Papillon Montessori 1
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Harrow 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 1992, 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 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
HA2 6NFWhat 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, 5 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy at this nursery. They build strong bonds with staff and respond well to the staff's calm, caring and positive interactions with them.
Children eagerly approach staff to play alongside them, or for comfort or reassurance. Children learn to play well alongside their peers due to the effective role modelling by staff. For example, they play together in the role-play area, making a pretend picnic for each other, or work as a team to solve a puzzle. They develop teamwork and conversational skills while they hold two-way discussions as they play.
Children behave well. They understand staff's expectations of them clearly.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider how to help children learn to take appropriate risks - consider how to support staff to develop their questioning techniques.
- 5 December 2022Good
- 20 January 2017Outstanding
- 4 December 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Papillon Montessori 1
- 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.