Little Acorns Montessori in Windsor

About this early years setting

Little Acorns Montessori at Ascot has been enriching the lives of children and families since 1994, nestled in a serene rural setting while remaining easily accessible from Ascot, Windsor, and Bracknell. The nursery provides care for children from two years old up to school age, offering a nurturing environment that encourages gradual acclimatisation and increases in attendance over time.

It features two distinct rooms: the Little Oaks room for two-year-olds and the Mighty Oaks room for children aged three and above. The Little Oaks room provides a welcoming atmosphere with two indoor spaces and an outdoor messy garden, incorporating simplified Montessori materials and a variety of engaging activities to stimulate curiosity and sensory learning.

The Mighty Oaks room is a bright and expansive hall, fostering imagination and creativity through Montessori-inspired areas for focused learning, mark-making, crafts, small-world play, and role-playing. Both rooms emphasise hands-on experiences to build independence, confidence, and a lifelong passion for learning.

The curriculum includes diverse activities such as storytelling, singing, dancing, messy play, crafts, and physical activities both indoors and outdoors. A large outdoor play area with a pirate ship climbing frame, sand and water play, a mud kitchen, and a planting area further enhances the children's daily exploration and physical development.

The nursery focuses on supporting key developmental areas including social and emotional growth, communication, language, and physical development, ensuring a smooth transition for children moving between rooms.

Our ethos

Little Acorns Montessori follows the Montessori approach, focusing on hands-on experiences to foster independence, confidence, and a lifelong passion for learning. They incorporate Montessori materials and inspired areas for focused learning, creativity, and sensory exploration in both their indoor and outdoor spaces.

What it's like

Children are warmly welcomed by staff into this caring and nurturing environment. They quickly form secure attachments with the experienced staff team. Children are happy to approach staff for support, when needed, demonstrating that they feel confident, safe and secure. The manager and staff have high expectations for children and provide an exciting and well-organised learning environment, wanting all children to be confident, independent and inquisitive learners.

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged on an hourly basis, with rates split into age bands for children aged 24 months and older. Additional flat-rate sessions are offered for breakfast and after-school clubs.