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Snowflakes Day Nursery & Montessori in Southall (UB1)

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
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5.0(11 parent reviews) ·100 CARLYLE AVENUE, SOUTHALL, UB1 2BL · Ealing
Number of places
35 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Ealing

About this day nursery

Snowflakes Day Nursery & Montessori operates across four settings in Southall, Hanwell, Norwood Green, and Northolt, offering transparent and all-inclusive early education for children. Their approach integrates Montessori principles with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, aiming to foster a love of learning from a young age.

The nursery provides a nurturing environment where children aged 3 months to 5 years can develop, focusing on individual needs and encouraging confidence through peer mentorship in mixed-age groups. With a commitment to clear communication, Snowflakes offers a structured admissions process, allowing parents to understand every cost upfront without hidden fees.

The curriculum extends to all-weather outdoor learning, ensuring children engage in diverse activities daily, rain or shine. They also provide flexible support for families, including sibling discounts and accommodations for shift workers, alongside comprehensive funding guidance to help parents navigate childcare costs.

What it's like

Children behave exceptionally well, supported by staff reinforcing rules and using positive phrases like "sharing is caring." Children show happiness and confidence, waving and saying "hello" to the inspector. Staff are caring, comforting younger children with cuddles before naptime.

Montessori & EYFS CurriculumAll-inclusive feesOutdoor LearningSibling DiscountsSupport for Shift Workers

Pricing & funding

Charges are all-inclusive, covering meals, nappies, sun cream, and learning materials with no top-up fees for funded hours. Additional costs are limited to a registration fee and a refundable deposit. Sibling and holiday discounts are also offered.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • All-inclusive fees cover fresh meals, nappies, sun cream, and learning materials.
  • No top-up fees or consumable charges are applied to government-funded hours.
  • A 5% sibling discount is available.
  • Offers a 20% holiday discount for up to 4 weeks per year, requiring 4 weeks' notice.

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2002

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Snowflakes Day Nursery & Montessori

Last inspected 10 January 2024 · Emma Long

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children behave exceptionally well, supported by staff reinforcing rules and using positive phrases like "sharing is caring." Children show happiness and confidence, waving and saying "hello" to the inspector. Staff are caring, comforting younger children with cuddles before naptime.

Inspector highlights

  • Children behave exceptionally well.
  • There is a strong focus on children developing their independence.
  • Children have a variety of opportunities to learn about different countries, people and cultures.
  • Children have opportunities to develop their mathematical understanding.
  • Story time is an enjoyable experience for children.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop staff's knowledge on children's next steps for their physical development, particularly their gross motor skills
  • 2ensure staff and leaders plan and implement activities to ensure that children have more opportunities to explore and consolidate focused learning intentions.
Inspection #10305503 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The nursery is inclusive to all children. The special educational needs and disabilities coordinator (SENDCo) has a good knowledge of how to support children who may require extra support. Children have individual support plans and strategies have been identified to ensure that all children are supported to make good progress.

Outdoor space

Outdoors, children ride bikes and use the climbing frame. However, some staff are less confident when identifying next steps for children who have already developed some gross motor skills.

Parent Reviews of Snowflakes Day Nursery & Montessori

5.0
(11)
Manvir Jassar
8 years ago

Fantastic nursery to put your child in , my 15 month old daughters just started going there and I would definitely reccomend them to every parent. The Staff are very welcoming and they are very friendly with the children. I've seen many of the kids making progress and not to forget the fresh tasty food they serve to the kids is really outstanding. The team are nice trustworthy people especially Nina the deputy head she's amazing. 🙂

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Mrs Karim
10 years ago

I am so impressed with the Southall Snowflakes Nursery! The staff are so considerate, caring and understanding of the children's needs. They settled my little girl so well and she is very attached to them. To add to this, she is learning so much at the nursery, for example, she learnt her shapes (including shapes like oval and semi-circle) before she turned two! The environment is very clean and welcoming. There are many displays of the children's work as well as photographs of the activities that the children complete. The menu is balanced and nutritious but they always cater for different dietary needs. The staff are very good with fussy eaters and also communicate well with parents about what their child has eaten. The nursery is well run and monitored by the director who truly cares for the children. She always takes on any concerns parents may have and acts upon it if necessary. My child has developed a love for reading and learning as well as independence and that is thanks to the nursery. I am a teacher and I am very impressed with my child's progress. I know that she will have a very good foundation to work on as she goes on to primary school. I would highly recommend it to everyone.

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Ramyaa Ahilan
10 years ago

Ahil & I would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Snowflakes for the love and affection you showed Akshin over the past 3 years. We can say without a doubt that Snowflakes has done a wonderful job in helping Akshin to develop and grow in confidence from being a shy little boy which we feel is due to the emotional development and encouragement provided by the excellent staff who are always willing to help. You have most certainly been an extended family and I know Akshin misses you all very very much as we do. To our astonishment Akshin had learnt all the phonics, numbers, colours, shapes and knew to write his name from a very early age. By the age of four he was using all these skills to write three letter words on his own accord, his drawing showed attention to detail and he communicated so well. We take a great deal of comfort in knowing that Akshin has had a good start. Saying goodbye was the hardest especially when we had to move to Canada. You do a great job and keep up the excellent job you do. Praise to Nirupa for the outstanding nursery that you run and for selecting such important qualities in staff. We thought that we must write this review and let everyone know that Akshin is being assessed for being a gifted child!

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Vickyphardan Singh
7 years ago

I love this nursery my son learn a lots of thing there and very thankful to madam Neena .great and hard working woman.

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Katalin Tóth
9 years ago

The best Nursery in Southall. ❤️

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Inspection history

Date: May 2010

  • January 2024Good
  • February 2018Outstanding
  • September 2014Good
  • November 2013Requires improvement
  • May 2010Good

Frequently asked about Snowflakes Day Nursery & Montessori

About the setting

Snowflakes Day Nursery & Montessori registered in 2002 and is located in Southall, in the London Borough of Ealing. The nursery is open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year. The provider is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years. Six members of staff work with the children. One member of staff holds qualified teacher status and two members of staff hold an appropriate level 3 qualification. Of the remaining staff, all hold appropriate childcare qualifications at level 2. In addition, a cook is employed by the provider. The nursery operates in line with the Montessori educational philosophy.

URN
EY393991
Registered person
Snowflakes Day Nursery & Montessori Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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