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Little Orchard Montessori Chaddlewood

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·17 Branson Court, Plymouth, PL7 2WU · Plymouth
Number of places
33 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Plymouth

About this day nursery

Little Orchard Montessori Nurseries aims to foster a nurturing and supportive environment where children can freely explore their interests, learn at their own pace, and enjoy their developmental journey. The nurseries implement the renowned Montessori Method, offering a rich array of activities designed to engage each child and encourage their natural curiosity.

These settings are intentionally sized to provide a personalised approach to each child's development while also being large enough to facilitate social interaction and skill-building with peers. They cater to varied age groups, even blending them in certain activities to promote compassion, understanding, and respect among children.

Children as young as two years old are grouped with those up to four, differing slightly from traditional Montessori structures due to the UK school starting age, while still maintaining a three-year age range for peer learning. The nursery focuses on supporting children's self-confidence and self-esteem as they learn from and assist their younger counterparts, fostering a sense of accomplishment and empathy.

Our ethos

Little Orchard Montessori Nurseries implements the Montessori Method to foster a nurturing and supportive environment where children can freely explore their interests, learn at their own pace, and enjoy their developmental journey. The nursery focuses on supporting children's self-confidence and self-esteem while encouraging natural curiosity, compassion, understanding, and respect among peers.

What it's like

Children's faces brighten as they enter the nursery, eager to see their friends and favourite toys. Staff form strong bonds with children, which positively impacts their learning and development. The well-planned curriculum ensures every child makes good progress, preparing them for the next stage of their educational journey.

Montessori MethodMixed-age groupsOn-site chefPersonalised approach

Pricing & funding

Charges are structured around wrap-around care sessions and supplementary charges for funded hours. Fees apply for morning breakfast club and afternoon after-school club sessions, with a separate hourly food charge for government-funded hours.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)

Good to know

  • Funded childcare covers education only.
  • An hourly charge applies to all funded hours to cover meals, snacks, and drinks.
  • Breakfast club session starts at 7:45 am.
  • After school club runs from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm.

Key facts

Age range

Under 2s (with a separate base room who join older children for specific activities), and mixed age groups for children aged 2 to 4 years.

Food

Breakfast, a two-course hot lunch, high tea, plus morning and afternoon snacks are offered, prepared by a qualified chef using fresh, locally sourced, and organic ingredients wherever possible. Meals are not compulsory, and parents can provide their own cold packed lunch/tea with an ice pack. Sealed baby jars and milk can be heated on the premises.

Opening hours

51 weeks of the year, closing only for Bank holidays and approximately a week over the Christmas and New Year period.

Session types

Morning session, Afternoon session, Extended hours

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Orchard Montessori Chaddlewood

Last inspected 28 August 2025 · Victoria Jones

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

What it's like to attend

Children's faces brighten as they enter the nursery, eager to see their friends and favourite toys. Staff form strong bonds with children, which positively impacts their learning and development. The well-planned curriculum ensures every child makes good progress, preparing them for the next stage of their educational journey.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are supported in developing their physical skills.
  • Staff in the baby room engage with children, guiding them to build their vocabulary through singing songs with new words.
  • Children are curious learners.
  • Parent feedback is positive.
  • Staff value working as a team and feel appreciated in their roles.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff interactions with older children so that conversations consistently extend their communication, ideas and interests
  • 2ensure that the planning and delivery of activities for older children provides sufficient challenge to sustain engagement
  • 3develop staff skills in using the curriculum to teach older children about behaviour, so they learn how their actions affect others.
Inspection #10417180 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

children are happy and enjoy attending the nursery

communication is good and they feel informed about what children do

children make good progress in their social and communication skills

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Older children enjoy running and jumping outdoors, experiencing feeling 'out of breath' and building their heart strength. They develop core strength and balance while crossing a balance beam and obstacle course. They know when to line up before going downstairs to play outdoors.

Parent Reviews of Little Orchard Montessori Chaddlewood

5.0
(3)
Rebecca Perks
4 years ago

My girl started here during covid so we were not even allowed inside the nursery at the time. They were very helpful and did lots of video's. They use apps to keep us upto date on her day and chat to us at collection too. My girl loves to go here and she wonders off excited and comes out shoving her art work in my face at the end of the day too. She is 1 and 9m and has been going since 4 months. I know we made the right choice

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Bex Day
4 years ago

Lovely nursery, my little girl loves it here and has the best time, all the staff are so friendly and helpful

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Inspection history

Date: December 2021

  • August 2025Good
  • December 2021Good

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