Snowflakes Day Nursery & Montessori
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Southall for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2016, with 54 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Ealing
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Ealing 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
UB2 4XDWhat 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, 3 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this setting and form secure bonds with staff. Most children arrive at the setting happy and confident. Some children need a little more reassurance from staff as they are reluctant to part from their parents. Staff know how to assist children who may need extra support to settle. They are patient and understanding, which helps children to feel safe and secure.
Children benefit from a wide range of activities that staff design to capture their interests and develop the next steps in their learning journey. Babies learn about self-care and name their body parts while they play and pretend to wash baby dolls. Older children engage in messy play activities where they imagine spaghetti are worms in mud. Staff talk to children about the differences in size and children use words 'short' and 'long' in the correct context. Staff further develop children's learning by adding tape measures and encouraging them to talk about numbers.
Staff plan ambitious learning for all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. For example, children are excited by 'bucket time' activities delivered by the special educational needs coordinator. Children wait in anticipation during the activity, remaining focused and engaged throughout. Staff are good role models and praise children's positive behaviours, especially when they are kind and caring towards other children. Children are keen to help staff during the day, such as when setting up activities or giving out plates and cutlery at mealtimes. They carry out their tasks with great pride.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make sure that all staff consistently include quieter children more effectively during activities to enhance opportunities for their learning and development n develop staff's skills so they consistently manage children's behaviour to support them to understand how their actions impact on others.
- 3 September 2024Good
- 4 October 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Snowflakes Day Nursery & Montessori
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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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