Buttercups at Ealing

9 Florence Road, Ealing, London W5 3TU
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Buttercups Ealing, conveniently located near Ealing station, provides quality day care to children. Located in an elegant Victorian building, each age group has their own dedicated room, with preschool children enjoying the whole top floor with Montessori classrooms. All children have plenty of time outdoors in the huge garden with a Forest School area, lots of equipment and a vegetable garden. The nursery has a focus on "learning through play", where the child's natural curiosity drives their learning.

Buttercups are committed to supporting their team of practitioners, ensuring they feel rewarded and challenged throughout their roles. They provide continuous opportunities for staff to develop their skills and qualifications through in-house training programmes and external courses as they believe a happy team results in happy children.

If you'd like to see the nursery for a tour, please get in touch today - the team look forward to meeting you.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sarah Cunningham (Senior Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 41

Total Places for Children

  • 60

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Their fees depend on the age of the child and the number of sessions attended with discounts available for full-time, siblings and some organisations.


    They accept Government Funding and most childcare vouchers.

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Buttercups at Ealing Reviews (90)

9.9

Buttercups at Ealing has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.937) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Buttercups at Ealing has 90 reviews.

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Review from Giulia S (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter has just started with settling in period and I like the idea of letting her decide who the key person should be by looking at who she will get close to.
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Review from Laura A (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can not recommend the team at Buttercups at Ealing enough, so much care, attention and fun is put into every day that my son joins them at the nursery.


The energy that the team puts into each day is so visible and it’s such a nurturing environment all the children seem so happy!


My son attends

three days a week and has loved every day with the preschool group. He joined the poppies group when he was around 2 and a half and after a short break, we have rejoined Buttercups as he loves it so much.


All the staff are so familiar and wonderful to all the children which makes the whole house so inviting for the children to come into every morning.

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Review from Fernanda G (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son began attending Buttercups at Ealing last year when we moved to Ealing and he loves the nursery. He is very happy to go and the staff is amazing: the teachers are very kind and supportive and the children have a lot of fun. He learns every day and grows serenely! The manager has always been
particularly careful and attentive to our child needs and our doubts. I would surely recommend this nursery!
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Review from R K P (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall a good nursery with very friendly staff. It was the nature of the staff that made me choose Buttercups over other nurseries in Ealing, despite it being the most expensive. The nursery is however quite small and does get congested around drop off and pick up time. But I think they've made the
best of the space they have. They recently introduced a Montessori room and my son loves Montessori classes. The kids partake in a wide variety of activities and clubs. Overall, both my children are very happy here.
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Review from Dino H (Father of Child) published on 22 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has been attending this nursery for over 10 months now, I could not be happier!!
The nursery provides amazing healthy meals and my child is so excited when approaching the nursery, the whole team is amazing and has provided amazing care and teaching!! I will definitely bring my second child
as well.


The older section also has an amazing Montessori equipped room, a perfect combination of the EYFS.


Fantastic Childcare!!

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Review from Iulia G (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has attended the nursery five days a week full time since he was six months old. The staff are wonderful and he is enjoying his time in the nursery. I feel that the care is excellent and the staff are very close to the children. The feeling is that of a large family. The garden is big and the
children get a lot of outdoor time. Sometimes communication is a bit lacking but overall we have been very happy with the nursery.


I visited many other nurseries in Ealing and Buttercups has the best baby room I have seen. It has a separate sleeping room with cots which is very nice.

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Review from A F (Mother of Child) published on 29 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been at this nursery since she was a year old. We have been very happy with the care she has received. She enjoys her days, eats, sleeps and seems happy.
As parents, we can relax knowing our child is being looked after by caring professionals.
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Review from Laura C (Mother of Child) published on 27 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've always been very happy with Buttercups, the staff are very caring and have taken great care of my daughter (almost 2) since she started there a year ago. My little girl now runs into the room at breakfast time each morning and gives the staff a hug to say hello. Lots of the staff throughout the
nursery seem to know her by name as well as just the staff in the babies room. The garden facilities are excellent and its great that the kids get to play outside at every opportunity, even in not so good weather.
I really feel like they have got to know my daughter very well, even though she only attends 2 1/2 days a week at the moment, and her key worker creates play that suits her interests and challenges her learning. I'm very happy with Buttercups indeed and would highly recommend it.
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Review from Oriana B (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of our children attended Buttercups in Ealing and absolutely loved it (as did we!). All of the staff were welcoming, friendly and caring, and played a large part in our children's development and increased confidence. The two kids have rather different personalities, but the nursery easily accommodated
both and allowed each to thrive in their own ways. Buttercups organised a lot of fun activities that allowed us (as parents) to be involved - e.g. the Christmas concert, Valentine's Day party, etc. - and the kids really enjoyed having Mum and Dad along. Our children learnt lots of new made-up songs, many of which taught them about manners, safety, hygiene etc., which is a lovely approach to teaching important concepts to kids!


Thanks to everyone, I highly recommend Buttercups in Ealing! :-)

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Review from C (Mother of Child) published on 15 August 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter attended the nursery from just before 5 months until 4 years when she left for primary school - she has had the most wonderful experience here, formed some lovely relationships with the very caring staff and has developed so well that she's easily ready for school despite being one of the
youngest in the year. As well as phonics/numbers, they've made sure she has physical skills, practical ones like dressing/undressing herself and so many creative activities. After a period a few years ago with high staff turnover, the current manager (and deputy) have made sure everything runs really well in terms of early years curriculum and everyday experience for children and parents. I am genuinely very sad that this phase of my daughter's life is almost over and I would highly highly recommend it to anyone.
Reply from Barbara Paterson, HR Officer at Buttercups at Ealing
Thank you for very kind review. It is our aim to provide an excellent service. We take safety and security most seriously along with the well-being, education, fun learning activities and a kind and…read more
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.937)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.937) out of 10 for Buttercups at Ealing is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 21 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 21 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.937 for Buttercups at Ealing is calculated as follows: ( (238 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 252 Ratings = 4.937
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Buttercups at Ealing is based on 21 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 60 number of registered child places is 12, which has been reached with 21 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Sarah

Sarah

Job Title: Senior Manager Joined: 2008

Sarah has 30 years of experience in childcare. She joined Buttercups back in 1993 as a practitioner and has worked her way up to Senior Manager. Sarah is passionate about childcare, especially what the children get out of their time at nursery. Mostly though, she just loves spending time with the children.

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