Playhouse Montessori Ltd

1a Dunbar Avenue, Norbury, London SW16 4SB
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9.7 54 Reviews
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Welcome to Playhouse Montessori

Playhouse Montessori provides exceptional early years education in a safe, nurturing, and inspiring environment. Their Montessori-led approach encourages children to explore, learn, and develop at their own pace, building confidence, independence, and a lifelong love of learning.

The experienced and passionate team create a vibrant, engaging setting where every child feels valued and supported. They offer carefully designed learning experiences both indoors and outdoors, including three unique gardens: a soft tarmac area perfect for babies, an astroturf play zone, and a nature garden where children of all ages can explore, discover, and connect with the natural world.
They are open 51 weeks per year, from 7:45am to 6:00pm, providing flexible, reliable care that works around busy family schedules. Families trust Playhouse Montessori for their commitment to excellence, inclusivity, and personalised care.

Join the Playhouse Montessori community, where children flourish, families feel supported, and learning becomes an exciting adventure.

The team at Playhouse Montessori looks forward to hearing from you!
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Funding & Fees

Playhouse Montessori offers:
30 hours childcare for 9mths/2/3/4 year olds
15 hours childcare for all families with 3 & 4 year olds
15 hours for 2 year olds receiving support
Apply now: https://beststartinlife.gov.uk/childcare-early-years-education/15-and-30-hours-support/
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Type of Service

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

Owner

  • Playhouse Montessori
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Nasreen Hudda (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 8

Total Places for Children

  • 50

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:45-18:00
    Tuesday 07:45-18:00
    Wednesday 07:45-18:00
    Thursday 07:45-18:00
    Friday 07:45-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, 5 days over Christmas and 2 staff training days

Parking

  • Free parking and buggy storage.

Playhouse Montessori Ltd Reviews (54)

9.7

Playhouse Montessori Ltd has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.742) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Playhouse Montessori Ltd has 54 reviews.

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Review from Alexandra S (Mother of Child) published on 25 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Nice and tidy nursery with friendly and understanding staff. I kindly recommend it to everyone looking for childcare.
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Review from Daina M (Mother of Child) published on 13 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery staff are very friendly and welcoming. The environment for the children is very clean and tidy. The nursery policy is also straightforward and well organised. Very happy with the service. I recommend other parents to check out Playhouse Montessori.
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Review from Teresa (Mother of Child) published on 23 April 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since starting at Playhouse we have noticed a change in my daughter's personality, temperament and behaviour. Her development is fantastic, speech is clearer and more complex, she plays better with other children and even by herself. Singing her full alphabet, and in general learning quickly.
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find communication about what she has been doing during the day and how she has been is really good. Any questions are answered promptly. I've been really pleased with Playhouse and very happy that my daughter is happy, content and settled there.
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Review from Kirsty O (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff and management are very patient and helpful, they genuinely care about the needs of you and your child.
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Review from Monica A (Mother of Child) published on 5 December 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very happy with the nursery's commitment and dedication all staff show to the children.


My son started when he was only 2 years old and now just turned three and has learnt a lot of things including speaking, he has made lots of friends!


I am very happy with the nursery, thank you.

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Review from Leona C (Mother of Child) published on 21 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son joined Playhouse a few months after his second Birthday. The progress that he’s made is amazing and a credit to the support, care and kindness he’s been shown by everyone at Playhouse. He’s confident, articulate, bright and cheery and I can honestly say that his time at Playhouse has shaped much
of that.


As parents, choosing a nursery that you hope will nurture and develop your child is challenging, but Playhouse was definitely the right decision for us. We were always made to feel welcome and listened to and that our son was in safe hands. Definite 5 stars!!!

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Review from Marisa R (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very satisfied having chosen this nursery as I see my son coming back home very happy. He tells me his adventures with the lovely staff: all the things he is learning through play, the songs they sing, the variety of the activities every day. I love to see him so happy there which is because there
is a nice atmosphere at Playhouse Montessori Ltd and also, thanks to the great job its staff is doing.
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Review from Olu O (Father of Child) published on 7 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Ever since our son started attending the nursery, he's had a remarkable improvement in his confidence level, willingness to share and play with other kids and more expressive compared to his former nursery.


I would definitely be happy to recommend the school to any other parent.


Thanks again

to all the staff and management for giving us the support needed during the transition period.
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Review from Mumtaz F (Mother of Child) published on 7 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Playhouse Montessori is an excellent nursery. The staff are so caring and attentive I feel 100% reassured when I drop my daughter in the morning.
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Review from Shayan S (Mother of Child) published on 7 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My three-year-old daughter has been going to Playhouse Montessori Ltd for over 6 months. I am very pleased with her progress. She learns new and creative things on a daily basis. The teachers are very well trained. The management is very co-operative and understanding. Highly recommended.
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Review from Sally D (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a great family run nursery which provides a warm welcome where every child matters; our son absolutely loves it and has been here since July '16. The staff go the extra mile to support not just his needs but ours as parents too, especially in terms of work commitments. Highly recommended to
anyone looking for an excellent nursery in the area. :)
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Review from Aiesha T (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter started at Playhouse Montessori at the age of 18months. She settled very quickly and I believe that it was down to how friendly and encouraging they were as a team. At home, I was training my daughter to use the toilet and as soon as I expressed that to her nursery teachers, they quickly
jumped on board and reinforced the training on her days in. Daily sheets allowed me to have an insight as to what her day was like. if I was unable to have an end of day catch up with the Playhouse team. In regards to my daughters' well-being, they were very quick to pick up on unusual behaviour. They had learnt my child's character and because of this, anytime she was under the weather they called me and informed me. My daughter is very fond of her friends and teachers and the nursery and talks about them even when we are at home. She is soon turning 4 and is requesting for all of her little lovely friends and teachers to attend her birthday.
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Review from Kate (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started here when he was 14 months old and stayed until he was 3. The nursery were incredibly supportive with my initial part time and term time requirements and my son transitioned amazingly well into full-time nursery. He thoroughly enjoyed his 2 years here, especially with the bonds he made
with staff and the opportunities and experiences he had here. The nursery was incredibly encouraging with all of his interests and organised activities to suit his favorite interests. We had concerns about his speech and language and staff went above and beyond to support and help us with this and his progress was outstanding. We have moved further away so my son will now join a local pre-school. However, he thoroughly enjoyed Playhouse Montessori Ltd. The staff, care and support for both himself and us as parents was fantastic!
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Review from Jane C (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We moved our 2 1/2 year-old to the Playhouse last October (2015) from another nursery which had kept our daughter in the baby room beyond the point which we felt was reasonable. When we moved our daughter she was delayed in her speech and was extremely 'mummy-centric' to the point to which she would
cling onto me rather than go to daddy and would push daddy away if I was in the vicinity. When she was at social events she was extremely shy and would cling to me rather than go and play with other children. Within about 1 month of her being at the Playhouse we saw a real positive change in her. She started talking much more with a considerably wider vocabulary and with much more confidence. You could see her trying out words and copying us much more. She also became much more confident and, while she continues to be a mummy's girl, she loves being with daddy and other people too. It has been wonderful to see the change in her and I feel that Playhouse with it's amazingly caring and wonderful staff, have had a massive influence on her. She is learning colours and numbers and is coming home with new bits of art and baking everyday. The owners who run the nursery have been wonderfully supportive and from the beginning did everything they could to help us with the potentially traumatic change of nurseries by being so flexible with the free settling in period. You can see that the focus is on the children and their well-being and progress and that is where the passion and enthusiasm lies which filters down to the fantastic nursery nurses.


We are so happy that we changed to Playhouse Montessori and I would recommend it to anyone.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.742)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.742) out of 10 for Playhouse Montessori Ltd is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 10 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 4.992 for Playhouse Montessori Ltd is calculated as follows: ( (119 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.992
  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 4.75 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Playhouse Montessori Ltd is based on 10 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 = 3.75
    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 50 number of registered child places is 10, which has been reached with 10 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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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