Brown Bears Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2014, with 52 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Worth knowing. £1 per hour consumables and experiences charge applied during funded morning and afternoon sessions; funded places rely on parents opting in to the consumables charge.
What childcare usually costs in Enfield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Enfield from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
N22 8RAWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 3 February 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 2 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and secure in the friendly environment. They thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery. Staff support children's emotional well-being. For example, they notice when children are on their own and facilitate them to join in with others. New children settle quickly and build strong bonds with their key persons, who are responsive to their individual needs. Children enjoy exploring a wide choice of sensory experiences. For example, they squeeze sliced grapefruit, limes and oranges into the water tray and describe the colours and smells of the fruit. They enjoy the responsibility of carrying out their own experiments. For instance, they gradually add water to compost, commenting on the changing texture.
Children are confident and sociable. For instance, they welcome visitors to the setting and introduce themselves. Children behave well and play cooperatively in small groups. They follow the routines of the day and listen carefully to instructions. Children happily sing along to the various songs and rhymes the staff have introduced to support their daily transitions. For example, they enthusiastically sing as they tidy away toys in preparation for outdoor play.
Children receive regular praise and encouragement for their efforts. For instance, their individual artwork adorns the walls. This helps to develop their confidence and motivation.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff in adjusting their teaching more swiftly during large-group activities, in response to younger children's varying levels of concentration and engagement.
- build on the already good practice and seek further ways to help all staff develop first-rate teaching skills.
- 2 June 2023Good
- 26 October 2017Good
- 16 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Brown Bears Nursery
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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