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Butterflies Childcare in Wimbledon

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2025)
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4.8(16 parent reviews) ·20 Beulah Road, Wimbledon, SW19 3SB · Merton
Number of places
27 places
Age range
0–2 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2025
Local authority
Merton

About this day nursery

Butterflies Childcare, located in Wimbledon, SW19 3SB, is a dedicated nursery and preschool that nurtures children from infancy through to their preschool years across two distinct sites. The setting at 20 Beulah Road caters specifically to babies and toddlers under two, while 3 Beulah Road offers a spacious, open-plan environment for children aged two to five.

Committed to providing a foundation for lifelong learning, Butterflies integrates the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework into its curriculum, focusing on the crucial first five years of a child's development. The nursery emphasises a structured daily routine, ensuring consistency in care, and provides freshly prepared, nutritious meals daily.

Beyond academic and developmental support, the staff, who hold professional childcare qualifications ranging from NVQ Level 3 to Early Years Teacher Status, facilitate outdoor learning experiences, including visits to Dundonald Park, and prepare children for a smooth transition to primary school through a bespoke programme that includes visits to local schools. Parent participation is highly valued, recognising parents as the child's primary educators, fostering a collaborative approach to learning and development.

Our ethos

At Butterflies, our philosophy is that every child deserves to be nurtured, loved and given the best start in life. We are passionate about providing the best childcare by creating a fun and secure environment where our children can thrive every day. We also believe that routine and structure are essential in a child’s life and follow a daily timetable to ensure that care is consistent, and that outdoor-learning experiences are hugely beneficial to young children.

What it's like

Staff nurture children in this warm and caring environment, placing a strong emphasis on fostering their independence, confidence and resilience. They build strong connections with children, ensuring they feel safe and secure, and provide knowledgeable practical and emotional support. Staff consider children's interests and plan engaging experiences that build on what they know and can do, supporting positive attitudes to learning and helping children to persevere.

EYFS curriculumNutritious mealsOutdoor learningSchool readiness programmeQualified staff

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
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Key facts

Age range

9 months to 5 years

Food

Freshly cooked meals and snacks provided

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Butterflies Childcare

Last inspected 27 October 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff nurture children in this warm and caring environment, placing a strong emphasis on fostering their independence, confidence and resilience. They build strong connections with children, ensuring they feel safe and secure, and provide knowledgeable practical and emotional support. Staff consider children's interests and plan engaging experiences that build on what they know and can do, supporting positive attitudes to learning and helping children to persevere.

Inspector highlights

  • Children have plenty of opportunities to develop their physical skills in this spacious and well-resourced environment.
  • Staff are warm and engaging when conversing with children, particularly during group activities, helping to build children's self-awareness and confidence.
  • Children understand how to behave well and are keen to follow adult instructions.
  • Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision for the care and education at the setting and provide effective support to staff.
  • Partnership with parents is strong, and staff provide holistic care and support to families.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to engage children more effectively in conversations and extend their communication and language skills further
  • 2develop the curriculum for personal, social and emotional development to provide more opportunities for children to learn to interact with peers.
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What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that they can see the progress their children have made.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff understand children's needs. They plan appropriate activities to support their development and act on any concerns swiftly. Staff provide holistic care and support to families.

Outdoor space

Children have plenty of opportunities to develop their physical skills in this spacious and well-resourced environment. For example, staff encourage children to climb steps and explore age-appropriate apparatus. Children engage in well- planned activities that develop their small and large muscles in fun and engaging ways.

Parent Reviews of Butterflies Childcare

4.8
(16)
Tim Coyle
a year ago

We have reluctantly had to move our daughter from Butterflies due to travelling distance/logistics. It was a real wrench as she absolutely loved it there. She had so much fun with her friends, enjoyed all the planned activities, formed real bonds with the lovely warm staff, and came home with a smile on her face every evening. The commitment to care and attention is first rate. The extended opening hours are a bonus. I would recommend Butterflies to anyone. Thank you for all you have done for our daughter.

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Shannon Shadrake
5 years ago

My daughter has been attending butterflies since she was 8 months old, when I returned back to work from maternity leave. We felt incredibly comfortable leaving her with the staff who are all so loving and caring towards my daughter. She is now 2 and is still attending butterflies and she loves every minute of being at nursery, she can not say goodbye fast enough in the mornings before running in to play with her friends. She is always talking about her teachers and Grace the chef at home and loves to role play being a teacher to her teddies which shows how much she loves her nursery. We also love the nurseries online system which allows us to log on and see new photos and videos of the activities our daughter has been getting up at nursery every week. I would highly recommend this nursery for your little one.

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9 years ago

My son attended Butterflies Nursery from the age of 10 months and my wife and I could not have been happier with the way he was looked after. His dietary requirements were more than satisfied by Grace, possibly the ‘friendliest chef’ I’ve ever met. The team were incredibly caring, considerate and flexible with our needs and my son was truly happy being in the care of Butterflies. If we ever move back to Wimbledon or are asked to suggest a nursery I could not recommend enough Butterflies. Thank you Nicole, Bibi and Shubhangi for making a difficult time easy for us, your hard work, dedication and devotion to the job is genuinely recognised!

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Lilian Vorster
6 years ago

What a pleasure! My son attended for 3 years before starting primary school and absolutely thrived, my daughter attended for 6 weeks between my maternity leave and us moving out of London and adored it. It was also great to see my son's friends siblings at the nursery, I wish we could have moved Butterflies with us! They know what they're doing and gave us great peace of mind when I returned to work, thank you!

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Antony Northcutt
5 years ago

If you are looking for child-centred care in Wimbledon, then you've found the place. Butterflies is a wonderful nursery, full of staff that love their job and managed by the most amazing Denise. The kids love it, the parents love it. Pay them a visit, I'm sure you'll love it too.

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Inspection history

Date: June 2011

  • September 2025Good
  • January 2020Good
  • April 2016Good
  • May 2013Requires improvement
  • June 2011Good

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