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Wildflowers Montessori

Ofsted: Needs attention·
5.0(7 parent reviews) ·St Matthew's Church Hall, The Park, Harwell, OX11 0HD · Oxfordshire
Number of places
55 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2025
Local authority
Oxfordshire

About this day nursery

Wildflowers Montessori is a childcare setting located in St Matthew's Church Hall, The Park, Harwell, Oxfordshire, operating since March 2025. The nursery caters to children aged 1 to 4 years and has a capacity of 55 children.

It offers an all-year provision with operating hours from 08:30 to 17:30, Monday to Friday. The curriculum integrates both Montessori and Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) approaches.

The setting prioritises safeguarding, with an open culture where all staff understand their responsibilities. Leaders are proactively working on improvements identified in their November 2025 inspection, including enhancing the garden for outdoor learning and promoting children's good health and hygiene.

While children generally enjoy their time and develop confidence in singing and making choices with resources, the inspection highlighted areas for improvement in staff consistency regarding routines, curriculum understanding, and prompt support for children with special educational needs. The leadership team is committed to addressing these aspects, including providing further staff training and ensuring timely assessments for children requiring additional support.

Our ethos

Grounded in the Montessori philosophy, Wildflowers Montessori nurtures children's natural curiosity and independence. Their eco-conscious approach integrates sustainable practices and fosters discovery, creativity, and collaboration, aiming to cultivate a lifelong love for learning and respect for the natural world.

What it's like

At times, staff and leaders lack sufficient awareness of promoting children's good health, including good hygiene and food safety practices. Children generally enjoy their time, but may experience a chaotic environment during routine changes, and staff do not always promptly support children struggling to settle or participate. Not all staff have a secure understanding of the curriculum or engage well with children to support learning.

Safeguarding metInviting environmentMontessori approachEYFS curriculumOutdoor play plans

Pricing & funding

Charges are based on a standard hourly rate, with options for full day and school day bookings. Funded places can be taken as morning, afternoon, or full-day sessions, with additional hours charged at the standard rate. A voluntary contribution is requested to cover consumables during funded hours.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Additional hours beyond funded entitlement are charged at the standard hourly rate.
  • Families are invited to make a voluntary consumables contribution for funded hours.
  • Ad hoc hours are charged at a higher hourly rate.

Key facts

Session types

Full Day, School Day, Morning Session, Afternoon Session

Opening hours

8:30am - 5:30pm

Age range

2 years and older

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2025

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Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Needs attention

Last inspected Nov 2025

Headline: Needs attention

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
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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 wellbeingNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
InclusionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Wildflowers Montessori

Last inspected 17 November 2025

Actions the provider must take

  • ensure there are effective procedures to promote children's health and wellbeing including good hygiene measures, and food preparation and safety
  • ensure staffing arrangements meets the needs of the children attending
  • devise and implement an effective curriculum that staff know and understand to support them to provide teaching that meets children's needs and which helps them to progress
  • provide effective support and guidance to staff, particularly those who are less experienced or unqualified, to ensure they know and understand their roles and responsibilities securely to competently implement these

What it's like to attend

At times, staff and leaders lack sufficient awareness of promoting children's good health, including good hygiene and food safety practices. Children generally enjoy their time, but may experience a chaotic environment during routine changes, and staff do not always promptly support children struggling to settle or participate. Not all staff have a secure understanding of the curriculum or engage well with children to support learning.

Inspector highlights

  • The safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.
  • Children enjoy attending and gain useful skills to make friends.
  • Children develop confidence in singing and carry out actions in songs, supporting vocabulary and physical coordination.
  • Children enjoy exploring resources and gain confidence in making choices.
  • The learning environment is inviting, and most children settle well on arrival.
  • Leaders and staff warmly welcome children and parents.

Areas to develop

  • 1Timeliness of required assessments for some children with SEND
  • 2Inconsistent implementation of needed support for children with SEND
  • 3Staff understanding of the curriculum
  • 4Timely support for children struggling to settle or participate
  • 5Organisation of routines to ensure all children benefit from outdoor time
  • 6Promotion of children's good health, hygiene, and food safety practices
  • 7Consideration of staffing balance to meet children's needs
  • 8Quality of interactions with children to extend discussions and support language skills
Inspection #2831192 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders understand a graduated approach and identify staff for SENCO training. However, required assessments for some children are not completed in a timely way, and staff do not consistently implement needed support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

Leaders have current plans to improve the garden for outdoor learning experiences. Older children enjoy being physically active in the garden, though routines need improvement to ensure all children benefit fully from outdoor time.

Parent Reviews of Wildflowers Montessori

5.0
(7)
Abi Giles-Paul
4 months ago

We’ve had a wonderful experience with Wildflowers Montessori Nursery, with my daughter having attended since they opened in Spring 2025. The team are caring, patient and it’s clear how thoughtfully the Montessori and eco-conscious approach is embedded into daily learning and activities. Our daughter has grown so much in confidence, independence, and curiosity since attending. The calm, nurturing environment and child-led activities have really suited her, and she genuinely enjoys going each day. Communication with parents is good, both in person and via the app, and we always feel informed and reassured. We’re incredibly grateful to the team at Wildflowers for making our first nursery experience a good one and would highly recommend it to any parent looking for a nurturing Montessori setting.

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Katrina Ireland
11 months ago

Wildflowers has been a wonderful setting for my daughter to attend. She always has the most amazing day and explores so many different activities and resources everyday. The staff are so good with her and are all so kind and understanding. I feel so lucky that she gets to attend this setting. I love the natural approach they follow and my daughter enjoys reflecting this at home. She comes home singing all sorts of new songs and always has such positive things to say about her nursery and the staff.

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Vasilena Kalova
4 months ago

My son is very happy at the nursery. Every morning he rushes to be the first to go in. I recommend it to everyone. The team is wonderful!

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sophie
11 months ago

This is an absolutely wonderful nursery and the staff are so lovely and friendly. I was really apprehensive about enrolling my daughter in a nursery, but when I visited Wildflowers and met the staff I felt really excited as I knew my little girl would love it. I feel so comfortable that my daughter is in good hands with the amazing staff there.

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Charli Elkins
11 months ago

Wonderful little gem. So glad we found it, my son is extremely happy there and always comes home with a big grin on his face.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

17 November 2025

Needs attention

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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