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Bardfield Montessori Day Nursery

OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established

A day nursery in Braintree for babies from 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2020, with 45 places.

Call 07930863221Their website

Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

Funded hours

15 and 30-hours funding as well as Tax-Free childcare. Funding is stretched to all year round.

What childcare usually costs in Essex

£7.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Essex from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Babies from 6 months, up to 5 year oldsRegistered with Ofsted for birth to 5.
When it's open
07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Takes them
Meals
IncludedFood, drinks, nappies, wipes, daily activities, local outings and any additional activities are all included within our fees. Children's morning snack should be provided for, to fit within our Montessori ethos.
Nappies
Included
Waiting list
They mention oneWorth ringing sooner rather than later, especially for a baby room place.
Outdoor space
Yes, and forest school
A second number
+441371811088Listed on Google. Ofsted holds a different one.
How many children
45 placesMedium for England
How long open
6 yearsLong established
Address
Bardfield Montessori, Braintree Road, Braintree, CM7 4PY

Where it is

CM7 4PY
Ofsted URN 2615553On the register since 24 December 2020
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 13 April 2022.

Outstanding

Ofsted's top grade. The setting was judged to be doing more than is expected of it.

Still missing for Bardfield Montessori Day Nursery

  • What it costs

No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.

I know some of thisI run this nursery
Before you ring

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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
  • Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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