Located in a large purpose-built setting with the garden accessed from all the rooms, Little Cubs Academy Greenwich Nursery, is just a stone’s throw from Maze Hill station, only 5 minutes’ walk from Greenwich Peninsula, The River Gardens, and a short drive from Charlton and Blackheath. The Greenwich nursery and preschool is open from 8:00am to 6pm, 51 weeks a year for children from 3 months to 5 years of age.
The setting has been designed with natural, sustainable, neutral materials and colours to create a calm, warm environment, and is regularly updated with new toys, equipment and educational resources. There is also a purpose built sensory room for the under 3’s, and amazing free-flow areas for all age groups .
The outside area of our nursery in Greenwich features an organic fruit and vegetable growing area, mud kitchen and sandboxes. We like to give our children the broadest range of experiences with the best quality providers, so alongside our programme of activities linked to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), we also offer a very diverse selection of all-inclusive activities such as cooking, yoga, sport, drama, music, dance classes, coding, sport, PE, and regular visits to nearby woodland, Greenwich Deer Park, The Queen’s Orchard fruit and vegetable garden, Greenwich Ecology Park, and Mudchute Farm, one of the biggest inner-city farms in Europe.
To enquire about a place at our nursery in Greenwich, or arrange a tour, click below to get in touch.
What Makes Us Unique
- The Greenwich nursery and preschool is open from 8:00am to 6pm
- The founders have young children themselves
- A stone’s throw from Maze Hill station, only 5 minutes’ walk from Greenwich Peninsula, The River Gardens, and 5 minutes drive from Charlton and Blackheath
- Our nurseries are guided by some of the best early years experts
- Child-led learning where the children themselves drive what they learn
- Parent learning events throughout the year, led by a GP, nutritionist, child psychologist and sleep trainer
- Intergenerational learning where we partner with local elderly care homes
- Highly qualified, passionate staff, run by our very experienced and inspirational head teacher
- We work with leading nutritionists to create seasonal, balanced menus, serving freshly cooked food every day
- Home-made smoothie menu
- Yoga taught by one of our in-house fully qualified teachers
- Varied curriculum centred around the individual needs of each child – learning through play, cooking, dance, sport, arts and crafts, PE, music, drama, and coding
- Sensory room for the under 2’s
- Organic fruit and vegetable growing area
- Emphasis on school readiness in preschool
- Our nursery in Greenwich goes on regular trips to green spaces, woodland, and places of interest for all age groups in the Greenwich area
- Nature, the outdoors and sustainability at the heart of everything we do
- Health and wellbeing being integral to our ethos at our nursery Greenwich
A fresh approach to early years education
At Little Cubs Academy Greenwich nursery and preschool, we feel it’s important to sometimes look backwards, as always looking to innovate is not the sole route to success. We do believe in embracing traditional, early-years teaching methods from around the world. At our nursery in Greenwich, as well as creating engaging environments, our methodologies also teach and promote:
- Communication and language
- Physical development
- Personal, social and emotional development,
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the world
- Expressive arts and design
We fundamentally believe that traditional teaching methods paired with core values of love, care, compassion, honesty, equality, and nurture, should be at the heart of everything that we do. We very much strive to be the best nursery in Greenwich. Find out more about us by reading our story
Greenwich Nursery & Preschool Rooms
Children are grouped into rooms according to their age, each with experienced staff and daily routines and activities designed around their needs and interests:
Bear and Lion Cubs
3 months to 2 years: A structured yet flexible routine, teachers focus on providing love, cuddles and sensory/tactile play. We help to build confidence by ensuring the children feel secure and cared for. We open up a world of discovery, and provide plenty of opportunities for messy and outdoor play, music and games.
Tiger Cubs
2 to 3 years: Fresh air and outdoor play including gardening, ball games, and bikes/trikes are a focus, as well as helping to grow children’s developing senses and interaction skills. We promote every child’s uniqueness, and aid them in learning about themselves.
Preschool
3 to 5 years: Supporting children’s learning in a planned, yet play-based environment, we help build confidence, self-assurance, independence, and respect for others, so that children are armed with the skills and knowledge for their next step.
Meet The Team
The staffing team is led by Head Teacher Sheila Cardoso. As a graduate of Early Years Education and child Studies, Sheila has a secure understanding and grounding in educational curriculum that spans the entire age range of early years. She leads with emotional intelligence by creating an atmosphere that is stimulating, encouraging, safe, and adaptive to each child’s individual needs. Sheila very much enjoys working in partnership with her team to ensure our nursery in Greenwich delivers outstanding practice on a day to day basis.
Alice Adeyemi supports Sheila Cardoso as the Deputy Head Teacher at our Greenwich nursery. Alice has ten years of experience working in early years, and is level 5 qualified in Early Years.
“It is incredibly rewarding to see the children develop, grow in confidence, social skills and thrive right before our eyes, it really makes all our hard work truly worthwhile.”
Greenwich Head Teacher
Get In Touch
If you are looking at nurseries in Greenwich, contact us to find out why we are one of the best nurseries in Greenwich, Blackheath and Charlton.
Little Cubs Academy Greenwich Day Nursery & Preschool,
100 Old Woolwich Road,
Greenwich,
London,
SE10 9PN
Open 51 weeks per year
8:00am to 6pm, Monday to Friday
Excluding bank holidays, inset days and Christmas
(5 minutes’ walk from Greenwich Peninsula & The River Gardens, & 5 minutes drive from Charlton & Blackheath)
Tel: 020 8305 1038
