Oratory Montessori Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Slough for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £62.50 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2000, with 76 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
49 weeks a year, price list dated Sep 2026 to Aug 2027.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £62.50Nursery Day £77.00Club Day £90.00 | £56.00Half Day, 5 hrs | £12.00Extra hours and Flexibles | £405.00for 49-week contract only |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £60.00 Registration fee (Siblings)not refundable
- £70.00 Registration feeper child, not refundable
- £130.00 Depositper child, refundable
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £14.50 a day Consumables Funded session - Nursery Day
- £16.15 a half day Consumables Funded session - Half Day
- £17.50 a day Consumables Funded session - Club Day
- £25.50 a day Consumables Funded session - Full Day
Discounts
- 10% 10% Monthly reduction for Full Day attendance Monday toDoes not apply to funded sessions or term time only
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Worth knowing. Consumables Funded session charges apply: Half Day £16.15, Nursery Day £14.50, Club Day £17.50, Full Day £25.50. 10% monthly reduction does not apply to funded sessions or term time only. Children attending just funded hours do not pay registration fee. For funded children deposit applies.
What childcare usually costs in Slough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Slough 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
SL2 2NJWhat 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, 10 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe and happy in the care of friendly and knowledgeable staff. When they arrive, staff warmly welcome children and provide comforting support to help them feel emotionally secure as they leave their parents. After saying goodbye, and a cuddle if needed, children settle quickly into their play. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and encourage them to be kind and respectful to each other.
Managers and staff plan a broad and balanced curriculum that is based on children's interests and what children need to learn next. The strong focus on helping children to feel socially and emotionally secure supports children's wellbeing very effectively. Staff know children well and build on their skills and understanding as they play. There is a consistent approach to supporting children's independence throughout the nursery. For example, children learn to use resources and put them away ready for the next person. Staff give children time and encouragement to develop their self-care skills. For example, they support children to manage toileting and dressing by themselves.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve the planning of group activities so all children can experience the same learning opportunities n strengthen the organisation of daily routines such as mealtimes so young children do not spend long periods of time waiting unnecessarily.
- 10 July 2024Good
- 14 November 2018Good
- 7 December 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Oratory Montessori Day Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- 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 £62.50 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.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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