Oratory Montessori Day Nursery is a nurturing early learning environment situated in a converted house in Slough, aiming to provide a comforting "home away from home" atmosphere for young children. The nursery embraces the Montessori Method and Philosophy, focusing on holistic child development and scaffolding individual skills.
Their approach integrates diverse activities to enrich the children’s experience, including Forest School, PE lessons, Tumble Tots music, and Spanish lessons. Emphasising continuous growth, the nursery incorporates the Tapestry online learning journey for parent engagement and conducts regular progress meetings.
The dedicated team, trained in Montessori principles, works to cultivate curiosity, independence, and a love for learning, fostering both academic and personal growth.
Our ethos
We support each child holistically while scaffolding their unique skills based on the Montessori Method and Philosophy.
What it's like
Children are safe and happy in the care of friendly and knowledgeable staff. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and encourage them to be kind and respectful to each other. Managers and staff plan a broad and balanced curriculum that is based on children's interests and what children need to learn next.
Charges are based on half days, nursery days, club days, or full days, with a discount available for full-week bookings. Fees are all-inclusive of cooked meals, snacks, nappies, wipes, and extracurricular activities like Spanish and Forest School. Funded sessions are subject to a daily consumables charge.
Funding accepted
Good to know
Food
Nutritious cooked meals on side: breakfast, lunch and tea. Morning and afternoon healthy snacks, organic milk and water. Families accessing free nursery education are asked to contribute toward snacks, meals, drinks, nappies (pull-ups), Sudocream, wipes, Montessori equipment, Tapestry, and other learning materials.
Session types
Half Day (8-1 or 1-6), Nursery Day (9-3), Club Day (8-3:30), Full Day (8-6), Flexible Session (e.g. 8am-2pm, 9am-4pm)
Opening hours
8am-6pm
Age range
9 months to 4 years old
Last inspected 10 July 2024
What it's like to attend
Children are safe and happy in the care of friendly and knowledgeable staff. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and encourage them to be kind and respectful to each other. Managers and staff plan a broad and balanced curriculum that is based on children's interests and what children need to learn next.
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Inclusion & environment
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive the early help and support that they need. Staff work together with parents and other professionals to identify and target support, to help close any gaps in children's learning. Children with SEND willingly engage in the wide range of small-group sessions that staff provide. They are developing increasing confidence to engage with their peers and to seek comfort and support from staff across the nursery.
The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
We’ve been so impressed with how quickly our daughter has settled into the nursery. The team has been incredibly welcoming, kind, and attentive, helping her feel comfortable and confident from the very beginning. It’s been a joy to see how much she enjoys going in each day, and the nurturing environment has clearly had a positive impact on her. Thank you to all the staff for your care and support — it’s made the transition so smooth for both her and us as parents!
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Both my children have attended oratory and loved it. The staff are friendly and accommodating and very attentive to all the children’s needs. My boys are always happy to attend and any accidents have been dealt with quickly and properly. All the staff are amazing. Both my children also love the food and eat better and nursery then they do at home.
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My daughter has been going to the nursery for 1.5 years now and is always excited to go in! Practitioners are very caring , professional and have a great expertise in how to make child's stay and transition from group to group as smooth as possible! Very happy with the nursery approach and encouragement for children's development and hitting important milestones, such as potty training etc. Always lovely atmosphere, and positive and welcoming staff!
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Both my children have come to this fantastic establishment. They have always been kind, compassionate and welcoming. Both of my boys have flourished in the Montessori curriculum and I even learnt about being a better parent by allowing my children to explored the world in their own way. The ladies always put the needs of the children first and will bend over backwards to support them in any way they can can’t recommend highly enough!
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Our daughter has been here since she was 1 and we’re so happy with her progress. The staff are kind and caring and she’s grown so much in confidence. She loves the activities and comes home happy every day. We’re so grateful for this nursery. highly recommend!
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Date: April 2013
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