Les Petites Etoiles Bilingual Montessori – Tufnell Park
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 December 2022. Open since 2010, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
From 9-month-old, eligibility for 30 funded hours requires that both parents: • Work a minimum of 16 hours per week. • Earn under £100k. From 3-year-old, we can offer 15 funded hours.
Worth knowing. Funded English-Only Programme is 38 weeks (Term-time only). Lunch available at a voluntary additional cost of £5 per day. No registration fee, joining fee or first month's fee for the Funded English-only programme.
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
N7 0NDWhat 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, 8 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely motivated by this stimulating and well-resourced environment. They show big smiles as staff greet them at the gate. Older children quickly scan the activities on offer, while younger children seek comfort and reassurance from familiar staff. Children are eager to explore, whether they are playing with water, or working out the best way to transport leaves. Leaders have an ambitious ethos for every child. Their aim for children is to become 'an independent and autonomous individual'. Staff carefully create a unique curriculum, which helps children to learn social skills and be independent. As a result, children take ownership of their play by making choices about how to do things and select resources independently.
Children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff are very kind, responsive and excellent role models. Children show respect and kindness to others. They benefit from a consistent routine, which helps them to predict what will happen now and next. For example, younger children are familiar with the routine of washing hands, then find an allocated chair to sit on, which is indicated with their own photo. Parents are provided with a range of information to support their children's learning and development at home. They play a vital role in continuing their children's learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the system for monitoring staff's practice to improve consistency in the quality of teaching.
- 8 December 2022Good
- 9 January 2017Outstanding
- 29 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Les Petites Etoiles Bilingual Montessori – Tufnell Park
- What it costs
- Nappies
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.
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