Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood

125 Watchouse Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford CM2 8NG
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8.7 5 Reviews
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Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten is located in scenic surroundings, ideal for a relaxed early years education and imaginative play, making the most of beautiful parkland, nature trails and botany studies.

The Montessori Curriculum includes a focus on all key skills, allowing children to confidently develop at their own pace, supported by a dedicated and qualified team of early years practitioners. Resources are tailored to suit sensory play, mathematics, language, geography and dance, while there is also a focus on learning Spanish.

Staff are trained to support positive development, with exercises that allow children to develop their independence and self-esteem.

Buttercup Montessori provides a smooth and happy transition for children and parents from home to nursery and then on to their first days at primary school.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sarah Llewellyn (Kindergarten Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 22

Total Places for Children

  • 66

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Available request

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood Reviews (5)

8.7

Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood has a Review Score of 8.7 (8.729) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood has 5 reviews.

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Review from Danielle C (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Buttercup is such a lovely nursery and I would recommend to anyone. From being greeted each morning, to staff knowing all the children's names as they come in, just shows how lovely and welcoming it is before you've even got to your child's classroom.
Thank you all so much for looking after my son
for the past 3 1/2 years he was there. He has grown so much since he started, learnt so many new things, gained confidence and is more than ready to start school next week, all of which is down to you all.
From learning Spanish to weekly dance classes, he's not only learnt so much, but also had so much fun doing it and has made some lovely friends along the way.
Thank you all again.
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Review from S L (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been at buttercup Galleywood site full time since she was 9 months old; now almost two. We are leaving buttercup due to a house move out of area and significant travel time which we have been trying to manage for the past 5 months to avoid moving her due to how happy we were with the
nursery.
The effort and hard work that has gone into building the nursery really shows. From daily greetings in the morning from the owner, toys and property continually maintained, and staff that care for our daughter as if she was their own. Coming from a children social care background in my own occupation, I have been so impressed with the care provided and the effort that goes into ensuring the children and families at this setting have the best experience.
I am gutted to be saying goodbye to buttercup and would like to thank the staff for the contribution they have had in my daughter's development, confidence and the start of her journey in life. Would recommend 1000 times over.
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Review from Charlotte L (Mother of Child) published on 23 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Buttercup Montessori - Galleywood is a great nursery. My son has just left to go to school and has been with the nursery since he was 9 months old. All the staff have been friendly, approachable and professional. They have helped my son develop and grow. They work with you to ensure a consistent approach
at home and at the nursery. My son has really enjoyed attending the nursery and has made lots of friends.
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Review from L G (Mother of Child) published on 13 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy has been going to Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten since he was 9 months old and he's now 4! He was a lockdown baby and had the worst separation anxiety. Buttercups staff helped me through a very tough year with my son and made every effort to make him settle. He first went to another
Buttercups then changed to Galleywood due to moving house! He enjoyed and learnt so much from being there. I loved the Galleywood nursery, it felt like home. The owner and the staff are always very friendly and would make every effort to welcome your kids! My little boy has just started school and he is full of knowledge from things he has learnt with the team.
Any issues we had, which was very rare, they would address and get a plan in place rapidly.
Highly recommend and will be sending baby 2 in December.
(My little boy would also never really come home with dirty clothes, they take pride in making sure they have a clean top on etc.)
Thank you.
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Review from L J (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My eldest son attended Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten and we were so pleased we then sent our twins five years later.
The staff were amazing at settling my nervous boy and they always reassured me when I felt equally nervous about leaving him. He came out of Buttercup very prepared for school, the
transition the nursery provides is brilliant!
I've been so impressed and felt very comfortable with the care my twins have also received. They started at 7 months old. The staff keep to the routine I have in place and for that I'm very grateful. The twins love going to nursery and I feel very comfortable leaving them.
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Current Review Score: 8.7 (8.729)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.7 (8.729) out of 10 for Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood 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 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.9 out of 5 from 5 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 4.850 for Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood is calculated as follows: ( (51 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.85
  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 3.879 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood is based on 5 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 = 3.5
    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 66 number of registered child places is 13.2. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 13.2 = 0.379
  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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Frequently Asked Questions about Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood

What is the Age Range of Children that Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood accepts?

Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood Open?

Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood is open: Monday 07:30-18:00, Tuesday 07:30-18:00, Wednesday 07:30-18:00, Thursday 07:30-18:00, Friday 07:30-18:00.

How many Children does Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood have capacity for?

Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood has capacity for a total of 66 Children.

How far is Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten - Galleywood to the centre of Chelmsford?

2.4 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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