Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery Angel
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 1997, with 123 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
9 months+ funding, 2 year old funding, 3 year old funding (15 hours), 3 year old funding (30 hours).
What childcare usually costs in Islington
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Islington 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
EC1V 1LJWhat 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.
- 16 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 22 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are welcomed by caring, friendly staff as they begin their day. They settle quickly and happily join in with activities on offer. Staff know children very well and develop secure and trusting relationships with them. Children are safe and clearly enjoy their time at the nursery, as they say they like coming in and playing with friends.
Leaders and staff design and plan a challenging curriculum that builds on what children already know and can do. For example, as children notice that the weather gets colder, staff help them to learn about cold and icy parts of the world, such as
Arctic regions. Staff extend children's learning by introducing new words such as igloo and iceberg. Children look at pictures in books and discover more about polar bears' habitat. Children benefit from staff's good teaching. They are curious and develop a positive attitude towards their learning. Staff help them to learn essential skills and attitudes that prepare them for their future learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the support given to children who communicate less to help increase their levels of involvement in learning experiences n support all staff to be consistent in reinforcing rules and boundaries so that children fully understand what is expected.
- 22 November 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 28 February 2020Good
- 24 July 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery Angel
- What it costs
- 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.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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