Riverside Nursery Schools, St Margarets Montessori Twickenham
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Twickenham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2014, with 55 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
9 months+ funding, 2 year old funding, 3 year old funding (15 hours), 3 year old funding (30 hours).
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
TW1 3HWWhat 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.
- 15 August 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle exceptionally well into their new learning environment for the summer holiday session. Children benefit from constant support from staff, which ensures their individual needs are met effectively. Children know each other well from their previous setting and show strong relationships as they play cooperatively together. Staff offer lots of hugs and cuddles that help children to feel safe and secure. As a result, children settle quickly on arrival and enjoy a warm welcome from staff. Children actively follow the daily routines and behave well. Staff use a range of strategies to help a few children who are learning to self-regulate their behaviour. For example, staff promptly intervene when needed and talk to children about their emotions and expectations of their behaviour. Consequently, children's engagement in activities is sustained and purposeful.
Managers and staff provide an ambitious and well-planned curriculum for all children. They effectively build on children's learning needs and interests during focus activities and free play time. As a result, children make good progress across all areas of learning. Older children show strong independent learning skills, which help them to prepare to move on in their education. They tidy away toys after using them, sweep up sand and put on aprons when needed. They actively share and take turns during play, showing consideration for others and developing effective social skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend and consolidate children's learning interests further in the outside play area, such as by considering ways to use books and props.
- 27 August 2024Good
- 27 June 2022Outstanding
- 8 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Riverside Nursery Schools, St Margarets Montessori Twickenham
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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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