Clapham Montessori
ABOUT US
Located at St Paul’s Community Centre in Clapham Old Town, Clapham Montessori is surrounded by extensive areas of grass and trees, ideal for exploration and outdoor play. The lovely adjacent Community Garden contains a pond and beehives. Our spacious classroom is attractive and unusual, with the resources to support and enable young children as they take their first steps towards independence.
Joining Us
Children are welcome to start at Clapham Montessori from the age of 2½. The Montessori curriculum supports their development until they leave to join their Reception or Year 1 classes, or up to the age of 6.
*We also offer a small number of places for children from the age of 2 — please contact us for further information.
Admissions and Settling In
Early registration is recommended due to limited places. We warmly invite you to visit us during one of our open days Book a Visit to see the environment and meet the team. Following your visit, you can find out more about our admissions process and register your child via our Admissions page. Information about our settling-in process can be found here.
Food and Drink
We offer healthy snacks and drinks throughout the day, including fresh fruit and vegetables, milk and water. Children who stay for lunch bring their own packed lunch.
What to Bring
Information about what to bring on your child’s first day can be found here.
Term Dates 2025–26
Autumn Term:
3 September – 5 December, with half-term 27–31 October. Christmas School runs 8–12 December.
Spring Term:
6 January – 27 March, with half-term 16–20 February.
Summer Term:
14 April – 10 July, with half-term 25–29 May. Summer School runs 13–17 July.
Please note that we are closed on Bank Holiday Monday 4 May.
Clapham Montessori
- St. Paul's Community Centre, St. Paul's Church, Rectory Grove, Clapham, London, SW4 0DZ
- 07572 897121
- info@montessoriclapham.co.uk
Fees and Funding
Our current fees and fee structure can be found here. We accept the 15-hour universal offer as well as other funding schemes for eligible families, including working parents’ entitlement for 2-year-olds and 30-hour funding for 3 and 4-year-olds. We also offer a limited number of funded-only places for families in receipt of government support. For further information, please contact us.
Clapham Montessori - Fees from April 2025
THESE FEES APPLY TO NON-FUNDED HOURS
| Morning (9:15-12:15) | £36.30 per day |
| Morning and lunch (9:15-2:15) | £60.50 per day |
| Afternoon only session (1:00 – 4:00) | £36.30 per day (includes lunchtime) |
| Full day session (9:15 – 4:00) | £81.67 per day |
| Applicable to non-funded hour | |
Government Nursery Education Fund (NEF)
2-year-olds: 15 hours per week of funded nursery education for:
- 2-year-olds in families receiving certain forms of government support
- 2-year-olds in working families (from April 2024).
3-and 4-year-olds
- 15 hours per week of funded nursery education for all 3- and 4-year-olds
- 30 hrs per week for 3- and 4-year-old children of working families.
Please visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk for more details
Montessori Supplement Charge
£1.60 per funded hour for 2-year-olds**
Please contact us if you have a six-digit code from the Local Authority
£3.15 per funded hour and for 3- and 4-year-olds
PLEASE NOTE: THIS CHARGE APPLIES ONLY TO CHILDREN IN RECEIPT OF NEF.
Extra Classes
Extra classes: 12.30-1.00
*10 classes per term on average
1 class = £85.00 per term
2 classes = £158.00 per term
3 classes = £237.00 per term
Monday Music
Tuesday Teddy Tennis
Wednesday Italian
Please note: extra classes are not included in the NEF hours and are therefore payable in full.
Fees for each term are calculated separately based on the number of weeks in that term. These fees do not include our two ‘Holiday School’ weeks (Christmas and Summer School), which are invoiced separately.
