Happy Hands Montessori Nursery Ltd
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 2011, with 70 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
NW10 2TSWhat 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, 6 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy to start their day at this exciting nursery. Staff are enthusiastic and children respond well to this, joining in with activities that are on offer. Behaviour is good. Older and younger children play well together. Older children are respectful of their younger peers and young children play cooperatively together, handing toy farm animals to each other with adult support.
Children access activities based on their interest and developmental stages. Staff rotate activities as different age groups access the main room. Children busy themselves in the garden. Some older children plant flower seeds and discuss how much water they need to make them grow. Other children talk about meals that they are cooking in their outdoor kitchen area.
Opportunities for physical development are plentiful. All children have regular access to the garden, where they use ride-along toys, balls and balancing toys.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the organisation of mealtimes to ensure that they are purposeful, specifically so that younger children can continue to learn and develop their independence n develop staff supervisions to ensure all staff have opportunities to further their professional development.
- 6 March 2023Good
- 14 July 2017Good
- 19 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Hands Montessori Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- 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.
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