Claygate Montessori School
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Esher for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2009, with 18 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
3/4 year olds - FREE 15 HOURS FOR ALL - FREE 30 HOURS if eligible; 2 year olds - FREE 15 HOURS if eligible (Early Learning for 2 year olds & Working Parents Entitement).
What childcare usually costs in Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
KT10 0JPWhat 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, 22 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely happy and settled. On arrival, they eagerly get involved in a range of activities that excite and motivate them to learn more. They make exceptional progress in the language-rich, inspirational setting. Their learning is seamlessly supported by highly skilled and knowledgeable staff, who consistently use children's emerging interests to help children make the best possible progress.
Children are highly motivated to learn and excel in their learning. For example, younger children learn to use tools, which they skilfully use to attach wheels to play cars. Staff model language extremely well. They support children to learn and use an exceptional range of vocabulary. Children remember the words they have learned, such as 'engine', when talking with staff during their play.
Staff have high expectations for all children. They adapt the learning environment and activities so that all children make the best possible progress. Children help themselves to an exciting range of resources. They are extremely keen to have a go and practise what they learn. Older children's pre-reading and pre-writing skills are extremely well supported. For example, children thoroughly enjoy writing shopping lists for the cakes they plan to make and show great interest in print.
- 22 November 2022Outstanding
- 30 March 2017Good
- 9 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Claygate Montessori School
- What it costs
- Meals
- 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.
- 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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