Acton Montessori Nursery And Preschool
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2019, with 70 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30-hour funded childcare using a stretched model.
Worth knowing. A surcharge applies to funded hours depending on your child’s age.
What childcare usually costs in Ealing
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Ealing 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
W3 8GJWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 25 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily. They separate easily from their parents, eager to greet familiar friends and staff. After saying goodbye to their parents, toddlers and preschool children follow a routine to hang up their coat and bag before selecting their name card to self-register. Younger children are greeted warmly by sensitive, caring staff, who give children time to settle before guiding them towards sensory play experiences. The relationships between children and staff are close and supportive. Children freely approach adults with requests to read a story and sing a favourite song. Staff respond well, asking other children if they would also like to join in.
Children come together during circle time. They say 'hello' to each other and share what they know about the days of the week and the weather. Behaviour is good as children take turns to answer questions or to choose favourite songs or rhymes to sing with actions. Children confidently play together in small groups, talking between themselves. They are very caring and considerate of each other. A gentle prompt from staff to think about the 'golden rules' is enough to remind children to share.
Children have access to outside space on a balcony, where they spend time outside every day. Staff arrange trips to a local park where children have the chance to run and play in a large open space.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure group activities are planned to include learning intentions for children at different stages of development.
- 25 January 2023Good
- 15 August 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Acton Montessori Nursery And Preschool
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Nappies
- 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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