate this week as she didn’t want to come home!


We are so pleased we found Little Elms and highly recommend to other families looking for a new setting for the children.


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Review from Amy J (Mother of Child) published on 15 December 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 1 year old has been at Little Elms for six months now and we have had nothing but positive experiences. My sons key worker and all the other carers in his room are fantastic! They are so enthusiastic, passionate and kind. They have a genuine love for the job and this is reflected in the wonderful
care they give my son.


My eldest son, who is now at school, went to Little Elms for three years. We had a great experience at each stage of his development and with each of his key workers.


The management staff are extremely supportive and efficient and everyone works well together as a team.


We feel very lucky to have had the care and support from Little Elms and I would highly recommend. My kids love/have loved it there.


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Review from Anthony (Father of Child) published on 7 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We’ve had our boys go to Little Elms in Greenwich then Lee. They were both excellent. We were particularly happy with the quality of the staff and the abundant energy they gave to the kids. The space is well organised and plentiful. Great feeling, great vibes, they are both highly recommended.

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Review from Anna C (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my sons have attended Little Elms Daycare, my youngest is in his final year there. We have all been very happy with the care they have received there. The children have a large amount of indoor and outdoor space to play in, lots of activity corners to explore and Little Elms has always been very
good at organising visiting teachers like ceramics or computer skills. My boys made great friends there, in a very inclusive and stimulating environment and my eldest was raring to go for his first year at school, thanks to Little Elms’ preschool. Thank you to all at Little Elms.

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Review from S O (Mother of Child) published on 29 January 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

What a beautiful welcoming nursery. As soon as my little one joined the baby room I knew he was in safe hands. The staff are very informative and always very happy. He is now in the toddler room and I couldn't be happier with his development. The nursery has three large outdoor areas for the little
ones to explore. I couldn't recommend enough!

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Review from K S (Mother of Child) published on 25 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

With my older boy, now in school, I worried about not spending enough time with him as he was in nursery 5 full days a week. He thrived and now knowing the benefits a good nursery can bring to a child, we didn’t give it a second thought with our 2nd.
Our baby just loves Little Elms, as do we. He settled
in really well and gets excited when he comes to the front door. He is so well looked after. A few times when tired at the end of the day, I found him being held by a carer on a rocking chair or snuggled up with them sitting on the floor. It is so comforting to know he is truly cared for when we’re at work.
The nursery have lots of outdoor space, but still, the carers take them on trips to the park or the supermarket very frequently.
They eat freshly made healthy food from a varied menu. Sometimes, as a picnic in the garden if the weather allows!
It’s a little highlight of my day to drop my boy off and collect him as I see how happy he is at Little Elms - can’t recommend it enough.

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Review from H N (Father of Child) published on 19 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started the nursery at seven months old and we were apprehensive starting him young but actually the staff in the Bluebirds have been amazing at reassuring us and making sure our little one is cared for. Putting our son in nursery was a great decision as I can see how much he has grown and even
compared to our friends' babies, who don’t go to nursery, there is a difference in his social skills. The nursery has three gardens which is perfect as this is something we looked for in a nursery, it’s important to us that our son has the opportunity to get fresh air and play outdoors.

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Review from Amy J (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was apprehensive taking my 7-month-old to nursery at such a young age but the staff have done their utmost to provide all the care my young daughter needs. She only attends one day a week at present but whilst she's there she's thoroughly entertained and stimulated.

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Review from Alaine W (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is currently in 'Robin's Room' at Little Elms. I'm continually impressed by the standard of care he receives, as well as the professionalism, enthusiasm and communication of the nursery workers. He shares an excellent relationship with his keyworker, who is sensitive to his needs and provides
appropriate goals and activities to enhance his development. As a parent, I always receive a warm welcome and regular updates about my son's progress and feel reassured that he is being well cared for. Nursery facilities including outside space have recently undergone some improvements and new initiatives including online progress reports and monthly newsletters enable more effective communication with parents. I would highly recommend Little Elms to other parents and will be sending my daughter here next year.

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Review from Nadja R (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My little girl really enjoys going to Little Elms in Lee and her baby brother is already on the waiting list. Throughout from her first days in the baby room, through to her joining the pre-school class, her respective key person always made an effort to connect with her and made her feel safe and well
looked after. I have recommended the nursery already to several friends and acquaintances.


Recently, people have left the entrance gate open, so I would have to say the safeguarding needs definite improvement.


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Review from Natalie D (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'd like to thank all members of staff who do such an important job looking after our children, providing a happy, safe and creative environment.
Every morning we are greeted by smiles and the bond my son has developed with his key worker is amazing. The staff work so hard and I really appreciate the
effort that goes into the everyday. You are all amazing - please carry on smiling and caring!

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Current Review Score: 7.7 (7.677)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 7.7 (7.677) out of 10 for Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.4 out of 5 from 3 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.3 out of 5 from 2 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.417 for Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee is calculated as follows: ( (23 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 36 Ratings = 4.417

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 3.26 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee is based on 2 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 = 3.125

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 74 number of registered child places is 14.8. 2 Positive Reviews ÷ 14.8 = 0.135

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee

What is the Age Range of Children that Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee accepts?

Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee Open?

Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee is open: Monday 07:30-18:00, Tuesday 07:30-18:00, Wednesday 07:30-18:00, Thursday 07:30-18:00, Friday 07:30-18:00.

How many Children does Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee have capacity for?

Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee has capacity for a total of 74 Children.

How far is Little Elms Daycare Nursery Lee to the centre of London?

7.6 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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