Term time / All Year
All Year
Fulford Montessori Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
Number of places
69 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
York
About this day nursery
Fulford Montessori Nursery, part of Yorkshire Montessori Nurseries, provides a stimulating environment for children from birth to five years old in York. The nursery champions the Montessori approach, believing that children learn best through specially designed resources and activities.
This child-led methodology fosters independence, confidence, and a natural curiosity for knowledge. The curriculum blends Montessori principles with the national Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, aiming to create a happy, safe, and inspiring space for children to flourish.
The nursery is committed to high-quality care, with a founder who actively campaigns for children's rights and ensures a team with qualifications exceeding national averages, including trained Montessori specialists at each location. They emphasise building trust and nurturing each child's unique sense of wonder within a family-like atmosphere.
Our ethos
Our unique environment combines our Montessori curriculum with the national foundation for early years (EYFS) to create a happy, safe and inspirational environment where children flourish and learn. The Montessori approach champions the belief that children have the largest capacity to learn from birth to age six. It respects each child’s way of learning through specially designed resources and activities which are planned reactively to reflect the children’s latest interests and observations. Working in this child-led way encourages independence, confidence and a thirst for knowledge.
What it's like
Strong relationships between staff and children are a feature across the nursery, and staff promote children's well-being successfully, being caring and attentive. The nursery's curriculum is well structured, focusing on the Montessori approach and the early years foundation stage, with a particular strength in promoting independence, self-confidence, and children's character.
Montessori approachEYFS curriculumChild-led learningTrained Montessori specialists
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Fulford Montessori Nursery
Last inspected 14 August 2025 · Ruth Mason
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Strong relationships between staff and children are a feature across the nursery, and staff promote children's well-being successfully, being caring and attentive. The nursery's curriculum is well structured, focusing on the Montessori approach and the early years foundation stage, with a particular strength in promoting independence, self-confidence, and children's character.
Inspector highlights
- Strong relationships between staff and children.
- Curriculum focused on Montessori approach and early years foundation stage.
- Children's speaking and listening skills are a high priority.
- Reading and a love of books are promoted throughout the nursery.
- Children's independence is promoted from an early age.
Areas to develop
- 1improve the quality of staff interactions so that children remain engaged in their play and benefit from accurate modelling of language to extend their learning
- 2support staff to plan more effectively so that older children receive targeted support to regulate their behaviour and build the skills to join play successfully.
Inspection #10413838 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Children benefit from regular outdoor play in the garden and visits into the local area. For example, they play at the park and walk to shops and the allotment, which enables children to exercise and learn about the world around them.
Parent Reviews of Fulford Montessori Nursery
5.0
(7)
Sophie Samuels
11 months ago
Our daughter has been attending here for 3 months and we've had a really positive experience so far. She loves going and all the staff are great with her.
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Lizi Backhouse
3 years ago
Our toddler loves it here; the staff are fabulous and they provide a great Montessori education, whilst undertaking the EYFS. We've found them supportive, helpful and very friendly! The children do a great range of activities and are nurtured in a really safe environment.
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Lana Orton
6 years ago
I sent all my kids to this nursery, one of them since he was 3 months old, and I believe the nursery staff is doing an amazing job! The most important aspects of this childcare setting for me are: - my kids love it and feel loved; they rarely make a fuss about being left there in the morning - they feel empowered and supported, they learned from an early age how to get dressed and undressed, put their shoes on, clean up after meals etc. That's something that I always find difficult to enforce at home, due to constant lack of time! - the kids don't even notice how much they learn through their interests and play: maths, language, writing, reading, cooking! My kids surprise me every day with some new knowledge! - the communication with the nursery is amazing: the nursery involves parents in kids' activities, shares their achievements, sends pictures, invites them to events, or just to read a book, or share a story with kids... - they go outside every day, and have forest school in every weather! The staff always makes sure kids are suitably dressed for the weather... even if parents sometimes forget a to bring boots or waterproofs... :) - the nursery organises trips to shops, museums, parks, allotments, and even day-trips by bus for preschoolers! - my kids eat well there! I don't know what they do to them, but I am absolutely certain, at the end of the day, that they had healthy meals that they ate without a fuss :D There are other great things I could say about this nursery (baby-yoga, child-safety, assistance in transition to school, facilitating breastfeeding etc). My first child went to several different settings before we found this place. Now, I would never send a child anywhere else!
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Joseph Redshaw
8 years ago
Really great with the kids. Very caring.
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tRuth
4 years ago
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
14 August 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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About the setting
Fulford Montessori Nursery Ltd registered in 2024 and is located in York. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff, with 15 holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery provides funded early education for children and is open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks per year.
- URN
- 2774097
- Registered person
- Fulford Montessori Nursery Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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