Butterflies Nursery and Pre School

Thursley Village Hall, Dye House Road, Thursley, Godalming GU8 6QD
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8.8 29 Reviews
  • Butterflies Nursery and Pre School, Godalming
Butterflies Nursery and Pre School is committed to helping children flourish, developing positive and confident early years skills on their way to full-time education.

A stimulating learning environment includes access to secure outdoor play areas, which are treated as an essential addition to the curriculum.

Staff look to understand the concerns of parents, helping their child to develop well emotionally, physically and intellectually.
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Type of Service

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

Owner

  • Butterflies Nursery School Ltd
  • Privately Owned

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 16

Total Places for Children

  • 45

Age Range

  • from 0 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Fees per day:
    8.00am-1.00pm £45
    12.30am-5.30pm £45
    8.00am-5.30pm £68
    9.00am-3.00pm £60

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-17:30
    Tuesday 08:00-17:30
    Wednesday 08:00-17:30
    Thursday 08:00-17:30
    Friday 08:00-17:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Butterflies Nursery and Pre School Reviews (29)

8.8

Butterflies Nursery and Pre School has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.757) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Butterflies Nursery and Pre School has 29 reviews.

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Review from Gemma R (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our eldest joined Butterflies at the age of two years old and still tells me she wishes she could go back to nursery, while our youngest began at six months and every evening on the way home says "I want to go back nursery". The Butterflies staff are a warm, loving and vibrant team and our daughter
references each of them by name, proving that every one of them invests time to ensure her time at Butterflies, four days a week, is a happy one. The location is a massive draw for us. Knowing the children have access to such a big outside space is wonderful, then there's the forest and park in close proximity, which is always a treat to visit. Our daughter is dairy and gluten intolerant and the team provide her with tasty meals she can enjoy, but also take the time to ensure there's a suitable substitute when, for example, baking cakes for children in need or having hot chocolate in the garden. I can't recommend the nursery highly enough.
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Review from Isabel F (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son absolutely loves going to Butterflies and does a little happy dance when we tell him it's a nursery day. He has learnt lots of nursery rhymes and actions over the last few weeks and comes home every day, with new words.
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Review from Mandeep S (Father of Child) published on 5 May 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have a very energetic 3-year-old boy.
He loves going to nursery and seeing his friends.
The staff are brilliant with him and he's always happy when I pick him up.
The garden is brilliant. A great area to run around in and all year round. He loves the woodland walks at Christmas followed by a
hot chocolate on return back to the nursery.
Absolutely happy with the care my son receives. Thank you Butterflies.
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Review from Asha K (Mother of Child) published on 5 May 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 3.5-year-old son has been attending Butterflies since he was nine months old and I have never in all this time had any cause to complain. On the contrary, I have watched him thrive under the wonderful, nurturing care of the staff there who are not only hugely experienced but also the sweetest people.
As a small village nursery, he gets huge amounts of one to one attention and at drop-offs, he races off to see his friends and teachers without barely a look back. I feel so happy knowing that he has so much fun there and that he is with both adults and kids that he adores.
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Review from Oliver (Father of Child) published on 1 May 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love using Butterflies for our son, and only wish we'd known about it for our daughter previously. The staff are great, the atmosphere welcoming and the outdoor space outstanding. Our son is excited to arrive in the mornings and happy on pick up. I can't ask for anything more than a happy child.
We were excited to find somewhere with space, that was open year-round, accepted babies, but wasn't in central Godalming like so many of the others. A really unique find.
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Review from Imogen S (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Butterflies is a brilliant nursery. My daughter attended Butterflies from the age of 2 until she went to school and my son, who is nearly 3, has been at Butterflies since he was 11 months old. I have been so happy with the standard of care they have received. It's a small nursery, and so all the staff
know all the children really well and are very nurturing in their approach. There are always lots of activities going on. A huge draw for me was the large garden attached to the nursery as well as it's proximity to Thursley common making nature walks etc possible. Communication from the nursery is excellent. Nearly every morning my son asks me if he is going to nursery that day, which just goes to show how happy he is there.
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Review from Clare S (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Butterflies since she was 7 months old. She has flourished there and I would thoroughly recommend it to any parent. The outside space is great and the access to the common and local swings makes a big positive impact.
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Review from Nicky W (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our two girls have loved Butterflies it's a small family feel place that really supports each child. We have tricky allergies and they have gone out of their way to accommodate this. Really focus on school preparation with sports and a library loan. Staff are friendly and helpful and above all they
have fun and lots of outdoor play. Delighted.
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Review from Bonnie E (Mother of Child) published on 25 November 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Butterflies and an excellent nursery and I am so glad I found them. My daughter started butterflies when she was 11 months old because I had to go back to work. Before I found butterflies I was nearly ready to hand in my notice as I did not feel I could leave my daughter at any other nurseries I had
visited. Butterflies made me feel comfortable leaving my little girl and provided amazing support to me with my transition back to work. All of the permanent staff at the nursery are friendly, caring and welcoming everyday of the week. They staff treat each and every child as an individual and make learning extremely fun. Another thing I really like is the amount of time the children spend outdoors, not only does the nursery itsself have a massive garden that the children can enjoy all year round, the nursery building is situated next to Thursley common so the team take the little ones on woodland adventures and to the local park.
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Current Review Score: 8.8 (8.757)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.8 (8.757) out of 10 for Butterflies Nursery and Pre School 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 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.8 out of 5 from 4 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 4.938 for Butterflies Nursery and Pre School is calculated as follows: ( (45 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 48 Ratings = 4.938
  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 3.819 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Butterflies Nursery and Pre School is based on 4 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 = 3.375
    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 45 number of registered child places is 9. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 9 = 0.444
  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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