Full-day nursery in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend on Sea
Sarah's Montessori Day Nursery
3 Imperial Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 8NE · 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 April 2024Reference 2782186Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 October 2025Food 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
3 Imperial Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 8NE · More nurseries in SS0
Stations
- Westcliff12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Chalkwell18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Crowstone Road, Westcliff Library and Westcliff Plough.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chalkwell Park7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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 Southend on Sea there are about 3.5 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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Sarah's Montessori Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 3 Imperial Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 8NE, in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend on Sea. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Jelly Beans Montessori Nursery Limited.
Run by Jelly Beans Montessori Nursery Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah's Montessori Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Avenue PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Westborough School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Saint Pierre School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Chalkwell Hall Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Barons Court Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Sarah's Montessori Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sarah's Montessori Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sarah's Montessori Day Nursery take?
Sarah's Montessori Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
Who runs Sarah's Montessori Day Nursery?
Sarah's Montessori Day Nursery is run by Jelly Beans Montessori Nursery Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Sarah's Montessori Day Nursery?
Westcliff is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sarah's Montessori Day Nursery?
You can call 01702 241289 and visit www.sarahsmontessori.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2782186 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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