Buttercups Day Nursery Ltd
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Fleet for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2007, with 29 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Hampshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hampshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
GU52 8DEWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 21 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at the nursery. They develop strong friendships with their peers and are happy, safe and well cared for. Babies develop warm, trusting relationships with staff, who offer them comfort and cuddles. They smile warmly at staff, who recognise and respond to younger children's emotional needs sensitively.
Children behave well. They are polite, courteous and respectful of the differing needs of their peers. For example, as they chose favourite songs and rhymes, they join in with 'row row the boat', holding hands and being kind and gentle with their friends.
The curriculum enables children to make good progress in their learning and development. Opportunities for younger children to develop their emerging physical skills are promoted well. For instance, babies experiment with pulling themselves to stand and take small steps, holding staff hands, as they become confident in their growing abilities. Toddlers and pre-schoolers are excited to learn. They develop good listening and attention skills, for example when they share favourite stories.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the arrangements for the supervision of staff, to identify clear targets that support them to further enhance their teaching skills n focus more closely on all of the available opportunities within activities to challenge and extend children's learning even further.
- 21 April 2023Good
- 1 September 2017Good
- 27 August 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Buttercups Day Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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