Crossharbour Montessori Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2010, with 140 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Tower Hamlets
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Tower Hamlets 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
E14 9FPWhat 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.
- 27 May 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 7 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settle well, and staff are kind and caring towards them.
Children are keen to get involved with the activities. Babies move freely across the well-resourced playroom. They develop their physical skills as they handle dry pasta. They fill and empty bowls, pouring and feeling the size and shape of the pasta. Babies hold onto furniture to pull themselves up. Toddlers enjoy listening to stories during group sessions, which helps them to learn and embed new words.
Older children cooperate with each other and build new friendships, as they share and take turns using the climbing frame and wooden steps during play outside.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to deepen their understanding of child development to understand how to challenge children in their learning through their interactions with them n further encourage and share with parents how they can support their child's learning and development at home.
- 7 November 2022Good
- 17 December 2018Good
- 27 February 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Crossharbour Montessori Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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