Housed in two spacious converted houses with a large garden and terrace, Little Cubs Academy Day Nursery and Preschool in Honor Oak, Forest Hill, is 2 minutes’ walk from Honor Oak station, and only a 5 minute drive from Forest Hill, Dulwich, Crofton Park and Brockley. Our Forest Hill nursery and preschool is open from 8am 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.
The Forest Hill nursery and pre-school’s outside area features an organic fruit and vegetable growing area, a mud kitchen and a library where children can relax on a bean bag and enjoy their favourite book in a cosy environment. 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 like regular trips to green spaces and nearby woodland, cooking, sport, arts and crafts, PE and music.
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At Little Cubs Academy nursery in Forest Hill 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 Forest Hill nursery in Honor Oak, as well as creating engaging environments, our methodologies also teach and promote:
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 Forest Hill. Read more about our story here.
At Little Cubs Academy Honor Oak, Forest Hill, children are grouped into rooms according to their age, each with experienced staff and daily routines and activities designed around their needs and interests:
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.
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.
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.
Bethany Carr is the Head Teacher at our Forest Hill nursery and preschool. She has extensive experience within early years, and is Level 3 qualified.
Her vision is to continuously provide outstanding quality childcare and education for all children and she will work hard to ensure that the team are providing the very highest standards of childcare possible.
Her great passion is to inspire her staff team to ensure that all children within the setting are provided with exceptional childcare and take the greatest care to provide the right level of support and encouragement ensuring all children grow in confidence, build on important social skills and learn at their own pace in an enabling and creative environment.
Nakinjah Lindo is Deputy head Teacher. She provides support throughout the nursery, as well as being our head of the Baby Room. Nakinjah has proved herself to be an inspiring mentor to our new staff members. She is also incredibly passionate about working with new parents who have joined the nursery.
Honor Oak Head Teacher
If you are looking at nurseries in Forest Hill, contact us to find out why we are one of the best nurseries in Forest Hill, Honor Oak, Dulwich, Brockley and Crofton Park.
Little Cubs Academy Honor Oak, Forest Hill, Nursery & Preschool,
25-27 Boveney Road,
Forest Hill,
London,
SE23 3NP
Open 51 weeks per year
8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday
Excluding bank holidays, inset days & Christmas
(2 minutes’ walk from Honor Oak station, 5 minutes’ drive from Forest Hill, Dulwich, Crofton Park & Brockley)
Tel: 020 8291 8367