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The Grange Montessori

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Feb 2023)
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4.8(19 Google reviews) ·Westcliff Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9LJ · Kent
Number of places
94 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Kent

About this early years setting

The Grange Montessori is a day nursery in Kent for children aged from birth to four years. It operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, and accepts Tax-Free Childcare payments. In its inspection on 21 February 2023, Ofsted rated the nursery as Outstanding.

According to the Ofsted report, children benefit from a rich environment and carefully planned learning experiences that build on their existing knowledge. The inspector noted that support for children's language and communication is excellent. Children have opportunities to learn about being healthy and can access a forest school area. The report also found that support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent, with staff being proactive in sourcing specialist advice for children and families.

Our ethos

The Grange Montessori Nursery follows the Montessori approach with their 'Brighter Learning Approach,' which aligns with the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. They focus on play-based learning, child-led exploration, and hands-on experiences to develop children's all-around skills.

What it's like

Children at The Grange Montessori benefit from a rich, enabling environment where their individual personalities are nurtured. Highly skilled staff provide carefully planned learning experiences that build on their existing knowledge, leading to excellent behaviour, high engagement, and exceptional progress in learning and development.

Montessori ApproachBrighter Learning ApproachOutdoor LearningNo extra charges for food/enhancementsNext Stop School Programme

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am - 6.30pm, 51 weeks a year. Full day: 8am to 6pm. Early start: 7:30am to 8am. Late finish: 6pm to 6:30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2008

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Grange Montessori

Last inspected 21 February 2023

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

What it's like to attend

Children at The Grange Montessori benefit from a rich, enabling environment where their individual personalities are nurtured. Highly skilled staff provide carefully planned learning experiences that build on their existing knowledge, leading to excellent behaviour, high engagement, and exceptional progress in learning and development.

Inspector highlights

  • Children access a rich, enabling environment, where their individual personalities and characters are passionately nurtured and developed.
  • Children benefit from carefully planned learning experiences that build upon what they already know and can do.
  • All children demonstrate high levels of engagement in the activities and experiences available.
  • Support for children's language and communication is excellent. Children develop a rich and extensive vocabulary in relation to their age.
  • Children have ample opportunities to learn about being healthy, and they thoroughly enjoy activities that involve exploring real objects like fruit and vegetables in the role-play, creative and mathematical areas.
Inspection #10277948 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents feel absolutely confident that their children are extremely well cared for, receive an exceptional, high-quality education and are kept safe at the nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and for children who speak English as an additional language is excellent. Staff are proactive in sourcing specialist advice and support for children and families, and children benefit from targeted interventions where a gap in their learning or development has been identified.

Outdoor space

Children love to access the forest school area, where they can develop first-hand knowledge and understanding of the world.

Google Reviews of The Grange Montessori

4.8
(19 Google reviews)
Kirsty Leech
4 months ago

I had the pleasure of viewing this wonderful nursery with Hannah showing me around last week. They had some new babies upstairs in the baby room and the staff showed real care and concern to them to support them with a new routine and settling in. Children in the toddler room were enjoying a delicious lunch, while the children in the Pre school room were busy tidying up and taking responsibility for washing their own hands and faces in the bathroom after their lunch. The children can engage in the wonderful Montessori activities as well as lots of other experiences and resources both indoor’s and out. The children were happy and keen to tell me what they were doing! A really lovely visit thank you for having me!

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Usma Khan
9 months ago

The Grange is one of the best nurseries I’ve visited! I was shown around by the lovely nursery manager Hannah and the area manager Anna who were very welcoming and friendly. The rooms were cozy and set up with various activities for the children to play in. The garden was beautiful and set up really well. The forest school was a lovely size. It was nice to see the attention and care for these children provided by the amazing staff members. Definitely a 10/10!

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Zoe Woodgate
7 months ago

I had the pleasure of the Nursery Manager showing me round the Grange a few months ago. I absolutely loved the separate Montessori space for more focused learning, supporting individual children and their transition to school. The rooms were large and spacious. Thank you for my tour.

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Jemma Silvester
6 months ago

Absolutely lovely nursery with such a passionate manager and team. The rooms and resources are amazing with brilliant opportunities for the children, such as cookery, montessori and next stop school.

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Victoria Hepburn
a year ago

What a happy nursery! When I visited I was able to see the children taking part in several extra curricular activities including cookery (all child sized kit and mini oven - love this ), Montessori lessons where the children were sitting quietly and focusing hard to complete their activities , and then an mini rugby session run by a professional sports company. What fantastic opportunities these children have. I was also impressed to see lunch being prepared by the on site cook (smelt and looked very good actually!) and see the children enjoying a mid morning healthy and nutritious snack. I’m not surprised OFSTED rates this as an outstanding nursery. Nothing not to like here - smiley staff and children who came up to talk to me and made me feel welcome.

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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2023

Date: November 2010

  • February 2023Outstanding
  • February 2019Good
  • June 2016Good
  • May 2013Requires improvement
  • November 2010Outstanding

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