Princess Charlotte of Cambridge is only 19 months old but sometime in the next year she will most likely start at a local nursery school. An increase in royal engagements for her parents and possible retirement from his role as helicopter pilot will dovetail with Prince George starting school later this year.
This will most likely mean the Cambridges relocate to Kensington Palace as the main family home in the coming months.
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| George January 2016 |
Last January, George started at Westacre Montessori school near the family's Norfolk country home, Amner Hall. He was almost 2 1/2 at the time. The prince attends the school a few mornings a week and is expected to move onto a Pre-Prep school later this year.
The Queen and Prince Philip are ageing and whilst they currently fulfil more official engagements than Prince William, Catherine and Prince Harry combined, are slowly handing over more patronages and duties such as investitures to the their children and grandchildren.
Prince William's contract as part time helicopter pilot for East Anglia Air Ambulance will soon be up for renewal. The time for William and Catherine to become more active members of the royal family may now be here.
Given all of this, which London nursery schools are options for little Charlotte?
Proximity to Kensington Palace is important as is the Montessori philosophy. For these reasons, Princes William and Harry started school life at Mrs Mynors in Pembridge Square, Notting Hill. It has since been bought by Alpha Plus and re-badged The Minors Nursery School.
http://minorsnurseryschool.co.uk/
Ladbroke Square Montessori School in Notting Hill has to be high on the list for Charlotte. Like The Minors, it is very near to Wetherby and just around the corner from Kensington Palace. Intakes are in September, January and April for this school, established in the 1940s.
http://www.ladbrokesquarenursery.com/index.php
Miss Delaney's in W11 is very highly regarded and has Montessori in it's philosphy. It has a secure garden playground on-site so for security purposes this has to be a plus.
http://missdelaneys.co.uk/
The Acorn in Notting Hill has no website. However it is so highly regarded that applications for a place on the wait list are recommended shortly after the birth!
The Square is similarly located to the other contenders. It has small sessions of 18 children and adheres to the Montessori way of learning.
http://www.thesquareschool.com
Last but not least is Young England Kindergarten in Pimlico where William and Harry's mother Diana, Princess of Wales was an assistant before her engagement to Prince Charles. Montessori based, "Miss Diana" was a favourite with the children. One of Lady Diana's students, Clementine Hambro ( descendant of Winston Churchill) became a flower girl at the Royal Wedding!
http://youngenglandkindergarten.co.uk/
You can also read my earlier blog post about Montessori Nursery Schools for the royal children here:
http://williamandharryschildren.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/mrs-mynors-nursery-school.html
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| William 1985 |
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| Harry 1987 |
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| Lady Diana 1980 |
