Living Spring Montessori

We could not be more delighted to have found Living Spring. Since our son began there at 19 months old, he has grown leaps and bounds in his interaction with others, his communication, his independence and his capacity for learning. The teachers and staff are second to none and we feel completely comfortable knowing he loves his time there, he is in safe and trusted hands and he is getting a magnificent Montessori education. The app allows us insight into his day, his naps and meals and also allows us to see what activities they undertake. It is truly a remarkable nursery and we could not be happier with our decision to join the Living Spring community.

Very happy with this nursery. Extremely supportive and friendly staff who have helped me and my 15-month-old settle. I am very comfortable leaving him while I go to work knowing he is safe, cared for and really seems to be having a great time. It truly is an asset to have in the community.

A lovely nursery that we are proud to send our son to, knowing that he is well looked after and happy! He settled in very quickly and loves coming into the nursery and seeing all the smiley and welcoming faces of all the staff members here.

We’re big fans of Living Spring, having sent our first child there in 2013, our second in 2015 and our third started there at six months in 2021. Throughout that time Living Spring has remained a haven of calm and love and each child is respected and nurtured. Communication on a day-to-day level with the teachers is excellent and the nursery tries hard to build an inclusive and cohesive community with the parents. Over the years our children’s key teacher has given us the time and resources to help with specific issues, reassure us and help us develop our toolkits as parents. The proof of the pudding is the day-to-day happiness of the children while there, and the outcomes: our daughter started at Primary School being able to independently read ‘chapter books’ and is now interviewing at the top secondary schools in London. I would have no hesitation in recommending Living Spring.

Living Spring is a great nursery with very attentive and friendly staff, my son absolutely loves going there. He has a great friendship group and has become a happy, confident and independent toddler.

We found Living Spring even before we found our house, and our positive impression strongly influenced our decision to move to the area. Our daughter has been there since she was 18 months old. She loves it. She has become a confident and happy little girl. The teachers are kind, intelligent, diligent and knowledgeable. The Montessori method (which we didn’t know much about before) is great and it makes perfect sense to us. We are intending to send our younger daughter to Living Spring when she reaches 12 months old.
I have been particularly impressed with the efforts made which go ‘above and beyond’ the primary role of looking after children and giving them meaningful activities to do on a day-to-day basis. For example, an immensely complicated and enjoyable Christmas play (and party), which captured the children’s imaginations; a summer outdoors party in the local park, with well-organised food, drink and games; a session for parents on child safety issues… the list goes on!

Exceptional place, run by exceptional people. We searched a lot before finding a nursery for our son and when we visited Living Spring Montessori Day Nursery we knew right away our search was over. The space is big, full of light and spotlessly clean. Their activities are fun but they also have the goal of making the little ones independent. You can clearly see the mark of the Montessori approach. The teachers helped us in understanding a lot about the development of our son and are always caring and supportive. It really is a great environment and our son always run into school happy, which is the most important thing. Plus it’s family run. And it’s clear how much they care for it. My wife and I are super happy and definitely recommend it.

I have had an overall positive experience with the nursery, all the children are very happy there and my son is excited to go in the mornings. The staff are wonderful and create a positive environment where the children learn well and have a wide exposure to different activities, including lots of chances for outdoor play.
Some improvement to the management and admin sides of things could be done but this is the only minor downside.

Our son has been going to Living Spring Montessori three days a week since he was 11 months old (now 22 months). He absolutely loves it and had developed a huge amount in that time. The staff and teachers are all caring and enthusiastic. We are very glad we decided to go with Living Spring.

My son attends the Living Spring Montessori since January 2023. We are very happy with the nursery, their values and especially the amazing teachers who look after him everyday and give him all their love and attention. My son settled in fairly quickly (3 days) despite him being a bit older when joining (14 months). Since then he absolutely loves going to nursery! Every day the teachers tell us what they did that day and really, they are doing so many things on a daily basis (painting with their hands and feet, baking, cooking together, going out to the park and playground, singing lots of songs and so much more). He became fairly independent too since joining the nursery as they follow the Montessori principle, he eats very well, can voice his opinions clearly and can get e.g. water himself. Every day he eats all the healthy food that the nursery provides and they are perfect with looking after his allergies. I cannot recommend the nursery enough and would always choose it again.