Butterfly Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Cambridge for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 1992, with 52 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours of free Nursery Education to all qualifying 3 & 4 year-olds.
What childcare usually costs in Cambridgeshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cambridgeshire 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
CB4 1DDWhat 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, 11 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy to attend this friendly nursery. They show that they feel safe and secure. Transitions into nursery, between rooms and on to school are well managed. Babies develop close secure relationships with their key person. They seek reassurance and comfort from staff when necessary. Children of all ages increase their confidence as they play and explore. Babies have ample space to practise their early walking skills with the supportive staff. Toddlers are eager to revisit skills they have mastered, such as going up and down the staircase in their base room. Staff continually monitor the environment and make changes to meet the needs of the children. For example, during very hot weather they offer a range of water play activities. Babies and toddlers are eager to explore the water with their hands and feet. Pre-school children delight as they move under the jets of water coming from the water sprinkler. Staff keep children safe and ensure that they are well supervised.
When some children struggle to regulate their emotions, staff talk to them in a calm manner. Children are gently reminded about the need to share and take turns with popular items. Staff praise children often and recognise their efforts and achievements.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus support and coaching for staff on helping them to fully understand how activities can be tailored to help all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make as much progress as possible n ensure staff minimise disruption to children's engagement in activities and give children the time to complete activities to their own satisfaction.
- 11 July 2022Good
- 20 September 2021Needs improvement
- 6 July 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Butterfly Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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