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Halfmoon Montessori Nursery

Ofsted report card Feb 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades

A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £1182.00 a term, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in February 2026. Open since 2003, with 53 places.

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Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

Price list dated September 2026.

AgeTermly
All ages
£473.001 - Afternoons full termly fees (Autumn)
£602.001 - Mornings full termly fees (Autumn)
£946.002 - Afternoons full termly fees (Autumn)
£1182.001 Day - Full day termly fees (Autumn)
£1205.002 - Mornings full termly fees (Autumn)
£1209.00With 15 hours funding
£1420.003 - Afternoons full termly fees (Autumn)
£1568.00With 15 hours funding
£1809.003 - Mornings full termly fees (Autumn)
£1893.004 - Afternoons full termly fees (Autumn)
£2365.002 Days - Full day termly fees (Autumn)
£2367.005 - Afternoons full termly fees (Autumn)
£2412.004 - Mornings full termly fees (Autumn)
£2755.00With 15 hours funding
£3016.005 - Mornings full termly fees (Autumn)
£3547.003 Days - Full day termly fees (Autumn)
£3778.00With 15 hours funding
£4730.004 Days - Full day termly fees (Autumn)
£5913.005 Days - Full day termly fees (Autumn)

Extras

Charged on top of the session rate.

  • £8.00 a session Occasional extra sessions - Lunch
  • £30.00 a session Occasional extra sessions - Afternoon

Where this came from

The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.

The fees as published on halfmoonmontessori.co.uk/fees
halfmoonmontessori.co.uk/feesread 26 September 2026

Funded hours

15 hours funding.

Worth knowing. 15 hour funded only places are offered in the afternoon sessions (12.00-3.00pm).

What childcare usually costs in Southwark

£8.25an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£8.00an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southwark from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:00 to 15:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Takes them
How many children
53 placesLarge for England
How long open
24 yearsOpen for decades
Address
Methodist Church Hall, 155 Half Moon Lane, London, SE24 9HU

Where it is

SE24 9HU
Ofsted URN EY251250On the register since 24 March 2003
Inspected 24 February 2026

What Ofsted found, area by area

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.

Keeping children safe
Met
Including every child
Strong standard
What and how they teach
Strong standard
How children get on
Strong standard
Behaviour and routines
Strong standard
Welfare and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership
Strong standard
Ofsted

What 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.

  • 24 February 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
  • 27 February 2020Good
  • 12 May 2016Outstanding
  • 23 May 2011Outstanding

Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Halfmoon Montessori Nursery

  • 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.

Before you ring

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 £1182.00 a term 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.
  • 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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

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Under the Willow Nursery

Day nursery · Under the Willow Nursery, 198a Croxted Road, London, SE21 8NW

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Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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