Mace Montessori Putney Branch
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2023. Open since 2013, with 81 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 Wandsworth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wandsworth 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
SW18 1REWhat 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.
- 23 March 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 21 December 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 20 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
When children arrive at nursery, they are warmly greeted by staff as they join their friends to play. This helps children to feel safe and happy. The effective key-person system ensures that staff communicate with parents so that children's individual needs are understood and met. Children feel secure and ready to learn. Children independently make choices as they explore the environment confidently. They take risks and build their resilience. Staff have high expectations for every child.
There is mutual respect between children and staff. Children behave well and have a positive attitude to learning.
Communication is a strong focus in each of the rooms. Staff use lots of vocabulary to build children's language skills. For example, young children wash dolls in soapy water and hear words such as 'squeeze', 'clean' and 'rub'. Older children build the three little pigs a home. They use mathematical language, such as 'bigger', 'small'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more opportunities for children to expand their enjoyment of reading in all areas of the setting n support staff to make better use of the whole environment available in order to be able to focus more clearly on supporting individual children to have a greater sense of belonging and inclusion.
- 20 July 2023Good
- 27 January 2023Inadequate
- 3 November 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mace Montessori Putney Branch
- 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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