About Us
Little Beans is jointly owned by Sebrina Drew and Tamsin Ledger. They met in 2008 when Sebrina was childminding Tamsin’s second child and the two developed a good friendship. Tamsin was working locally in Poole as a property Solicitor and Sebrina ran her own child minding business from her home. Sebrina had always had a vision of taking her business to the next level and wanted to acquire premises to operate from. Tamsin says, “Sebrina has professionalism, drive and unrelenting passion for childcare with a focus on setting high standards creating a stimulating but natural free-flow environment for children. I knew that she had what it takes to deliver a quality day care”. Sebrina describes Tamsin as “motivated and enthusiastic, providing experience and knowledge from her role as a solicitor, applying and adapting this to the demands of setting up and running our business.”
They recognised that their different skill sets complemented each other making them a good team. The concept of Little Beans was created. In 2014 they found the Fernside Road premises and firmly committed themselves to forming a day care business together working hard to turn the premises into a great setting for children and putting in place systems to deliver a high quality child care provision. Not long after opening Fernside, they found the Garland Road premises where the opportunity and space offered was too good to be turned down so the two took on another project renovating the space to create a stimulating and fun open plan setting. Unfortunately, the Fernside Road setting was closed in 2020 for redevelopment into residential flats. Sebrina and Tamsin spent a long time looking for alternative premises in Poole but with no luck. In late 2022 they were offered space alongside a children's softplay centre in Weymouth and a new renovation project was soon underway with the Weymouth setting opening in April 2023. The softplay centre closed mid-2024 giving Sebrina and Tamsin the opportunity to take over the whole building in October 2024. A major renovation project was undertaken, tripling the size of our previous premises and transforming the 6,000-square-foot space into a vibrant Little Beans setting, opening the extended space in July 2025.
Sebrina Drew - Director
With many years of experience in the childcare sector and as a parent to five children, I bring both professional insight and personal perspective to my role. I am passionate about driving Little Beans forward—championing improvement, innovation, and high standards across all of our nurseries. Supporting our managers and teams is at the heart of what I do, ensuring consistent growth, development, and a shared vision for excellence. I constantly ask myself: What would I want for my own children?—a question that grounds my decisions and keeps the children’s needs at the centre of everything we do. As a team, we set the standards and work together to ensure they are consistently delivered across all sites. I’m proud as one of the directors of little beans to lead the company forward at all times, with a dedicated, enthusiastic team who share a commitment to creating nurturing, open ended, engaging and inspiring environments for every child. To me, children should always feel safe, secure, and happy. They should be given every opportunity to fulfil their potential through: • A broad, enriching range of knowledge and experiences • High-quality, consistent care • Staff who are supported through ongoing training and development • Strong, positive relationships • An approach that recognises and respects each child as a unique individual At Little Beans, we don’t just care for children—we help them thrive.”
Tamsin Ledger - Director
I work in the background to support the team at Little Beans bringing my legal, management and consultancy skills into play. I have three children and so also bring a parent’s perspective to my role. We have a great team, and it is always enjoyable coming in to visit to witness in person the outcome of all the hard work and dedication poured into Little Beans every day by the team.”
Mission Statement
"We continue to work hard together to ensure we achieve the best outcomes for all our little beans, continuing to evolve and develop and always striving to improve our offering.”