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Buttercups Day Nursery in Wotton-Under-Edge

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
·The Eastwood Park Womans Prison, Eastwood Park, WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, GL12 8DB · South Gloucestershire
Number of places
13 places
Age range
0–1 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
South Gloucestershire

About this day nursery

Buttercups Day Nursery, established in 2002 by two mothers with a shared passion for early childhood education, is a privately owned nursery dedicated to providing high-quality childcare within a secure and nurturing environment. Located in a detached house in Church Crookham, Fleet, Hampshire, the nursery caters to children aged 3 months to 5 years, fostering a homely atmosphere due to its intimate size.

The facility boasts a large garden shaded by a mature oak tree, offering diverse play surfaces and areas for exploration, including a mud kitchen and a nature area. Inside, children are grouped by age, with dedicated rooms for babies and toddlers upstairs, and spaces for 2-3 year olds and pre-schoolers on the ground floor, allowing for both focused group activities and free-flow play between indoor and outdoor environments.

What it's like

Leaders and staff plan a curriculum that supports babies to develop key life skills, including being curious, confident and resilient learners. Staff focus on the prime areas of learning and use their professional knowledge to deliver a tailored curriculum. Babies have everything they need to feel safe and secure, thriving in a calm, well-organised environment where their individual needs are prioritised.

Private OwnershipHomely AtmosphereNature-Rich Outdoor PlayExperienced Staff

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, 51 weeks a year (closed bank holidays and Christmas week)

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Buttercups Day Nursery

Last inspected 24 June 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Leaders and staff plan a curriculum that supports babies to develop key life skills, including being curious, confident and resilient learners. Staff focus on the prime areas of learning and use their professional knowledge to deliver a tailored curriculum. Babies have everything they need to feel safe and secure, thriving in a calm, well-organised environment where their individual needs are prioritised.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff have excellent knowledge of how babies develop and plan enjoyable activities based on their interests and next steps.
  • Thorough observations and assessments are used to monitor babies' learning and development, with effective multi-agency working to identify learning gaps.
  • Staff promote babies' language skills well through narration, singing, and sign language.
  • Mothers are supported to help their babies develop healthy lifestyles and have access to a lending library.
  • Dedicated leaders and staff receive highly targeted training opportunities and report high levels of well-being.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the planning of activities to provide more opportunities for babies to engage in sensory play, helping them to further explore their senses
  • 2consider the use of dummies and the impact that these have on babies' emerging speech development.
Inspection #10393619 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Mothers report that they very much feel part of their babies learning journeys and have formed trusting relationships with staff.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Multi-agency working is highly effective, including, health visitors and family support workers. This means staff swiftly identify gaps in learning. Babies make good progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

Outside, babies, parents and families have access to the 'family tree' to spend time to reflect together, supporting their well-being. Staff take babies outside daily, so they can enjoy fresh air, supporting their well-being.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

24 June 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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