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Colourbox Montessori School, Barrow

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Dec 2022)
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5.0(7 parent reviews) ·Church Road, Barrow, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP29 5AU · Suffolk
Number of places
32 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2022
Local authority
Suffolk

About this day nursery

Colourbox Montessori School, established in 1992 by Susie Norman, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment across various Suffolk locations, including Bury St Edmunds, using the Montessori approach combined with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. The school focuses on fostering independence, curiosity, and a lifelong passion for learning in young children.

Their environments are designed to encourage exploration, stimulate cognitive development, and support children's growing desire for freedom and independence. Highly experienced staff listen to children's ideas, follow their interests, value their uniqueness, and respect their choices, guiding them to become confident and competent learners.

The school also provides a calm and consistent atmosphere where children can create, play, make friends, and develop individually and as part of a group. Parents have access to a dedicated online zone with essential information regarding their child's attendance and experience.

Our ethos

Colourbox Montessori School aims to foster independence, curiosity, and a lifelong passion for learning by providing a nurturing and stimulating environment. Their approach, combining the Montessori method with the EYFS framework, encourages exploration and cognitive development within a calm, consistent atmosphere that respects individuality and guides children to become confident learners.

What it's like

Children arrive enthusiastic and motivated to learn, exploring a wealth of resources that support their individual development. Skilful practitioners extend and embed children's learning, for example, by using a map to show children the countries where birds come from. Children challenge themselves with activities and enthusiastically build on their own learning, such as progressing from pouring large jugs to small funnels.

Montessori ApproachEarly Years Foundation Stage CurriculumChild-led Exploration

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Colourbox Montessori School, Barrow

Last inspected 7 December 2022 · Denise Clayton

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children arrive enthusiastic and motivated to learn, exploring a wealth of resources that support their individual development. Skilful practitioners extend and embed children's learning, for example, by using a map to show children the countries where birds come from. Children challenge themselves with activities and enthusiastically build on their own learning, such as progressing from pouring large jugs to small funnels.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and managers are inspirational and support practitioners to professionally develop.
  • The nursery curriculum has children at its heart, and practitioners know the children extremely well.
  • Children experience robust settling-in sessions, and parent partnerships are very important to practitioners.
  • All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make exceptional progress.
  • Children experience a wide range of vocabulary and have access to a wide range of books, both indoors and outdoors.
Inspection #10262916 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents praise practitioners for how well they support their children. They feel that practitioners are professional and friendly.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make exceptional progress. The special educational needs coordinator is passionate about her role and works closely with parents and other professionals to ensure that every child reaches their full potential. Children have plans in place if they need extra support.

Outdoor space

Children have access to a wide range of books, both indoors and outdoors. The inspector observed activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact these have on children's learning. Practitioners talk to children about how they should hold the nursery stick insect and discuss if they will find one in the garden.

Parent Reviews of Colourbox Montessori School, Barrow

5.0
(7)
Claire Dockerill
2 years ago

Colourbox offers a warm and welcoming environment for children to learn, grow, and play. As a parent, I can confidently say that entrusting my child to the care of the dedicated staff at Colourbox has been one of the best decisions we’ve made.

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Katie Perkin
a year ago

Thank you for providing such a wonderful setting for our daughter to flourish. She has progressed tremendously well over the last 2 years and loves her time spent with all her friends and all the staff right from the Nest upwards.

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Monkeybex 1708
2 years ago

Colourbox montessori school in Barrow is warm and welcoming. And staff their are fantastic and well supportive to myself and my child that attended this setting.

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Jeremy Coldrey
3 years ago

Our daughter loved her time at the Barrow Nest. A lovely team. Lots of activities throughout the day to keep her entertained.

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Katy Lambert
2 years ago

Wonderful, kind staff in a beautiful village setting. My 1 year old has been extremely happy here so far. Would highly recommend.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

7 December 2022

Outstanding

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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