Montys Nursery And Pre School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Richmond for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £124.00 a day for 3 months – 3 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2016, with 34 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Minimum 2 days a week, price list dated January 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months – 3 years3m to 3y | £124.00 | £74.50ad hoc | £333.662 days £500.503 days £569.582 days | |
| 3 years – 5 years3y to 5y | £117.00 | £73.40ad hoc | £317.332 days £476.003 days £549.762 days |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £3.50 Lunch/tea on funded daysper meal across the 38-week period
Discounts
- 10% Sibling discounteldest child's monthly fee
Funded hours
Universal 15 hours for 3 & 4 year olds (term after 3rd birthday). Working entitlements from 9 months+ with eligible codes (up to 30 hours). 2-year-old funding where eligible.
Worth knowing. Funded hours cover 38 weeks; monthly fees include the remaining 14 weeks at full cost. Lunch/tea on funded days: £3.50 per meal across the 38-week period (breakfast is free). Where an eligibility code is required, renew it every 3 months and give it to the office.
What childcare usually costs in Richmond upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Richmond upon Thames 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
TW9 4JWWhat 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 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a welcoming and well-resourced environment, inside and outside. This motivates children to play and explore. Staff, especially those in pre-school, are incredibly passionate about their work with children, and their dedication shines through in everything they do. For instance, staff devote ample time to fostering children's interest in books. Staff use skilful questioning to help children to recall complex vocabulary, such as 'gravity' and 'crater', which children can confidently explain. Staff's rich and ambitious curriculum also promotes children's physical skills effectively. For example, they challenge children to walk on wooden planks to improve their strength, balance and coordination. Children respond positively to this challenge.
Staff prioritise the safety and emotional well-being of children. They are vigilant in supervising children and show care and concern for them. Staff teach children good manners. This is evident, for example, in how well pre-school children listen, pay attention, and concentrate during group times. Younger children play collaboratively with each other, and those who have recently joined the nursery settle in smoothly. This is because staff follow robust settling-in procedures, which include collecting relevant information from parents. Children thrive at this nursery.
They are very happy and develop positive attitudes towards their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of mealtimes to support children's engagement more effectively n make links with all early years settings that children attend to develop a consistent approach to their care and education.
- 22 August 2024Good
- 19 October 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Montys Nursery And Pre 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 £124.00 a day 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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