Kush Montessori
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £80.00 a day for 2-3 years old, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2016, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 years oldbirth to 2y | £85.00Baby room | – | |
| 2-3 years old2y to 3y | £80.00Toddlers | – | |
| 3-5 years old3y to 5y | £75.00Pre-school | – | |
| All ages | – | £10.00Our fees for afterschool club £15.00Our fees for weekend school |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours: If your child is 2 years old, you may be able to get 15 hours free childcare per week for 38 weeks of the year (during school term time). From September 2024, you’ll be able to get 15 hours free childcare for your child from the age of 9 months if you’re working. 30 hours is available for those children who just turned 3 and children who are between the age of 3-5 years old.
What childcare usually costs in Lewisham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lewisham 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
SE8 3PRWhat 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, 27 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently leave their parents when they first arrive, and they settle quickly. They recognise which coat peg is theirs, and successfully put on their indoor shoes to further promote a sense of belonging. Children keenly follow daily routines, such as during mealtimes and when they go on daily outings. They demonstrate good behaviour and are emotionally secure.
Children's individual cultures and beliefs are promoted well. For example, children learn about Black History Month, dress up in cultural costumes, and enjoy meals such as jollof rice. Older children learn key words in French to further promote their home language. They excitedly sing songs in French during French lessons. This further promotes children's uniqueness.
The nursery follows the Montessori approach and children thoroughly enjoy experiences provided for them. Their independence and self-help skills are supported well. For example, children concentrate as they pour water from a ceramic teapot, and they independently and enthusiastically select from a range of equipment. Children persevere as they open tiny padlocks. Staff skilfully praise them for their achievements to further promote their sense of self.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - enhance the learning environment so that children experience less interruptions during play and learning, particularly in the pre-school room n strengthen opportunities for all children to fully develop their communication and language skills to an even higher level.
- 27 January 2022Good
- 10 December 2019Needs improvement
- 11 December 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kush Montessori
- 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
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 £80.00 a day 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.
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