Woodlodge Montessori School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Northwood for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £22.50 an hour for 2-5 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2011, with 55 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
£22.50 per hour
One published rate, dated 1st September 2025. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
Working Parents can claim 15 or 30 hours funding depending on their circumstances.
Worth knowing. The above rates are not applicable to the Government Funding Scheme, for which we operate the stretched entitlement system.
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 1SLWhat 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, 13 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff interact well with children. They smile and laugh as they explore sensory baskets together. They show excitement by using facial expressions when exploring different items that children pick from the play kitchen. Children behave very well within the setting. Staff support this by reinforcing the rules and boundaries. They talk to children about safety, such as holding the large wooden rods next to their body and carrying items one at a time. Activities are introduced to children. This helps children to understand what is expected of them.
Children show excitement when engaging in a 'show and tell' activity. This supports them to feel valued and included within the setting. Children are encouraged to bring in a special item from home and tell others about this. They have opportunities to ask each other questions and explore the item together. This supports children to develop their communication and language skills.
Children enjoy using pretend phones to make phone calls. Staff sing 'happy birthday' as they use bricks to make pretend cakes. This encourages children to use their imagination. Children have opportunities to develop their creative skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- challenge and extend children's learning, particularly in mathematics, to fully support the progress they make.
- 13 March 2024Good
- 22 May 2018Outstanding
- 20 August 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodlodge Montessori School
- Youngest age taken
- 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 £22.50 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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