Casa Dei Bambini Montessori School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in London for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2015, with 28 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours and 15 hours for 3 and 4 year olds; 30 hours for 9 months to 3 year olds at Nido.
Worth knowing. Minimum of 5 days attendance per week for all funded places. Funded hours stretched over 46 weeks. Additional charges for meals, snacks, extracurricular activities, and after-school club.
What childcare usually costs in Camden
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Camden 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
NW6 1XPWhat 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, 23 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily follow an ambitious curriculum in this nursery. They learn new skills and knowledge. Children are given time to practise and consolidate their learning during free play. Staff build upon children's natural curiosity, which encourages children to enjoy their learning now and in the future.
Children are very independent in this setting. They access their own learning and find new ways to do things on their own. Children display high levels of concentration when completing practical life activities and responsibilities. For example, they wash up their own plates and glasses after snack. Children use a water tank to fill up a jug and expertly carry this to the washing-up bowl. They use towels to dry up the crockery, before replacing it back on the shelf for their peers to use.
Children are mindful of others. They show care and consideration for their peers when they play and learn. Children serve each other snack, pour drinks for their friends and work together to clear up. Collaboratively, they wipe down tables, sweep the floor and take the rubbish to the bin. This creates a community-minded environment, where each child matters and their individuality is celebrated.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review routines to enhance opportunities for children to enjoy a balance of indoor and outdoor experiences in their play.
- 23 May 2023Good
- 9 October 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Casa Dei Bambini Montessori School
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.