Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School

67-69 Salcott Road, London SW11 6DQ
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9.2 75 Reviews
  • Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School, London
Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School is a private daycare nursery.

Situated on Salcott Road. At their last inspection in July 2023, the nursery was awarded a Good from Ofsted.

The nursery is open full-time from 7:30 am – 7:00 pm caring for children from 3 months to 5 years.

Children are encouraged to develop and build upon their abilities in all areas of learning and take pride in their achievements.

Children quickly gain independence, self-confidence and an enthusiasm for learning. The innovative and exciting curriculum encourages the children to develop all the characteristics needed for effective learning.

The nursery works in partnership with parents to prepare children for entry into well-regarded schools in the local and surrounding areas.

The nursery has been completely refurbished and the rooms are equipped with state of the art educational resources, providing environments rich in exciting and engaging learning opportunities and experiences which are tailored to meet children's individual interests.

The nursery's chef prepares all the children's meals fresh on the premises each day.

Extra-curricular activities include community visits, gardening and more.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Vicky Barlow (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 24

Total Places for Children

  • 122

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Please contact us for a copy of our current fees or for any information on funding.


    At our Nursery, we understand that every family has unique needs. That's why we offer flexible pricing options to cater to both full and half-day schedules.


    Additionally, we provide a dependable drop-off and pick-up service for the convenience of parents whose children attend X school. Moreover, our commitment to quality education extends to offering 15 funding options to ensure every child has access to excellent care and learning opportunities. Let us be your trusted partner in your child's development journey - contact us today to learn more.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-19:00
    Tuesday 07:30-19:00
    Wednesday 07:30-19:00
    Thursday 07:30-19:00
    Friday 07:30-19:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School Reviews (75)

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Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School has a Review Score of 9.2 (9.212) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School has 75 reviews.

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Review from L M (Father of Child) published on 17 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Exemplary, this nursery has so many positives. First of all, the environment is of a high standard. My son comes home every day and tells me about what he has learnt and who he has played with. The staff are second to none, they are caring, professional and kind. The food is homemade and the chef is
so very friendly, the menu is well balanced. I would highly recommend this nursery.
Reply from The Staff Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We are absolutely thrilled to hear how happy you are with all aspects of the Nursery and the staff team!
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Review from Emma C (Mother of Child) published on 14 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves coming to the nursery. Each day they do something different and my daughter comes home with exciting stories. She especially loves cooking and going to the common. The manager is out of this world and is always there to greet us with a smile.
Reply from The Staff Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are delighted to hear how happy you are with the Nursery and how much your daughter enjoys attending.
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Review from Julie L (Mother of Child) published on 12 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The team goes into great detail to record and understand my son’s food allergy. This nursery is very flexible in terms of days and times. The staff there are lovely and my son enjoys his time at the nursery.
Reply from The Staff Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you for your lovely review. We're delighted to hear how happy you are with the nursery, how well managed your son's dietary requirements are, and how much he enjoys attending.
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Review from D W (Mother of Child) published on 23 August 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This Nursery is the best in the area. The experiences that the children are offered are exemplary. I really like that each room has its own garden, for the children to explore. The food is nutritious and the menu is well balanced, my child always talks about all of the delicious meals they have at
nursery, and always talk about the Chef. The staff are attentive to my child's needs and are always smiling and nothing is ever too much trouble. They go on regular outings to the library, Wandsworth common and other local amenities within the area.
Reply from The Staff Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you for your wonderful review. We are absolutely delighted to hear how happy you are with all aspects of the Nursery. We are so proud of the learning opportunities that our children are provided…read more
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Review from C P (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5
We are not happy with this nursery. There are too many points on which we feel it fell short of what we expected to detail them all, but it includes activities, bathroom hygiene, staff, food, communication, management etc.
We are not comfortable with the volatility we have experienced in 18 months.
Reply from The Staff Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
The whole staff team at Northcote House Nursery and Bennerley House Pre-Prep are hugely disappointed and upset to read this review. Whilst we believe our time and energy is much better spent focusing…read more
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Review from A S (Mother of Child) published on 16 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We have found our son to be very happy at Northcote House Nursery & Bennerley House Pre-prep. He was very well looked after in the nursery floor upstairs and is well settled in the toddler room now. The nursery has been collaborative and flexible on our requirements of schedules and accommodating our
son's timings and we are very appreciative of this.
Thank you.
Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We're delighted to hear how happy your son is with us, and how pleased you are with the nursery.
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Review from D A (Mother of Child) published on 29 May 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall the nursery is good, but in 2018, at some point we lost the track of changing staff. We are very happy with one particular carer's care of our son and we observe she is connected to him even though she is not his key person.
Reply from The Staff Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you for your kind review. We are really happy to hear that your child has formed strong relationships with the staff. We are also pleased to be moving forward positively with our nursery…read more
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Review from Kate P (Mother of Child) published on 21 May 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has completed her first month in the toddler room. All the staff are excellent, so friendly, welcoming and enthusiastic. I am very impressed with the space and activities on offer. My daughter is always very happy at the end of the day after her time at nursery.
Reply from The Staff Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you so much for your amazing review. We are absolutely delighted to hear how happy your daughter is at our nursery, and how pleased you are with the staff, the environments and the range of…read more
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Review from James L (Father of Child) published on 29 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My wife and I have been very impressed with the improvements made to Bennerley House. The key nursery staff are very well organised, offer excellent structured learning and I feel that my daughter is really benefitting, particularly as she starts school in September.
I have seen my daughter develop
well and feel confident she will now start school well as a result of the improvements. More so, my other daughter will be starting Bennerley House in a month's time.
Reply from The Northcote & Bennerley House Staff Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you for your lovely review. We are so pleased to hear how happy you are with the Nursery and our staff. We're also thrilled to hear how much your daughter is benefiting from her time with us,…read more
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Review from K L (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I'm really happy with the care my child receives at nursery.
She really enjoys playing and learning new words and numbers.
The key person is amazing for my child, she really encourages her to learn new skills and feel confident.
Thank you.
Reply from The Northcote & Bennerley House Staff Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you so much for your review! We are thrilled to hear how happy your daughter is at Nursery and how well she is developing.
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Review from M S (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been going to Northcote House for 2 years. We have always been very happy with the nursery and are very impressed with the changes ICP have made to the setting. My son often comes home talking about the exciting activities he has done through the day. The staff are brilliant and it is clear
that they are passionate about childcare.
Reply from The Northcote and Bennerley House Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you so much for your lovely review. The staff team were delighted to hear how happy you are with the Nursery and how much your son enjoys attending.
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Review from R L (Father of Child) published on 31 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Staff turnover remains a concern/worry as stability is appreciated by my child. We are looking forward to engaging with phonics as soon as possible. She enjoys coming to nursery seeing her friends and the staff.
She enjoys the variety of facilities available and experiences available. We hope the food
remains at the current standard our child appears to eat a good variety/quantity of food here.
Reply from The Northcote and Bennerley House Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you for your review. We are very pleased to hear your daughter enjoys the variety of play and learning experiences we provide, and we are working hard to build and retain the best staff team…read more
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Review from Rupert E (Father of Child) published on 31 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Both our boys have been very happy here.
Reply from The Northcote and Bennerley House Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you very much for your review. We are so pleased your children have been happy with us.
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Review from Matthew T (Father of Child) published on 31 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Genuine improvement seen all over.
Impressed and happy with the team keep them together.
Reply from The Northcote and Bennerley House Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you very much for your kind review. Our staff team really value your positive feedback and are continuing to work together to ensure each and every child at our nursery and pre-prep has access…read more
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Review from Kerry L (Mother of Child) published on 31 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The year overall has been mixed but the Bennerley room is now much improved and I believe that there is a more positive atmosphere generally.
More recently, the children's learning seems to have also developed.
I would now like to see a period of stability in the room for the children.
Reply from The Northcote and Bennerley House Team at Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School
Thank you so much for your review. We’re very pleased that you value the improvements we have implemented at Nursery and Pre-Prep. The staff team aim to provide the very best childcare for each and…read more
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Current Review Score: 9.2 (9.212)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.2 (9.212) out of 10 for Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.679 for Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School is calculated as follows: ( (115 Excellents x 5) + (33 Goods x 4) + (7 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 156 Ratings = 4.679
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.533 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Northcote Montessori Independent Nursery School is based on 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 122 number of registered child places is 24.4. 13 Positive Reviews ÷ 24.4 = 0.533
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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