Butterflies Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Old Coulsdon for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2020, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours childcare for all families; 30 hours childcare for eligible working families; Funded Early Education Team (FEET) Up to 15 hours per week free Early Education for Two year olds.
Worth knowing. If your child is not eligible for this funding the charge per session is available on our current application form.
What childcare usually costs in Croydon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Croydon 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
CR5 1EEWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 24 February 2023.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Butterflies Pre-School
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.