Children playing in the bark-chip play area outside the Blue Nest Montessori Aldershot nursery

Aldershot, Hampshire

Montessori Nursery in Aldershot

Aldershot's first dedicated Montessori day nursery on Belle Vue Road, for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Authentic Montessori learning, forest school sessions and 15/30 hours funded childcare, open Monday–Friday 7:30am–6:00pm.

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The Blue Nest Montessori School Aldershot branch sign on Belle Vue Road

Welcome

Welcome to Our Aldershot Nursery

Blue Nest is a private Montessori day nursery on Belle Vue Road in Aldershot, welcoming children aged 3 months to 5 years from families across Aldershot, Ash, Ash Vale, Badshot Lea, Tongham, North Camp, Farnborough and Fleet. Our calm, structured classrooms blend authentic Montessori principles with the EYFS framework, so independence, language and a genuine love of early years learning grow side by side.

If you've been searching for a “Montessori nursery near me” in Aldershot, you've found Hampshire's newest, and the town's first, dedicated Montessori setting. We accept 15 and 30 hours of funded childcare. Try our fee calculator below to estimate weekly fees, then apply for a place.

Proud to serve Aldershot's forces families

As the home of the British Army, Aldershot is full of families who move often and need childcare that settles children quickly. Our key-person approach, flexible sessions and term-time or all-year contracts are designed to make transitions gentle, and we're experienced in supporting funded hours and Tax-Free Childcare for serving parents.

Our neighbourhood

The Nursery on Belle Vue Road

Blue Nest sits on Belle Vue Road in GU12, the same road and the same postcode as Alderwood Infant School. For families already walking to the school gate each morning with an older child, that makes the nursery run genuinely simple: one road, one journey, one drop-off in the same few minutes.

Alderwood is an all-through school of around 1,500 pupils, with the infant site here on Belle Vue Road for ages 4 to 7, the junior site a short distance away on Haig Road in GU12 4PP, and the senior site on Tongham Road. Many Aldershot families will spend twelve years inside that one school family. Blue Nest is the setting that comes first, caring for children from 3 months until they are ready to walk up the road and start Reception.

We are also within easy reach for families in Ash, Ash Vale, North Camp, Badshot Lea, Tongham, Farnborough and Fleet, and a short journey from Aldershot railway station for parents commuting on to Guildford or London.

The Blue Nest Montessori Aldershot nursery on Belle Vue Road, GU12, a short walk from Alderwood Infant School

What makes us special

Why Choose Our Aldershot Nursery

Aldershot's First Montessori Setting

Authentic Montessori materials and prepared environments you won't find anywhere else in town. The real method, not a buzzword.

Babies Welcome from 3 Months

Full baby room provision where most local settings start at age 2, with gentle key-person care from your child's very first months.

Forest School Access

Regular forest school sessions that build confidence, resilience and a love of the natural world. Unique in Aldershot.

Open 7:30am – 6:00pm

The earliest drop-off in town for commuting parents, minutes from Aldershot station, with easy links to Farnborough and Guildford.

Halal Food & Inclusive Menus

Freshly prepared meals from our 5-star hygiene rated kitchen, with halal, vegetarian and allergy-aware options as standard.

Safe & Secure

Enhanced DBS-checked staff, secure entry systems and rigorously maintained safety standards in an Ofsted registered setting.

Montessori practical life shelves at Blue Nest Aldershot, where children build the independence needed for Reception

School readiness

Ready for Reception, Ready for Alderwood

Starting school is the biggest step a young child takes, and it arrives faster than most parents expect. Children join Alderwood Infant School in the September after they turn four. Everything we do in the year before that is designed so your child walks in on day one feeling capable rather than overwhelmed.

Alderwood asks its pupils to be kind, honest, respectful, committed, resilient and independent. Those last two are not add-ons in a Montessori setting, they are the whole method. A child who has spent two years choosing their own work, finishing it, and putting it back on the shelf has already practised independence a thousand times before a teacher ever asks for it.

What school readiness looks like at Blue Nest

Doing it themselves. Coats, shoes, buttons, zips, hand-washing, pouring their own water, clearing their own plate. Practical life is a Montessori cornerstone, and it is exactly what a Reception teacher needs from thirty children at once.
Sitting with a task until it is finished. Our uninterrupted work cycles build the concentration that carries a child through a phonics session.
Early phonics and mark-making. Sandpaper letters, sound games and pre-writing work introduce letters through touch and sound long before a pencil is expected to behave.
Numbers that mean something. Montessori number rods, spindle boxes and counters give children a physical understanding of quantity, not just a memorised sequence.
Speaking up and listening. Group time, sharing news and resolving small disagreements with support, so that a busy classroom feels familiar rather than frightening.
Managing a full day. Open from 7:30am, with a rhythm of focused work, outdoor time, a proper cooked lunch and rest, which is close to the shape of a school day.

We are not connected to Alderwood School and we make no claim to influence its admissions. What we do is hand over a child who is confident, curious and genuinely ready for the classroom, whichever Aldershot school you choose.

Before the clubs begin

Childcare From 3 Months, Years Before Wraparound Clubs Begin

There is good out-of-school childcare in Aldershot. Breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs run at Alderwood Infant School and at several other local schools, and they are a genuine help to working parents.

The catch is when they start. Those clubs take children from their fourth birthday, and children need to be fully potty trained, because nappy changing and intimate care are outside what they offer. For a parent with a six-month-old, a fifteen-month-old or a two-year-old still in nappies, that leaves the first four years to solve on your own.

That is the gap Blue Nest fills.

From 3 months. A full baby room with gentle key-person care, when most Aldershot settings will not take a child until two.
Nappies, weaning, first steps, all of it. Intimate care, sleep routines and feeding handled as a matter of course, with daily updates so you know how the day went.
7:30am to 6:00pm, five days a week. The earliest drop-off in town, built around commutes to Farnborough, Guildford and London.
Open through the school holidays. All-year contracts mean no scramble to cover half term and no six-week summer gap. Term-time-only contracts are available if that suits you better.
15 and 30 funded hours, and Tax-Free Childcare. Applied to your booked sessions, with our team walking you through exactly what you are entitled to.

By the time your child is old enough for a breakfast club, they will have spent their most formative years somewhere calm, structured and familiar, five minutes from the school gate.

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The baby room at Blue Nest Montessori Aldershot, caring for children from 3 months in GU12

Fees made simple

Estimate Your Aldershot Fees

Estimate Your Fees

Aldershot · indicative costs

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Weekly schedule 5 days

Choose a session for each day your child attends. Times shown are drop-off to pick-up.

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Early drop-off

+£8/day · 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

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Government funding

Funded hours are a term-time entitlement, applied to your booked sessions.

Weeks per year

Funding covers 38 term-time weeks. Pick “all year round” if your child also attends in the school holidays; those weeks are charged at the full (unfunded) rate.

Estimated fee

£1677/ month

about £387 per week, averaged across the year

Booked5 days/week · all year

Term-time weeks (38)£387/wk

Holiday weeks (14) · full fee£387/wk

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Indicative only. Actual fees may vary by branch, session and funding eligibility.

A peek inside

Our Aldershot Nursery

Every day at Blue Nest

A Day at Our Aldershot Nursery

Each day is thoughtfully structured to balance focused Montessori work cycles with creative play, outdoor exploration and quiet reflection. Children move freely through their prepared environment, choosing activities that spark genuine interest.

From morning circle time to afternoon garden sessions and regular forest school outings, every moment is designed to nurture the whole child: building independence, social confidence and a deep love of learning that lasts a lifetime.

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Children enjoying outdoor play at Blue Nest Montessori Aldershot

Good to know

Aldershot Nursery Questions

How close is Blue Nest to Alderwood Infant School?

We are on Belle Vue Road in GU12 4RZ, the same road and the same postcode as the Alderwood infant site. For families with an older child already at the school, the nursery run and the school run are the same short walk.

What age can my child start?

From 3 months. We have a full baby room, a toddler room and a preschool room, and children stay with us until they leave for Reception at four or five.

Will Blue Nest prepare my child for Alderwood or another Aldershot primary?

Yes. Our preschool year focuses on the practical independence, early phonics, early number work and concentration that Reception teachers look for. We are an independent nursery with no formal link to any school, so you remain completely free in your school choice.

Do you take children who are still in nappies?

Yes, at any age. Nappy changing, toilet training and all intimate care are part of what we do, which is where we differ from the school-based breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs in Aldershot, most of which start at four and require children to be fully potty trained.

Are you open in the school holidays?

Yes. We offer all-year contracts covering 52 weeks, as well as term-time-only contracts across 38 weeks if you prefer. There is no summer gap to cover.

Do you accept funded childcare?

We accept 15 and 30 funded hours for eligible families, and Tax-Free Childcare. Use the fee calculator on this page for an indicative figure, then ask us for a personalised quote.

What are your opening hours?

Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 6:00pm, with early drop-off available from 7:30am.

Do you support forces families?

Yes. Aldershot is a garrison town and we are used to children joining and leaving mid-year. Our key-person approach and flexible contracts are built to settle a child quickly.

Find us

Visit Our Aldershot Nursery

Blue Nest Montessori School Aldershot

Belle Vue Rd, Aldershot GU12 4RZ

01252 343772

manager@bluenest.uk

Monday – Friday

7:30 am – 6:00 pm

We're a short walk from Aldershot town centre and Aldershot railway station, with easy drop-off for parents commuting to Farnborough, Guildford or London.

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Come and see us

Come and See Our Aldershot Nursery

We would love to welcome you and your child to Blue Nest Montessori School Aldershot. Get in touch today to arrange a visit and experience our warm, nature-rich environment.