Opening hours
Mon-Fri: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Little Adventurers Montessori in Allerton Bywater, Castleford, offers a nurturing environment for children, with a strong focus on child-led learning and independence, aligning with Montessori principles. The nursery distinguishes itself through a commitment to outdoor learning, providing enriching experiences such as hatching chicks, interacting with orphaned lambs, and observing life cycles, alongside regular Forest School adventures.
Children also benefit from weekly Spanish classes. The nursery caters to different age groups with dedicated rooms for babies (0-15 months), toddlers (15 months-2 years and 2-3 years), and pre-schoolers (3-5 years).
The staff are highlighted as caring and experienced, fostering strong relationships with the children in a smaller setting. Parents are kept informed of their child's activities through daily updates and a dedicated app.
The nursery accepts children throughout the year, prioritising based on factors like space availability, staff-to-child ratios, age, application receipt date, and the nursery's ability to provide appropriate care. Full-time places may be given preference, and siblings already attending also receive consideration.
The nursery operates an inclusion and equality policy, ensuring access regardless of gender, race, religion, colour, or creed.
What it's like
Children separate from their parents with ease and display a strong sense of belonging, feeling safe and secure. The skilled staff foster children's well-being through warmth and kindness, acting as wonderful role models and calmly explaining expectations.
Fees include a one-off registration fee to join the waiting list and secure a space. Children who are fully funded are exempt from this registration fee.
Good to know
Opening hours
Mon-Fri: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Age range
0-5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Waitlist
Waiting list available
Last inspected 9 July 2025
What it's like to attend
Children separate from their parents with ease and display a strong sense of belonging, feeling safe and secure. The skilled staff foster children's well-being through warmth and kindness, acting as wonderful role models and calmly explaining expectations.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
All parents expressed how enthusiastic children were to attend the nursery, with a child describing her key person as her 'best friend'.
Inclusion & environment
Staff deliver a high-quality, ambitious curriculum that is varied and precisely tailored to meet each child's individual needs. They know children extremely well and build on their existing knowledge. All children are challenged appropriately through their chosen play, enabling them to reach their full potential and make wonderful progress.
Children enjoy the outdoor area, and staff prepare them for all weathers, including applying their sun cream and sun hats.
We are super happy with Little Adventurers! Our little boy didn't start until after he was 3 and we were both really nervous about leaving each other. But the ladies were all super helpful and reassuring, sending messages and updates, whilst he settled. He really enjoys going to nursery and we love finding out about all the different activities he gets up to! Would definitely recommend Little Adventurers!
Read on GoogleI honestly don't have anything remotely negative to say... A truly wonderful nursery with amazing staff. To say my daughter enjoys going here would be an understatement! She has thrived since attending at 2 years old and we are so happy with the nursery that we signed our newborn up before she was even born! The staff go over and above to make the children feel welcome, loved, important, and encourage them through play and exploration. Our little girl enjoys not only her nursery days but all the additional activities they organise such as weekly football, forest schools, Spanish and cooking. The staff also organise themed events throughout the year including her Christmas singalong and Easter bonnet parades, which are enjoyed by us as much as our little one. They encourage indoor and outdoor fun each and everyday and there's always a fun tale to be told on the walk home! Couldn't be more pleased that Little Adventurers have been such a happy and significant part of our daughters early years. Thank you ladies x
Read on GoogleI would highly recommend Little Adventurers Montessori to any parent! The staff are all brilliant, caring and very friendly. They genuinely care about the children and this shows - my son loves it and has really settled. The difference in my son in all aspects is just fantastic, he has and is coming on in leaps and bounds each week. I am kept well informed of my son's activities both at pick up and via the App. It is a fantastic nursery.
Read on GoogleMy little boy joined as soon as he was 2 last September, settled really well and is super happy. He always talks abouts Molly and Claire once telling me he loved love them. He obviously has alot of fun and he has development so much. Lots of out door time and great activities, really happy with our experience so far and couldn't recommend enough. Thanks to the full team your all amazing xxx
Read on GoogleLittle Adventurers Montessori goes above and beyond week in, week out. The team plan wonderful enriching experiences for the children (hatching baby chicks, visits with orphaned lambs, growing plants & vegetables and observing the life cycle of caterpillars and tadpoles). On top of this my son has weekly Spanish classes and wonderful forest school adventures. We love that the setting is very focused on outdoor learning and experiences, which we have struggled to find in other settings. As a Montessori setting the nursery is child-centred, allowing the children to direct their own learning and promoting independence. The nursery has an amazing team of experienced and caring staff, and being a smaller setting the staff have a great relationship with all the children. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication, it doesn’t go unnoticed! We are so pleased we found you :)
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Most recent inspection
9 July 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
View full Ofsted reportLittle Adventurers Montessori (Allerton) registered in March 2025 and is located in Allerton Bywater, Castleford. The nursery employs 26 staff, of whom 6 hold qualified teacher status. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm all year round except for bank holidays. The nursery provider offers the government funded places for childcare.
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