Rosewood Montessori
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Ruislip for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2003, with 45 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 Hillingdon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hillingdon 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
HA4 8RZWhat 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, 28 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly greet children at the door as they arrive. Children separate from their parents with ease and quickly settle into activities. Staff provide effective settling-in processes, which helps new children to gain confidence and feel safe and secure.
Staff know individual children well and plan activities around their interests. This helps children to become engaged in their learning.
Children benefit from the extensive outdoor area. They develop their awe and wonder of the natural world. For instance, children become fascinated by the worms they discover in the garden. Staff use these opportunities well to introduce mathematical language about size and to discuss children's feelings and the importance of being kind. Children play imaginatively to create a restaurant in the outdoor mud kitchen. They explore the sensation of mark making with muddy water. Children develop their physical strength, such as when they play with large boxes and arrange the furniture for their pretend restaurant outdoors.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff practice so they provide further support for children's next steps in learning while they play n support staff to consistently model concentration and focus in order to help children understand expectations for behaviour during group activities.
- 28 September 2023Good
- 26 February 2018Outstanding
- 3 December 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rosewood Montessori
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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