Little Hands Montessori
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 12:30, 4 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2016, with 20 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 Merton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Merton 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
SW19 3LXWhat 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, 10 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and parents are warmly greeted by staff as they arrive, which helps children to settle quickly. They happily separate from their parents as they walk into the nursery with staff, who are gentle and reassuring. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Children play calmly and have strong bonds with their key person and familiar staff, who know them very well. Staff are good role models for children and encourage them to learn behavioural expectations. For example, children explain they must be kind, share, listen and use their 'walking feet' inside.
Children develop strong independence. They freely choose toys and resources that are all at their level.
Children benefit from a well-planned and focused curriculum, which provides a range of opportunities for them to develop and practise their physical skills. For example, younger children move safely in the environment, both inside and outside. They develop good body control and balance. They carefully pick items up from the shelf and place them on the table or floor and know to put them away once they have finished. While outside, children climb the ladder and climbing wall to go up the climbing frame. Older children are very chatty and excited to be with their friends as they play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the support that is already in place to encourage younger children to be more confident to ask for help when needed n extend the system that is in place to allow children time to finish what they are learning before changing activity.
- 10 January 2024Good
- 23 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Hands Montessori
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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