Mace Montessori Nursery
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2006, with 95 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 Hammersmith and Fulham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hammersmith and Fulham 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
W6 0JDWhat 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, 22 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The nursery staff work closely with families to ensure there are clear settling-in procedures in place for children. They take account of children's cultural backgrounds and use their starting points in learning to plan a curriculum tailored to each child. The 'all about me' boards created in partnership with children's parents, and the comfort and cuddles offered by staff, allow children to feel valued and safe and secure in this nursery environment.
Children play happily alongside staff and their friends, and staff continually praise them for their efforts. They take turns when waiting to use the toilet and to wash their hands. They respond to staff's instructions for hanging up their coats and hats on their pegs after outdoor play, and in making a 'train' to line up in preparation for lunch.
Staff carefully plan focused story time sessions that allow children to practise their different spoken languages alongside English. Staff use careful questioning and props to support children's understanding and engagement in these story time sessions. For example, children show excitement as they post different fruits into the mouth of a large cardboard caterpillar. They learn the names of these different fruits in the different languages and answer questions to demonstrate their understanding of the story of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan more effectively to extend and challenge children's thinking and learning to ensure children get the most from the planned activities on offer n support staff further to ensure children are given clear messages for behaviour so they have a clearer understanding of what is expected of them n enhance staff interactions with children, in particular in knowing when to intervene and offer children support to enhance their play experiences.
- 22 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 21 March 2019Good
- 12 December 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mace Montessori Nursery
- 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.
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