The Colour Box Montessori Nursery LTD
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2013, with 41 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 Wandsworth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wandsworth 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
SW18 3NZWhat 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, 14 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly welcomed into this nurturing setting. They are excited to explore the calm, well organised and inviting environment. Children are pleased to see their friends and eagerly hang their name tags on the self-registration tree.
Staff set up the space with children's interests in mind. Children enjoy using their imaginations in the home corner to feed babies, make dinner and read books.
Children have good relationships with staff and feel valued. They join in really well during group times and enjoy sharing their ideas. Children go to adults for reassurance and to express how they are feeling. Staff promote children's love of reading throughout the nursery and provide books in all areas. Children benefit from engaging story times. They have plenty of choice, enjoy choosing stories to read during free play and listen with great attention.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make better use of the outdoor environment to extend children's learning and strengthen opportunities for exploring more purposefully through play.
- 14 September 2023Good
- 31 January 2018Good
- 1 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Colour Box Montessori Nursery LTD
- 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.