Casa Montessori Richmond
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Richmond for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £15.00 an hour for under 2, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2016, with 35 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2birth to 2y | £15.00Additional hours | |
| 2+2y to 5y | £12.00Additional hours |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.15 to £3.25 a day Snacksfunded days only
- £3.25 to £4.85 a day Consumablesfunded days only
- £3.75 a day Breakfastfunded days only
- £7.00 a day Specialist & Montessori activitiesfunded days only
- £7.00 a day Lunch mealif 12–3 funded
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours of EYFS funding.
Worth knowing. Extras (meals, activities, consumables) must be itemised separately and cannot be bundled into funded hours. Parents have the right to opt out of these charges.
What childcare usually costs in Richmond upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Richmond upon Thames 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
TW9 4JEWhat 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, 12 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet children in a caring and friendly manner on their arrival. If children require additional support with transitions, staff offer cuddles and reassurance. This supports all children to feel safe and secure within the setting. The key-person system is well embedded. Children demonstrate close relationships with key staff.
For example, children spend time participating in play ideas with their key person throughout sessions.
The setting follows the Montessori method of teaching. Children enjoy taking part in a wide range of Montessori activities. They self-select what they would like to use and independently bring these activities over to the table. Staff support children's understanding of this by introducing activities and demonstrating what they would like children to achieve. For example, they demonstrate pouring water through funnels into jugs. Children then spend time independently participating in this activity. Staff explain how this activity gives children opportunities to strengthen their hand muscles, which supports them with their pre-writing skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- explore opportunities for children to further explore language and develop their ideas n support staff to adapt their teaching styles to encourage children to remain focused on learning opportunities.
- 12 November 2024Good
- 12 February 2019Good
- 6 September 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Casa Montessori Richmond
- 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.
- Is £15.00 an hour still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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