The Montessori Children's House
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Sutton for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 16:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2003, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15/30 hours of funding for 3- and 4-year-olds and 15/30 hours of funding for 2-year-olds (subject to availability).
Worth knowing. Funded sessions also include: Monday- Friday, 9:00- 12:00 or 12:30-3:30 or 9:30-3:30 (subject to availability).
What childcare usually costs in Sutton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sutton 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
SM1 2RGWhat 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, 31 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager has supported the team to progress since the last inspection. Staff have undertaken training to improve their knowledge and new strategies have been put in place to manage children's behaviour. Staff feel well supported by the manager to fulfil their role. Children are excited to come to the nursery and are warmly welcomed by staff. They settle quickly and part from their parents with confidence. Children are friendly and play well together. They share their ideas and help each other try new things. For example, one child demonstrates how to stretch the slime thin with two fingers and another child copies. Children explore the indoor and outdoor environment and choose their own activities. Staff encourage them to lead their own learning by using a wide range of resources that give them opportunities to practise new skills, such as using scissors to cut paper and using templates to gain pencil control.
The curriculum has been strengthened to provide suitable challenge for all children.
The resources are well sequenced to help children build on their current skills and gain confidence in their abilities. Staff are ambitious for children and plan opportunities that will prepare them well for school. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress. The manager has supported the team to progress since the last inspection. Staff have undertaken training to improve their knowledge and new strategies have been put in place to manage children's behaviour. Staff feel well supported by the manager to fulfil their role.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve routines to minimise children's waiting times n monitor large-group sessions to ensure they meet the needs of all children n provide more specific information for parents to support their children's learning at home.
- 31 January 2023Good
- 21 September 2022Inadequate
- 9 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Montessori Children's House
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.