Fountain Montessori Colindale
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2016, with 26 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 Brent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Brent 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
NW9 0BFWhat 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, 13 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children eagerly run along the corridor to the setting's door and ring the bell ready to start their day. As staff open the door, children excitedly share details of their journey to the setting. Staff show a genuine interest in what children are saying as they welcome them into the setting.
The setting has developed an ambitious curriculum which combines the Montessori approach and the early years foundation stage. As soon as children come into the setting, they are keen to select an activity or environment to explore. Children confidently self-select their activities, showing sustained focus and concentration as they work hard at their tasks and then tidy away after themselves.
Children's behaviour is good. Staff support children to share and play together collaboratively. Younger children look to older children for help when they find a task difficult. They ask politely for help and their friends willingly help. Staff encourage older children to build the confidence of those younger by clapping their efforts when they have worked together to complete the activity. This helps children to develop pride in their achievements. When children later manage to problem-solve and complete another puzzle independently, they joyfully show high levels of satisfaction.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider how to pose questions to give children time to reflect on what is being asked and recall information, to further develop their conversational skills.
- 13 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 1 February 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fountain Montessori Colindale
- 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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