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The Butterfly Preschool

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Feb 2024)
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5.0(6 parent reviews) ·32b Webb's Road, LONDON, SW11 6SF · Wandsworth
Number of places
20 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Wandsworth

About this day nursery

The Butterfly Preschool is a family-oriented traditional preschool catering to children aged 2 to 5 years, with locations in Clapham and Wimbledon. The preschool aims to ensure all children achieve their early learning goals and develop into well-rounded individuals ready for school.

The upper preschool curriculum is tailored to individual children's goals, and advice is provided on future school choices. The preschool incorporates a structured daily routine with dedicated times for literacy, maths, music, drama, outdoor play, and weekly projects.

They also offer various clubs, including a Breakfast Club, Lunch Club, and Afternoon Club, providing extended learning and extracurricular activities such as PE, Forest School, cooking, music, and science. The Butterfly Preschool actively involves parents, offers engaging learning materials for home use, and organises school trips to enrich children's experiences.

They emphasise the importance of reading and incorporate books that address emotional well-being and virtues through engaging stories.

What it's like

Children arrive at this outstanding nursery excited and ready to begin their learning straight away, choosing from very well-organised resources. They learn life skills, such as putting on coats and brushing teeth, and eat healthy lunches. Staff use their in-depth understanding of children to plan daily experiences and use visual prompts to teach about feelings, helping children link feelings to colours.

Traditional preschool curriculumFamily-oriented environmentFocus on early learning goalsExtracurricular clubs availableWell-structured daily routine

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Session types

Morning session, Afternoon session, Breakfast Club, Lunch Club, Afternoon Club

Opening hours

8:15am - 4:00pm

Age range

2-5 years

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Butterfly Preschool

Last inspected 5 February 2024

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

What it's like to attend

Children arrive at this outstanding nursery excited and ready to begin their learning straight away, choosing from very well-organised resources. They learn life skills, such as putting on coats and brushing teeth, and eat healthy lunches. Staff use their in-depth understanding of children to plan daily experiences and use visual prompts to teach about feelings, helping children link feelings to colours.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff place a great emphasis on supporting all children to develop their confidence and social and communication skills.
  • Staff plan an ambitious curriculum, carefully sequencing the teaching of life skills to children.
  • Staff know their key children and all the children in the nursery extremely well, ensuring all children make huge amounts of progress.
  • Staff support children to gain a deep respect and awareness of others, learning about different languages.
  • The owner is highly ambitious, investing in staff morale and their professional and personal development.
Inspection #10304989 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents praise the strong channels of communication in this nursery.

They feel supported in many aspects of their children's development, such as through the provision of parents' meetings, receiving reports, and support from staff with managing their children's behaviour at home.

the nursery is very nurturing when their children are settling in.

staff take care to learn about their children's home lives and this creates a strong link with the family.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to make huge strides in their learning. They help to close any gaps in children's development with successful strategies, such as using visual prompts and short, simple sentences.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of The Butterfly Preschool

5.0
(6)
Natasha Morrison
2 months ago

We couldn't be happier with our experience at Butterfly Preschool. Our son has absolutely thrived there and developed so much, both academically and emotionally, in his time there. A huge part of this success is down to the incredible staff. Miss Aoife has been an incredibly nurturing and encouraging presence, always making him feel safe and loved. Miss Vanessa is also a great teacher who has truly helped him grow. We are sad to be leaving but are so grateful for the wonderful time our son has had. Highly recommended!

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Jemima de Laszlo
a year ago

Butterfly is the most wonderful, nurturing and supportive preschool. Both my children have adored their time there. The teachers are full of energy and encourage and inspire the children as they grow. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a preschool in the Clapham area.

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Alex Forrest
5 years ago

Both our children have gone through Butterfly. A really fantastic experience for them both. There is a wonderful variety of activities and both children have been wonderfully prepared for school both from a core reading/writing skills but more importantly how confident and independent they both became under the care of Butterfly. The staff are awesome and very adaptive to individual needs.

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Siobhan Murphy
a year ago

Such an incredible preschool! Our son is very happy there and he receives excellent support.

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M. C.
a year ago

Great place for our son with friendly and caring teachers. I highly recommend it!!

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Inspection history

Date: April 2014

  • February 2024Outstanding
  • February 2018Outstanding
  • April 2014Good

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