Trillium Montessori House
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in West Malling for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 16:30, 5 days a week. £8.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2021, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, minimum 3 days a week, price list dated 1st September 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £65.00Non Funded Place | £8.50Non Funded Place £26.50Non Funded Place £47.50Non Funded Place | £8.50Additional Hours |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £8.00 a day Morning Session3.25 hours of funding
- £13.50 a day Mid Afternoon Finish Session5.5 hours of funding
- £16.50 a day Full Day7.25 hours of funding
Funded hours
All 3- and 4-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours Universal Early Years Funding. Some 2, 3 and 4 year olds are eligible for the Extended Entitlement (30 hours Extended Entitlement). Free for Two Year Old Places (FF2).
Worth knowing. Fees are voluntary to keep in line with the latest legislation however our nursery relies on these fees in order to keep our doors open. These fees have been reduced as of 1st September 2025 and include all snacks and drinks. All funding entitlements are valid for the 38 school weeks in the year. Once funded sessions are confirmed with the government gateway, we are unable to adjust them until the follow term.
What childcare usually costs in Kent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kent 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
ME19 6RLWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 10 May 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Trillium Montessori House
- Youngest age taken
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £8.50 an hour still the rate? 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.
- 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
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