Little Sweethearts Montessori School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for from 1 year up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £450.00 a term, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 1995, with 87 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 2025/26 Academic Year.
| Age | Session | Termly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £20.00Lunch only £42.00Afternoons, 2.8 hrs £50.00Mornings, 3 hrs £86.00Full Day, 7.2 hrs | £450.00Breakfast Club |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £100.00 Registration Fee
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £155.00 a term French
- £155.00 a term Drama
- £155.00 a term Violin
- £160.00 a term Yoga
- £160.00 a term Music
- £160.00 a term Gymnastics
- £165.00 a term Computer
- £180.00 a term Ballet
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to 15 hours universal entitlement available to ALL 3 and 4 year olds; Up to an additional 15 hours funding (30 hours in total) for eligible 3 and 4 year olds; Up to 30 hours funding for eligible 2 year olds; Up to 30 hours funding for eligible 9 month to 2 year olds.
What childcare usually costs in Westminster
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Westminster 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
W9 2PTWhat 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, 28 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and their parents are warmly greeted by staff on arrival to this warm and calm nursery. Children know the nursery routine well. They independently put on their indoor shoes and happily join their friends to begin their day. Children enjoy a healthy breakfast of crackers, bread, spread and fruits. They confidently use cutlery to spread butter on their crackers and pour water into a glass. Children are encouraged to independently choose what they want to play and learn, depending on their interests. For example, children learn about two-dimensional shapes using sensory touch to support their understanding. Staff model, repeat and encourage children to feel the shape until their curiosity allows them to try the next stage independently.
Children behave well in this nursery. Staff encourage children and model their expectations to create a calm learning environment. Children tidy up after themselves before moving on to the next activity. Children enjoy creative play using various mark-making resources available, such as paint, pencils, pens and scissors. Children paint boxes to create a house based on their learning of homes and buildings. Books are readily available for children to explore and make links in their play, so they begin to understand the various types of buildings and their uses. Children respond well to the praise from staff. For example, when children attempt to create a building with large blocks, they are encouraged to use trial and error to see which blocks fit on to one another. This helps to build children's confidence. Staff communicate skilfully with children and provide good support to children who are learning to speak English as an additional language. Staff learn key words in children's home languages to help children to settle.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - reinforce the use of mathematical language in all areas of the nursery so that children develop the necessary building blocks to excel in mathematics n support younger children more consistently to extend their language and to share home experiences and their knowledge.
- 28 February 2023Good
- 26 May 2017Good
- 24 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Sweethearts Montessori School
- 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 £450.00 a term 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.
- 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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