Montessori & Me Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Romford for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2018, with 58 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free Funded childcare places; Free Funded sessions for 2-4 year olds.
What childcare usually costs in Barking and Dagenham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barking and Dagenham 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
RM6 6AXWhat 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.
- 26 September 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 3 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a welcoming greeting by friendly staff at the entrance door. This helps children to settle well in the setting. Children form close bonds with their key person and staff, and they separate from their parents with ease. This promotes children's emotional health. Young children sleep in a calm space, and staff monitor them well. This supports children's physical health and well-being.
The manager knows what they want the children to learn. They have a strong focus on teaching children to be independent. Children are confident to go to staff when they need help. Overall, the learning programme in place supports children's development in the prime areas well.
Children understand the behaviour that is expected of them. For example, children wait their turn to put their personal belongings away. They also enjoy playing together and sharing resources. At times, children need extra help to manage their behaviour. At these times, staff calmly explain to the children about how to play kindly. Staff model the behaviour that is expected of the children. This helps children learn how to treat each other respectfully and kindly.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's knowledge of how to maximise their interactions with children to promote their communication and language skills more effectively.
- 3 April 2024Good
- 12 May 2023Good
- 22 September 2022Needs improvement
- 6 October 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Montessori & Me Nursery
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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