Full-day nursery in Churchgate Street, Essex
Smiles Montessori Newhall
Forge Lane, Harlow, CM17 9LU · 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 December 2017Reference EY555706Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Forge Lane, Harlow, CM17 9LU · More nurseries in CM17
Stations
- Harlow Mill23 min walk · 1.0 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Pearl Drift Square6 min walk
- East Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Old Harlow Paddling Pool and Play Park playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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 Essex 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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Smiles Montessori Newhall is a full-day nursery at Forge Lane, Harlow, CM17 9LU, in Churchgate Street, Essex. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 17 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Newhall Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 0.4 miles
- Saint Nicholas School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Harlowbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Church Langley Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2022 1.0 miles
- Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 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 Smiles Montessori Newhall's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smiles Montessori Newhall Good at its inspection on 9 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smiles Montessori Newhall take?
Smiles Montessori Newhall is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Smiles Montessori Newhall?
Harlow Mill is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Smiles Montessori Newhall?
You can call 01279 436090 and visit www.smilespreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY555706 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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