Start Right Montessori Nursery School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2000, with 42 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 Enfield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Enfield 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
N14 7EGWhat 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, 30 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at this welcoming nursery with big smiles, happy to begin their day.
They greet staff warmly and quickly settle down to play. There is strong support for children's emotional well-being. For instance, children receive a home visit from staff before they join the nursery. This helps them to develop secure attachments right from the start. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in the calm and well-ordered environment. Children understand the high expectations of staff and demonstrate this throughout the day. For example, children know that they must follow good hygiene routines. They wash their hands before eating and after messy activities.
Children are keen learners and show high levels of independence. For instance, they choose their own activities and carefully carry the resources to their work mats. They concentrate well to complete tasks and tidy up the resources when they have finished. Children are enthusiastic and assertive as they play. They show high levels of imagination and confidently practise what they have learned. Older children cooperate to create their own games, such as an Easter egg hunt. They display excitement and enthusiasm as they search the garden for coloured eggs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to further extend the vocabulary that they use with children, to help children learn and use a wide variety of words n strengthen teaching to ensure that staff consistently support children's understanding of feelings and emotions, and help them to recognise the impact of their actions on others.
- 30 March 2022Good
- 16 May 2017Good
- 20 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Start Right Montessori Nursery School
- 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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