Sessional pre-school in Baffins, Portsmouth
Little Bears Forest Preschool
Langstone Centre, Shore Avenue, Southsea, PO4 8NB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Langstone Centre, Shore Avenue, Southsea, PO4 8NB · More nurseries in PO4
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Stride Avenue, Warren Avenue and Eastern Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tamworth Park6 min walk
- Stacey Community Orchard10 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Portsmouth there are about 3.3 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Little Bears Forest Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Langstone Centre, Shore Avenue, Southsea, PO4 8NB, in Baffins, Portsmouth. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bears Forest PreschoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Stacey Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Langstone Community NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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| Little Spinnakers Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Thinkers @ Meon WaySessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| WillowTree Nursery Portsmouth LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Moorings Way Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- Langstone Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2021 0.4 miles
- Meon Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.5 miles
- Meon Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- Westover Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Mary Rose Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Milton Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Wimborne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Little Bears Forest Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Bears Forest Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 18 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Bears Forest Preschool take?
Little Bears Forest Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Bears Forest Preschool?
Fratton is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Bears Forest Preschool?
You can call 07544 112751 and visit www.littlebearsforestpreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2695019 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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