Full-day nursery in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Maria Montessori Nursery School
Brownlow Rooms, Station Approach, Berkhamsted, HP4 1FQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 2022Reference 2714289Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Brownlow Rooms, Station Approach, Berkhamsted, HP4 1FQ · More nurseries in HP4
Stations
- Berkhamsted1 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Brownlow Road, Berkhamsted Railway Station and Bridgewater Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Moor2 min walk
- Canal Fields5 min walk
- Butts Meadow9 min walk
- Normandy Drive Play Area12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Maria Montessori Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Brownlow Rooms, Station Approach, Berkhamsted, HP4 1FQ, in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 24 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Montessori Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Rialize Childcare LimitedSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Happy Days Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.3 miles
- Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Bridgewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- The Thomas Coram Church of England School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Westfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2024 1.0 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Maria Montessori Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Maria Montessori Nursery School Good at its inspection on 1 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Maria Montessori Nursery School take?
Maria Montessori Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Maria Montessori Nursery School?
Berkhamsted is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Maria Montessori Nursery School?
You can call 020 3026 6029 and visit mariamontessori.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 29 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 29 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2714289 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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