The Montessori People Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Stockton-On-Tees for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2024. Open since 2012, with 80 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 Stockton-on-Tees
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Stockton-on-Tees 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
TS17 9JPWhat 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 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are highly enthusiastic learners. They show considerable levels of concentration as they take part in a wide range of interesting activities. Babies giggle with delight as they explore the sounds different musical instruments make.
Toddlers and two-year-olds are very focused as they scoop and pour different materials. They learn about taking turns as staff support them to use the slide safely. Pre-school children practise mark-making skills as they use different materials to paint leaves on autumn trees. They chat together as they pretend to be doctors, explaining how they can hear their friends' heart beating. The atmosphere in the nursery is wonderfully calm and purposeful.
Leaders and staff create a warm and welcoming environment for all children.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance assessment processes so staff identify more precisely what children need to learn next in order to make even greater progress n consider ways to promote children's independence and self-care skills more consistently across the nursery.
- 28 November 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 11 February 2019Good
- 18 August 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Montessori People 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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