Wetherby House Montessori Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Northwood for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2017, with 70 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours of funding for children aged 9 months 4 years.
Worth knowing. Although we are open for 48 weeks, Government funding is structured for 38 weeks of the year (term time), so the funded hours are stretched over the 48 weeks that we are open. This works out to be 12 hours per week. The same applies for the 30 hour funding which is stretched equating to 23.75 hours per week.
What childcare usually costs in Hillingdon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hillingdon 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
HA6 2UTWhat 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.
- 17 March 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 11 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff know the importance of developing children's early language skills. Staff take their time to listen to children to ensure they can respond appropriately. For example, babies use babbling sounds to share which song they would like next. Staff model the correct pronunciation to confirm their song choice and then encourage babies to join in as they sing together. This helps children to develop their confidence in communicating with others. Staff work closely with parents and external professionals to support all children, particularly children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). For example, they have regular conversations as a multi-agency team on what the child is doing well and how they can support them to develop further. This supports all children to make the best possible progress.
Children are happy and behave well. The environment is safe and inviting to children, and staff use children's interests to prompt curiosity. They teach children how to work together in play, which helps them to build on their social and problem-solving skills. For example, in the garden, children collect water to help their friends to water herbs and vegetables. Staff help children to recognise how they are feeling by discussing what experiences make them feel happy or sad. This has a positive impact on their personal, social and emotional development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the curriculum to develop children's understanding of the benefits of healthy choices to fully promote healthy lifestyles n develop staff practice to help children to understand why boundaries are in place and how their behaviour may impact on others.
- 11 January 2024Good
- 17 January 2023Needs improvement
- 3 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wetherby House Montessori Ltd
- What it costs
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.
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