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Butterfly Lane East Dulwich Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2025)
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3.9(7 parent reviews) ·80 Dog Kennel Hill, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8BB · Southwark
Number of places
43 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2025
Local authority
Southwark

About this day nursery

Butterfly Lane East Dulwich Nursery offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Located in the heart of Dulwich, the nursery focuses on providing comprehensive social and educational development through engaging and challenging activities, all aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.

The dedicated and highly motivated staff are committed to delivering exceptional care and education, ensuring each child feels secure and supported in their learning journey. The nursery prioritises individual needs, facilitating a smooth transition as children progress through different stages of their early education.

Parents are actively encouraged to participate in their children's learning through initiatives like weekly reading mornings, fostering a strong partnership between home and nursery. The facility welcomes prospective families for tours to experience the vibrant atmosphere and discuss enrolment with experienced staff.

Our ethos

Butterfly Lane East Dulwich Nursery's approach is guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, focusing on comprehensive social and educational development through engaging activities. They prioritise individual needs, foster a strong home-nursery partnership, and aim to create a secure and supportive learning journey for children aged 3 months to 5 years.

What it's like

Children are greeted with enthusiasm by kind and caring staff who know them very well, helping them to feel safe and secure. Staff are very positive role models, promoting positive attitudes to learning and behaviour in all children. Children are consistently engaged and show high levels of curiosity as they explore the well-planned learning environment, both indoors and outdoors.

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Pricing & funding

Fees are billed monthly, with a deposit required after the first week of attendance. The nursery offers 15 hours of funding for eligible two, three, and four-year-olds, alongside 30 hours of funding for eligible three and four-year-olds.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
  • 5 Full Days£400.00 / week
  • Daily Rate£85.00 / day
  • Breakfast Club£7.00 / session
  • Afterschool£7.00 / session
  • Morning Sessions (minimum 4 sessions)£49.00 / session

Good to know

  • A deposit equivalent to full monthly fees is required at the end of the first 'settling in' week to secure a place.
  • Offers 15 hours of funding for eligible 2, 3, and 4-year-olds.
  • Offers 30 hours of funding for eligible 3 and 4-year-olds.
  • Unsuccessful applicants are placed on a waiting list, with vacancies reviewed at the end of each month.

Key facts

Opening hours

Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, Sat - Sun: Closed. Breakfast Club: 7:00 am - 8:00 am (pre-book), Afterschool Hours: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (pre-book). Holiday schemes are offered in all school holidays.

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Butterfly Lane East Dulwich Nursery

Last inspected 23 January 2025

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

What it's like to attend

Children are greeted with enthusiasm by kind and caring staff who know them very well, helping them to feel safe and secure. Staff are very positive role models, promoting positive attitudes to learning and behaviour in all children. Children are consistently engaged and show high levels of curiosity as they explore the well-planned learning environment, both indoors and outdoors.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have an ambitious vision for providing high-quality, inclusive care and education to all children.
  • Staff value all children's home languages and what makes them unique.
  • Staff promote all children's good health and well-being.
  • Children's confidence and independence are promoted superbly.
  • Staff plan many trips to the local community to build on children's experiences.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen knowledge of how to introduce a curriculum for early literacy and letters and sounds, to further support children's speaking skills and early writing.
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Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff create an exciting and varied curriculum and meet all children's individual learning needs well. They support all children who need extra help, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

Children demonstrate their physical abilities outdoors as they keenly climb a climbing wall and excitedly zoom back and forth on tricycles. Children enjoy lots of fresh air and exercise in the well-planned outdoor learning environment, which supports their large muscles, physical skills and confidence.

Parent Reviews of Butterfly Lane East Dulwich Nursery

3.9
(7)
Sofia C
10 months ago

My child was on the wait list for more than 9 months and was finally offered a space, but I was given no flexibility on start date or attendance days and was told to ‘accept asap’ otherwise the space would be given to another family. While this added significant stress to the process, I reluctantly accepted since I had no other options and paid almost £2k in deposit and fees. I have since been offered a space at another nursery, which has been much more accommodating, so I cancelled the space at Butterfly Lane in accordance with their terms and have been chasing for the refund for 2 weeks. They ignore all emails and do not action anything after speaking on the phone (if you are lucky enough to speak to the right person). Based on this experience I would not feel confident sending my child there.

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Yoana Mateeva
2 years ago

A fantastic nursery My daughter has been at the nursery for almost a year. She settled quickly, enjoys going there and we have seen her progress in leaps and bounds. The staff is really caring and the nursery has an engaging and effective curriculum. When planning my return to work, the nursery manager was great with keeping us in the loop regarding availability which allowed me to align childcare with the end of my maternity leave. All in all, we are very happy about all aspects of this nursery and have recommended it to all of our friends in the area. Thank you, staff, for being amazing at your job and truly doing it with lots of love and care!

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Inês Seabra Viseu
a year ago

Excellent, nurturing, staff that foster security, friendships and sense of belonging.

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Heather Anderson
a year ago

Brilliant Nursey careing giving staff

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Latoya Gregory
in the last week

Was happy for my son to start this nursery but due to a lack of communication and quite a poor excuse to brush it off after paying the initial registration fees I had no choice but to find another nursery. I’ve been asking back for my refund for a number of weeks and been ignored. Very unprofessional and quite frankly rude and concerning seeing another review from a parent who had the same problem. Definitely needs to be looked into.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

23 January 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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