Montessori at Brook Green
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2008, 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 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
W14 0LLWhat 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, 6 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have excellent and very close relationships with staff and each other in this nurturing nursery. Staff pay a great deal of attention to children's individual needs. For instance, they greet each child in their home language when they arrive at the nursery. Parents' comments state that staff have a genuine care and enthusiasm for children. Staff ensure that activities are meticulously planned to meet the individual needs of children. They have high expectations of children and value each child greatly.
The curriculum is comprehensive and enriching and linked very effectively to children's interests. All children make excellent progress. They are deeply absorbed and thoroughly excited in their play. For example, children take on different roles and work in great cooperation in the mud kitchen to prepare 'Spider Soup' for staff from sticks, mud and water. Without any adult support, children initiate a game, assign roles and work with each other highly successfully and independently. They have excellent physical skills, which they learn through a dynamic range of activities. For instance, they learn to hop, skip and jump as they dance and sing along to action rhymes and songs, where they pretend to be pirates and pilots.
Children behave in very positive ways. They say 'please' and 'thank you', unprompted by adults. Older children act as role models for good behaviour for younger ones and remind them of positive ways to behave. They take turns and share well.
- 6 June 2023Outstanding
- 2 November 2017Outstanding
- 25 November 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Montessori at Brook Green
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.