The Montessori Place
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Hove for from 1 year 3 months up to school age, open 08:45 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2011, with 14 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 free hours under the Early Years Educational Entitlement.
What childcare usually costs in Brighton and Hove
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Brighton and Hove 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
BN3 3ERWhat 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, 19 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff work tirelessly to develop enduring relationships with the children in their care. Children are incredibly well settled, happy and thriving. This contributes towards helping children to feel safe and secure. Staff empower children to explore, develop a strong sense of curiosity and discover new experiences in their infant community. Staff know each individual child exceptionally well. For example, they conduct home visits to meet with families pre birth, post birth and right up to when children start. This helps staff to really understand the needs of every family to offer a bespoke approach to childcare.
Staff demonstrate the utmost respect and courtesy and truly value what makes each child unique. All children thrive in this carefully considered environment.
The play spaces, experiences and teaching methods used are precisely aligned to meet each child's individual needs. This dovetails superbly to ensure each and every child receives well-sequenced opportunities for learning. Staff empower children to be masters of their own learning. They guide children through a range of experiences to build on what they already know and can do, to really embed and secure their knowledge and skills. As a result, children demonstrate they are learning well and flourish at this highly nurturing provision.
- 19 November 2024Outstanding
- 6 March 2019Outstanding
- 17 June 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Montessori Place
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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