Oak Lee Montessori School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Pinner for babies from 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2014, with 95 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Fully funded places are available subject to eligibility and availability.
What childcare usually costs in Harrow
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Harrow 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
HA5 3EXWhat 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, 17 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are self-motivated learners in this calm and organised nursery. Staff have warm and close relationships with children and value each child highly. They help children to feel a strong sense of belonging in the nursery. For example, staff create photobooks of each child, showing their interests, skills and families. Babies settle securely as staff adjust their routines to meet babies' needs, such as sleep times. Staff have high expectations of children and manage their behaviour in effective ways.
The curriculum is interesting, broad and balanced. It helps all children to make good progress. Staff support children's mathematical development well. For example, they encourage older children to use wooden rods to make different shapes, such as rectangles and hexagons. Staff teach children how to count securely. For instance, children count objects and match them to written numerals.
Staff teach children mathematical terms such as 'shorter' and 'taller than' when comparing heights of children. Children gain good mathematical skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance partnerships with others involved in children's care and learning to promote best outcomes for children n deploy staff more consistently and effectively to enhance children's learning.
- 17 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 19 December 2018Good
- 27 July 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Oak Lee Montessori School
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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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