Our Nursery

The Downham Montessori Nursery was founded by its present owner, Mrs Laffeaty-Sharpe, in 1984. The Primary School was opened in an adjoining building 4 years later. Due to the increasing demand for places at the school, she moved both the school and the nursery to a larger property in Stow Bardolph.

In September 2009, Mrs Laffeaty-Sharpe opened the Downham Nursery School on Lynn Road, to meet the increased demand for nursery provision in the town.

The Nursery was last inspected in September 2018 and was judged by the inspectors as ‘good’. A copy of the report is available in the school office.

The Principal and Proprietor is Mrs E Laffeaty-Sharpe. The school is registered with the DFEE and is affiliated to the East Anglian Montessori Association, the Pre-School Learning Alliance, and is a member of the LEA’s Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership (EYDCP).

Our Ethos

We use the Montessori approach to learning and share the same ethos with our other nursery at Stow Bardolph.