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Butterflies Nursery School

Ofsted report card May 2026Birth to 5Open for decades

A day nursery in Godalming for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in May 2026. Open since 2025, with 45 places.

Call 07866482803Their website

Cost

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 Surrey

£8.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£7.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 5Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
A second number
+447827786005Listed on Google. Ofsted holds a different one.
How many children
45 placesMedium for England
How long open
18 yearsOpen for decades
Address
Thursley Village Hall, Dye House Road, Godalming, GU8 6QD

Where it is

GU8 6QD
Ofsted URN 2823270On the register since 19 February 2025
Inspected 1 May 2026

What Ofsted found, area by area

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.

Keeping children safe
Met
Including every child
Strong standard
What and how they teach
Strong standard
How children get on
Strong standard
Behaviour and routines
Expected standard
Welfare and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership
Strong standard
Ofsted

What 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.

This setting re-registered. It replaced “Butterflies” at the same address, which had been registered since 22 July 2008. A change of owner or legal entity gives Ofsted a brand new record, so the inspections below may only cover the time since then.
  • 1 May 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met

Still missing for Butterflies Nursery School

  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Sunny Days at Brook

Day nursery · Pirrie Hall, Haslemere Road, Godalming, GU8 5UJ

Report card Nov 2025Birth to 8+From 2 years 9 months07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1320 placesOpen a few years
2.0 mi
6 min drive
07834269427Their website

KidzQuest

Day nursery · St James C of E Primary School, Thursley Road, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6DH

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm30 placesNewly opened
2.2 mi
6 min drive
01252 703248

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Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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