Harriet House Montessori School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Yattendon Estate for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2013, with 47 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 West Berkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Berkshire 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
RG18 0XXWhat 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.
- 23 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children of all ages enjoy their time at the Montessori school. Overall, they benefit from the provider's curriculum, which promotes the Montessori approach alongside the early years foundation stage. Other activities planned for children include music, ballet and forest school. These help to enhance children's developing and current interests. Children enjoy the many open spaces that help them to develop confidence, independence and risk awareness and that enable them to explore freely. The outdoor classrooms provide opportunities for children to play outdoors all year, regardless of weather. Children enjoy time spent in the sensory garden and are learning about planting and growing produce. They spend time there with both parents and staff.
Children demonstrate that they feel happy, safe and secure. Children of all ages have warm bonds with staff, who know them well and encourage their personal and emotional well-being. Some children are showing an emerging confidence to speak in small groups and share what they know and understand. For example, during Harvest festival celebrations, children recall how wheat is harvested and processed for making bread. All children behave incredibly well. They are polite and respectful to their friends and staff. Children understand staff expectations and the routines of the day.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve the arrangements to plan for the curriculum across all areas, to build more successfully on what children already know and understand n develop more consistent practice to model language and promote children's language and communication.
- 19 October 2022Good
- 30 January 2017Good
- 15 October 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Harriet House Montessori School
- 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.