The Butterfly Preschool
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:15 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2013, with 28 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 Wandsworth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wandsworth 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
SW11 6SFWhat 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, 5 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at this outstanding nursery excited and ready to begin their learning straight away. They choose an activity from the very well-organised resources. Staff teach children about planets. Children draw the Earth, add in water and draw a sun. They share this with staff and talk about what they have drawn, feeling very proud of their pictures. These quality interactions with staff help children to thrive.
Children learn life skills, such as putting on their own coats and how long to brush their teeth for and how often. They eat a healthy lunch that is cooked fresh from the cafe next door.
Children as young as two years old can link an author of a story they are reading to other books written by the same author. They sing songs and rhymes frequently and during times of transitions, which help them to understand what is happening.
- 5 February 2024Outstanding
- 7 February 2018Outstanding
- 1 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Butterfly Preschool
- 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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