Opening hours
M-F: 8am - 6pm
Stem Montessori Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
Number of places
36 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Lambeth
About this day nursery
Stem Montessori Nursery, located in London, SE19 1EA, provides an all-year-round Montessori education with a unique emphasis on STEM subjects—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The nursery aims to ignite children's natural curiosity through this integrated approach.
They welcome children starting from two years of age. In addition to their regular nursery services, Stem Montessori also offers complimentary "Stay & Play" sessions on Saturday mornings during term time, encouraging broader community engagement and providing a taste of their learning environment.
Their philosophy centers on fostering an early love for exploration and discovery, preparing children with foundational skills in a nurturing and stimulating setting.
Our ethos
Stem Montessori Nursery's philosophy centers on fostering an early love for exploration and discovery through a unique emphasis on STEM subjects, aiming to ignite children's natural curiosity and prepare them with foundational skills in a nurturing and stimulating setting.
What it's like
Staff ensure children's voices are heard and they make choices about their activities and resources. Children are happy and settled, and staff have high expectations for behaviour, teaching kindness and safety. The setting implements an ambitious curriculum with enriching experiences, including a strong focus on technology and science to ignite curiosity and prepare children for future learning.
Montessori approachSTEM focusAll-year-roundStay & Play sessions
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Age range
from two
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2022
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Stem Montessori Nursery
Last inspected 11 October 2024 · Sarah Crawford
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff ensure children's voices are heard and they make choices about their activities and resources. Children are happy and settled, and staff have high expectations for behaviour, teaching kindness and safety. The setting implements an ambitious curriculum with enriching experiences, including a strong focus on technology and science to ignite curiosity and prepare children for future learning.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders are passionate about providing all children with a positive start to their education.
- Staff monitor children's progress and quickly identify any gaps in their learning.
- Overall, teaching is of a high quality, with staff skilfully responding to children's emerging interests.
- Staff promote children's language skills well through conversations, songs, stories, and even creating their own books.
- Children benefit from time spent outdoors in the extensive garden, which enhances their physical health and well-being.
Areas to develop
- 1help staff to develop the planning and implementation of some group activities, to further support children's engagement in learning
- 2review and improve the arrangements for key persons, so they are consistently on hand to help children settle and build secure relationships with them.
Inspection #10360191 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents feel reassured that children are greeted daily by 'familiar and trusted faces'.
Parents report that they receive excellent feedback on their children's time in the setting and lots of tips to continue their learning at home.
They describe the positive impact of the curriculum on their children's development, such as their increased confidence, language and social skills.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported by staff, who work closely with parents and external professionals. Leaders use additional funding effectively to foster children's individual needs. This ensures all children make good progress from their starting points.
Outdoor space
Children benefit from time spent outdoors in the extensive garden. They have plenty of fresh air and exercise, which enhances their physical health and well-being. Staff make good use of the outdoor play spaces to build on children's understanding of nature, such as through 'forest-school' activities.
Parent Reviews of Stem Montessori Nursery
5.0
(10)
Skye Savage
2 years ago
STEM Montessori is simply the best, what Fidelma and Darryl have created is magical. The nursery nurtures, educates and inspires children. The daily activities available to the kids is incredible, everything from Spanish to mindfulness, cooking to robot experiments, they are continually learning and having the best fun. There is also a real community spirit amongst owners, teachers, parents and children, everyone supports each other. Our two boys have loved attending and we cannot recommend highly enough.
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Anna Rose Ward
2 years ago
Stem is a fantastic nursery, it really is one of a kind. All of the staff are warm, welcoming, hard working, caring and creative. The activities are on another level to anything I've seen anywhere else, including amazing STEM lessons, riding on their own electric train, music and tennis lessons, drama...the list goes on. Fidelma and the rest of the team have created something really special! It is a very fun and caring environment, where every child really is catered for. It's a magical place, and we all miss it very much!
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Ewka K
2 years ago
This is by far the best nursery I could have sent my son to. STEM Montessori Team are extremely friendly and caring. My son was so well cared & loved, he was always entering and leaving with a big smile. They made him feel happy and confident. My son's key worker, Safia is a truly special person and we were so lucky to find them. A massive thank you to Fidelma for creating such a lovely environment for kids, Darryl for his amazing science experiments which my son loved and Safia for her big heart and understanding and to everyone who works there and to all you have done! Ewa xx
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Clara Paul
2 years ago
STEM truly is a magical place and the most special nursery. Our son had an incredible experience, the team are so kind, caring and loving. He was so engaged by all the wonderful topics and activities and is full of so much knowledge. I can’t recommend STEM enough!
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Jo Harrison
3 years ago
I know 'everyone' tells you their kids nursery is so great, but with STEM is really is true! There is something new for the children to explore every day, and the team have a real understanding of how to nourish a child's individual curiosity for life. We are noticing how their Montessori approach, combined with their focus on STEM, is bringing order to our son's thinking. The nursery was set up by husband and wife team; a former Montessori Headteacher (Fidelma) and Computer Scientist (Darryl).They, and all the staff they hire, have so much passion for the work they do. Darryl gets so excited by all of the toys and contraptions he invents for the children; whether it's an AR/VR room, or showing the children how rocket propulsion works. And Fidelma is passionate about the Montessori approach and seeing children as capable human beings who are capable of anything. She has so much love, care and attention to detail, for each and every child. We love this nursery so much, and we are seeing how well our son is developing. It has been one of the deciding factors for us to stay and live in Crystal Palace. They also have the most magical facilities and huge garden - our son has heaps of energy and we have noticed his sleep improve with all of the outdoor play he does every day. I feel we got the winning lottery ticket by sending our son here when we did!
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Inspection history
Date: October 2024
- November 2024Good
- October 2024Good
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