Clapham Park Montessori
ABOUT US
Clapham Park Montessori occupies the upstairs rooms at the Contact Centre, just off Abbeville Road, above our Montessori Infant Community. Our bright, cosy and self-contained space is ideal for a Children’s House, and our experienced team shares a love of working with children and a commitment to offering authentic Montessori education.
We have access to an outdoor area as well as to the large hall downstairs at certain times of the day, both of which offer wonderful opportunities for exploration, physical activity and play.
Joining Us
Children are welcome to start at Clapham Park 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.
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 Park Montessori
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The Contact Centre
60 Hambalt Road
Clapham
London SW4 9EH - 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 Park Montessori - Fees from April 2025
THESE FEES APPLY TO NON-FUNDED HOURS
| Morning (9:15-12:15) | £36.30 per day |
| Morning and lunch (9:15-1:45) | £54.45 per day |
| Afternoon only session (12:45 – 3:45) | £36.30 per day |
| Full day session (9:15 – 3:45) | £78.65 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 for 3- and 4-year-olds
PLEASE NOTE: THIS CHARGE APPLIES ONLY TO CHILDREN IN RECEIPT OF NEF.
The Montessori Supplement Charge is applied to the funded hours, to cover some of the actual costs of what we offer in addition to the basic EYFS requirements, such as:
- Full Montessori curriculum and materials
- A highly qualified and experienced Montessori Leadership team, some of whom have worked in our environments for 20 years
- Montessori Coaching scheme, an in-house programme which promotes and facilitates further in-depth study of Montessori principles across our teams
- Our online platform, Transparent Classroom, which enables us to follow and record each child’s progress through detailed observations and photos, and to share these with parents on a regular basis.
- All our Montessori Teachers/keyworkers are employed for additional time each week for preparation and packing up of the environment, and to allow time for planning activities for each individual child, to meet their specific learning needs, and based on recorded observations.
- Comprehensive written reports and one-to-one meetings to discuss your child’s progress, at least twice every year.
- Parent Evening talks to support and inform parents about different aspects of child development, from a Montessori perspective. Offered free of charge for existing and prospective parents.
- Delivering the Montessori curriculum relies, in great part, in offering real experiences with everyday fragile/breakable items such as glass and china bowls, cups, jugs, etc. not only within the Practical Life area of the environment, but also throughout the morning, e.g. during snack time.
- Fresh fruit or alternative snacks for each child.
Extra Classes
Extra classes: 12:15 – 12:45
*10 classes per term on average
1 class = £85.00 per term
2 classes = £158.00 per term
3 classes = £237.00 per term
4 classes = £305.00 per term
- Monday Music
- Tuesday Drama
- Wednesday French
- Friday Yoga
Additonal Sessions
Early Birds (8:15 – 9:15)
£12.50 per session
Wise Owls (3:45 – 5:00)
£13.50 per session
Please note: extra classes are not included in the NEF hours and are therefore payable in full.
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.
