The Butterfly Patch, Lower Morden
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Morden for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2019, with 36 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 Merton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Merton 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
SM4 4SFWhat 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.
- 9 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 25 January 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive eager to start their day. All ages of children thoroughly enjoy forest school sessions. Staff have recently adapted their 'spare eye' policy for forest school outings. They are now supernumerary and observe activities to help to keep children safe. They are quick to shield children when dogs come over, and they undertake regular head counts to ensure all children are present.
Toddlers excitedly roll on the floor pretending to be worms. Staff roll with them, using descriptive words, such as 'wiggle', 'stretch' and 'scrunch'. This helps the children to learn new words. They learn about worm casts and how they are made, extending their knowledge of the wider world around them. Children work together to dig up worms and look at them to see how they move. Staff match children's excitement with the insects they find. This further builds on children's personal and social development.
Pre-school children practise their emerging literacy development while out at forest school. They work together to make chalk drawings on the paths. Children lie down and staff and their peers draw around each other. Staff use words such as go
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to identify the quieter children during large-group activities and to engage them further in activities n work with staff when on forest school activities to support areas of learning outside of learning intentions to help extend creative development.
- 6 February 2024Good
- 10 August 2021Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Butterfly Patch, Lower Morden
- 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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