Full-day nursery in Corfe Mullen, Dorset
The Children's House Montessori Nursery
Rushcombe First School, Hanham Road, Wimborne, BH21 3PX · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rushcombe First School, Hanham Road, Wimborne, BH21 3PX · More nurseries in BH21
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Dorset Soldier, Hamilton Road and Roman Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Henbury Play Park playground9 min walk
- Victoria Close Play Park playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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 Dorset there are about 2.8 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.
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The Children's House Montessori Nursery is a full-day nursery at Rushcombe First School, Hanham Road, Wimborne, BH21 3PX, in Corfe Mullen, Dorset. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 (October 2026). It is run by The Childrens House Nurseries Limited.
Run by The Childrens House Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rushcombe First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Henbury View First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Springdale First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Castle Court School ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Broadstone First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Hillbourne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.6 miles
- Corfe Hills School Secondaryages 13–18Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2021 0.5 miles
- Lockyer's Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 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 The Children's House Montessori Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Children's House Montessori Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Children's House Montessori Nursery take?
The Children's House Montessori Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs The Children's House Montessori Nursery?
The Children's House Montessori Nursery is run by The Childrens House Nurseries Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact The Children's House Montessori Nursery?
You can call 01202 690800 and visit www.montessorinurseries.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY479463 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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