Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : 07:30 - 18:00
Seedlings Montessori Childcare
Ofsted: Needs attention·
5.0(3 parent reviews)
·The Old Grammar School, Burneston, BEDALE, DL8 2HX · North Yorkshire
Number of places
45 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2025
Local authority
North Yorkshire
About this day nursery
Seedlings Montessori Childcare Ltd, operating since 2015 in Burneston, Bedale, provides a nurturing environment for children aged 1 to 4 years. With a strong emphasis on inclusion, leaders and staff ensure every child feels valued and is able to thrive, creating a welcoming and secure atmosphere where all children can make progress from their individual starting points.
The nursery places a high priority on promoting healthy lifestyles, with daily outdoor play, walks in the local community, and nutritious meals, supporting children's physical development and overall wellbeing. Staff foster close relationships with families, using an online platform to share updates and engage in meaningful conversations.
Personalised support is a key feature, especially for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), who benefit from knowledgeable staff and precise adaptations, including specialist equipment, ensuring full access to the curriculum. Furthermore, the childcare is committed to fostering independence from an early age, encouraging children to manage personal care and take pride in their environment, preparing them for their next stages of learning.
What it's like
Children generally develop a positive attitude to learning and make progress from their starting points. Staff provide targeted support for disadvantaged children, helping them make secure progress from their individual starting points. Staff often nurture curiosity through interactions that extend children's thinking and deepen their understanding. Children are happy, confident and settled in this warm and welcoming nursery, forming secure and trusting relationships with the nurturing staff.
Nurturing environmentStrong inclusionHealthy lifestylesIndependent learning
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2015
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Needs attention
Last inspected Nov 2025
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementNeeds attention
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesNeeds attention
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Seedlings Montessori Childcare
Last inspected 20 November 2025
Actions the provider must take
- improve staff's understanding of how to support children's behaviour by promoting meaningful explanations
- improve teaching to ensure all children receive high-quality interactions that fully promote engagement and support achievement
What it's like to attend
Children generally develop a positive attitude to learning and make progress from their starting points. Staff provide targeted support for disadvantaged children, helping them make secure progress from their individual starting points. Staff often nurture curiosity through interactions that extend children's thinking and deepen their understanding. Children are happy, confident and settled in this warm and welcoming nursery, forming secure and trusting relationships with the nurturing staff.
Inspector highlights
- Children are happy, confident and settled in this warm and welcoming nursery.
- Leaders and staff foster close and trusting relationships with families, sharing daily photos, observations and useful information through an online platform, combined with meaningful face-to-face conversations. Parents comment positively about how staff meet their children's needs.
- Leaders place a strong emphasis on inclusion and create an environment where every child is valued and able to thrive.
- Children generally develop a positive attitude to learning and make progress from their starting points.
- Staff consistently promote children's independence from the moment they start, encouraging them to manage personal care and take pride in setting up and tidying play areas.
- Leaders and staff prioritise children's communication and language development, with daily story times and support for clear pronunciation and conversational skills.
Areas to develop
- 1Improve staff understanding of how to support children's behaviour by promoting meaningful explanations.
- 2Improve teaching to ensure all children receive high-quality interactions that fully promote engagement and support achievement.
Inspection #10076462 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported by knowledgeable and experienced staff who understand their individual needs. Staff work closely with leaders and professionals, such as occupational therapists, to make precise adaptations, ensuring all children can access the full curriculum and participate alongside their peers. Specialist equipment is used effectively to help children engage purposefully in play and learning, and they make good progress from their starting points.
Outdoor space
Children benefit from daily outdoor play and walks in the local community, which supports physical development and wellbeing. Older children confidently run, balance and climb during outdoor play, which prepares them for future learning.
Parent Reviews of Seedlings Montessori Childcare
5.0
(3)
The Great Gamer
8 years ago
Great staff with a very professional approach. I couldn’t fault the care they take with my children. Highly recommended
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OldSaul
a year ago
Michael Tantam
8 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: July 2016
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.
- March 2020Good
- July 2016Good
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