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Adajacent to Cricket Club, Morden Park, Lower Morden Lane, Morden, SM4 4SF
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22 September 2025
The staff are simply wonderful with the children. They seem to really enjoy working closely with them and offer some helpful tips on how we get through the different stages. Not the greatest on the admin side of things when trying to contact the overall wider team. But overall our child loves going, which is the most important part.
22 September 2025
Workers are very caring and helped to settle in my son quickly. He loves going and jumps out of our arms to get in. The activities are excellent and have really supported him in his development. I would highly recommend.
10 July 2024
My little boy attends The Butterfly Patch in Morden and loves it. He has really flourished there and has such fun on the trips out to the forest. We get regular updates from the nursery on how he is doing throughout the day. The staff are all great and really friendly.
10 July 2024
Excellent nursery with kind and caring staff. Our children are incredibly happy at the nursery and the staff have excellent communication with parents. The manager is fantastic and is really responsive to any queries.
20 June 2024
Our son has been at the Butterfly Patch for 18 months and is so settled and absolutely loves it. The staff are all fantastic - he knows all of them by name which has made transitions to older rooms easy, and they are genuinely caring and nurturing. We always feel listened to as parents and receive regular updates on his progress. The staff provide detailed summaries of each day which helps us understand what he's been up to and means we can chat about the activities he did and who he was with. Our son loves the forest school sessions which are creative and have greatly helped him develop physical skills - from toasting marshmallows to wading in rivers, he does activities we would never do at home. You will do lots more washing as a result! The nursery often arranges events for parents to get to know staff and other parents. We are so glad we chose this nursery.
17 June 2024
Our girls absolutely love it at the Forest School. They go in happily in the morning and are always very pleased to see the staff. When they are at home they really enjoy playing outside and exploring new things.
14 June 2024
This is a wonderful nursery. Our daughter is so excited to go every day and always comes home telling the most amazing stories about what they got up to that day. She especially enjoys being out in the forest every day. It's the best. The teachers are so kind and really care so much about the children they look after. We are so lucky to have found such a wonderful nursery.
02 January 2024
Excellent nursery. My daughter comes home every day saying how much fun she has had. The staff are all very caring and know the kids well. There is a lot of encouragement and hugs. The Forest School is varied and my daughter loves being outside so much. She climbs trees, jumps in puddles, and gets covered in mud no matter what the weather! The only slight downside is the communication to parents from the nursery manager returning from maternity leave hasn’t been as good as the person covering while she was off.
02 January 2024
We are very happy that we chose the Butterfly Patch, our son has been going for three years. He has developed strong relationships with his key workers and the forest teachers. He loves all the activities they do out in the park, from climbing trees, sliding down mudslides, exploring the little stream and puddles or finding mushrooms and identifying trees. He not only learned to do all of that safely but also strengthened his independence getting ready by himself and even helping the younger children. We are always updated about their adventures through the app and at pick-up. The staff are lovely and caring, they all know the children well and truly care about them. We would recommend it to any outdoorsy family.
26 April 2023
Amazing staff and nursery. Our son is really settled after just a few months. They take the kids out each day - including the babies - and do things we wouldn’t normally do helping them to develop and be creative. Friendly and attentive staff and excellent communication
06 April 2022
Our daughter has been at the Butterfly Patch in Morden for 1.5 years now and she loves it. The staff are friendly and well trained. The forest school aspect of the nursery is why we chose it in the first place. The forest school staff encourage children to explore and interact with the world around them. This has developed her social and inquisitive nature. The regular updates on the app throughout the day allow parents to rest assured that their little one is safe and well. We are really pleased we chose the Butterfly Patch, Morden.
01 March 2022
My daughter absolutely thrives at the Butterfly Patch. She's grown into a very curious, adventurous, social little girl with a great vocabulary and amazing motor skills with their help and care. The staff are fantastic and especially the forest school teachers, whose passion for outdoor learning is phenomenal - the children get to play outdoors and learn about nature, while climbing, digging, discovering wildlife, carrying/transporting, painting and sculpting, splashing in rivers, climbing trees, building dens, along with dozens of other activities - we're very lucky to have the benefit of their skills and knowledge.
01 March 2022
Our son has been going to the Butterfly Patch since he was 6 months old. The staff have been amazing and he settled quickly and nicely. The constantly active lifestyle, need to go outside and curiosity to explore are contributing to turning him into a gentle, nature-loving boy who has amazing climbing skills! The carers do an amazing job of integrating aspects of learning in child-led play and our boy is thriving and making so much progress on fine and gross motor skills, language and social skills. The extended hours are a big plus as we're both working parents and we've been able to take advantage of some amazing offers to add in extra days when needed. Management runs smoothly. We feel able to speak about our child's needs (dropping dummy, increasing naps, etc) and the staff will go above and beyond to help out. We highly recommend the nursery to anyone who listens!
01 March 2022
My little one joined the nursery in Spring 2021, as a 1-year-old pandemic baby. Settling in took some adjustment, but the staff were so caring not only to him but to us as parents too. Constant regular contact, and clear happiness to listen to any concerns or questions we had, as well as make changes to help our son adjust, meant that we felt really comfortable during this disruptive period. He quickly became used to nursery life and it was clear that the affection between him and the staff members went both ways, with him obviously feeling very safe in their presence. This was especially useful as forest school introduces children to such new experiences, which take some getting used to. The team expose the children to fantastic adventures, making use of the streams, trees, woodland, wildlife, and other aspects of nature all available to them in the park. Now a proper toddler, our little boy has flourished in walking, talking, and exploring, all thanks to The Butterfly Patch.
01 March 2022
As a Forest School nursery, the children experience a wide range of outdoor led activities as well as the usual indoor sticking, painting, model making type stuff you would expect. The daily Forest School activities have really increased my child’s confidence but also their ability to understand boundaries and stay safe in potentially dangerous situations - near rivers or in high places. My child has learnt to approach the top of the stairs on their knees and looks over the edge laying on their belly to guard against potential falls, for example. The Forest School activities will advance with them as they grow and will stay with them as valuable life skills.
24 February 2022
Our child has thrived at the Butterfly Patch - the whole team are amazing. They really do care so much about the kids and they have helped support us too! I love it when my child comes home after nursery to tell me all about the adventures that she and her friends have had - it’s the highlight of my day!
26 March 2021
The nursery manager is a genius. The whole operation runs so smoothly and all the children are given enormous amounts of attention. We love how much time they spend outside, getting used to the outdoors with a seemingly endless and imaginative list of activities. All of this is reported to the parents in great detail using an app and we feel we know what our child is doing each day. They seem to be happy to cater to any dietary requirements and our picky son seems to love the food, they tell us on the app exactly what and how much he ate. Three months in and he now runs to the door whenever I say "do you want to go to nursery?". They also genuinely care about his development, they flagged up several milestones that he wasn't hitting and heavily encouraged us to solve them, with helpful suggestions. We also love how warm they are and how much time they seem to have to cuddle the children that need it and they have chickens!
26 March 2021
My daughter has been attending The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery for the last three months and we have been so impressed. The staff are friendly, professional and very good at updating us on her day. The Forest School activities have been interesting and varied. We have recommended the nursery to everyone we know. A big thank you to the manager and her hardworking team!
26 March 2021
Couldn't be happier! We have seen so much progress made by our daughter since joining The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery six months ago. Initially she was shy and reserved but it didn't take long before she couldn't wait to go each morning. She has made so many friends in a short space of time, even during the pandemic and clearly has made good friendships with the staff there. The nursery staff are really accommodating and professional while remaining relaxed and understanding of individual parents attitudes and priorities. The communication has been greatly improved since moving to the new app, where we get regular updates and photos on what she is doing, how she is interacting with others and photos of her outdoor and indoor activities. The nursery is not large but has so many activities to keep the children learning and intrigued and it's great to see the workers teaching the children about nature, recycling and respect at such a formative age. They have also handled care in the pandemic well.
12 February 2021
We are huge fans of the nursery. Our son has been attending since June 2020, and it is so wonderful that they get to explore the outdoors almost every day, sometimes twice a day. They do everything from sliding down mud hills, splashing in the stream and building/watching outdoor fires (both obviously closely supervised) to indoor painting, messy play and singing songs. We have been thrilled at how active it is and to see how much our son loves it and benefits from social interaction. We also love that they use the app, so we get photos of what they are up to in the week, and the staff are genuinely lovely and always reply to our posts and give us anecdotes about our son. They use outside caterers, so the quality of the food is great, which was also important to us. They don’t have a separate sleep room, which was my only concern at first, but I needn’t have worried - the kids soon settle in and naps went back to their normal 1.5/2hr duration fairly quickly.
Latest Reviews for The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery
22 September 2025
The staff are simply wonderful with the children. They seem to really enjoy working closely with them and offer some helpful tips on how we get through the different stages. Not the greatest on the admin side of things when trying to contact the overall wider team. But overall our child loves going, which is the most important part.
22 September 2025
Workers are very caring and helped to settle in my son quickly. He loves going and jumps out of our arms to get in. The activities are excellent and have really supported him in his development. I would highly recommend.
10 July 2024
My little boy attends The Butterfly Patch in Morden and loves it. He has really flourished there and has such fun on the trips out to the forest. We get regular updates from the nursery on how he is doing throughout the day. The staff are all great and really friendly.
10 July 2024
Excellent nursery with kind and caring staff. Our children are incredibly happy at the nursery and the staff have excellent communication with parents. The manager is fantastic and is really responsive to any queries.
20 June 2024
Our son has been at the Butterfly Patch for 18 months and is so settled and absolutely loves it. The staff are all fantastic - he knows all of them by name which has made transitions to older rooms easy, and they are genuinely caring and nurturing. We always feel listened to as parents and receive regular updates on his progress. The staff provide detailed summaries of each day which helps us understand what he's been up to and means we can chat about the activities he did and who he was with. Our son loves the forest school sessions which are creative and have greatly helped him develop physical skills - from toasting marshmallows to wading in rivers, he does activities we would never do at home. You will do lots more washing as a result! The nursery often arranges events for parents to get to know staff and other parents. We are so glad we chose this nursery.
17 June 2024
Our girls absolutely love it at the Forest School. They go in happily in the morning and are always very pleased to see the staff. When they are at home they really enjoy playing outside and exploring new things.
14 June 2024
This is a wonderful nursery. Our daughter is so excited to go every day and always comes home telling the most amazing stories about what they got up to that day. She especially enjoys being out in the forest every day. It's the best. The teachers are so kind and really care so much about the children they look after. We are so lucky to have found such a wonderful nursery.
02 January 2024
Excellent nursery. My daughter comes home every day saying how much fun she has had. The staff are all very caring and know the kids well. There is a lot of encouragement and hugs. The Forest School is varied and my daughter loves being outside so much. She climbs trees, jumps in puddles, and gets covered in mud no matter what the weather! The only slight downside is the communication to parents from the nursery manager returning from maternity leave hasn’t been as good as the person covering while she was off.
02 January 2024
We are very happy that we chose the Butterfly Patch, our son has been going for three years. He has developed strong relationships with his key workers and the forest teachers. He loves all the activities they do out in the park, from climbing trees, sliding down mudslides, exploring the little stream and puddles or finding mushrooms and identifying trees. He not only learned to do all of that safely but also strengthened his independence getting ready by himself and even helping the younger children. We are always updated about their adventures through the app and at pick-up. The staff are lovely and caring, they all know the children well and truly care about them. We would recommend it to any outdoorsy family.
26 April 2023
Amazing staff and nursery. Our son is really settled after just a few months. They take the kids out each day - including the babies - and do things we wouldn’t normally do helping them to develop and be creative. Friendly and attentive staff and excellent communication
06 April 2022
Our daughter has been at the Butterfly Patch in Morden for 1.5 years now and she loves it. The staff are friendly and well trained. The forest school aspect of the nursery is why we chose it in the first place. The forest school staff encourage children to explore and interact with the world around them. This has developed her social and inquisitive nature. The regular updates on the app throughout the day allow parents to rest assured that their little one is safe and well. We are really pleased we chose the Butterfly Patch, Morden.
01 March 2022
My daughter absolutely thrives at the Butterfly Patch. She's grown into a very curious, adventurous, social little girl with a great vocabulary and amazing motor skills with their help and care. The staff are fantastic and especially the forest school teachers, whose passion for outdoor learning is phenomenal - the children get to play outdoors and learn about nature, while climbing, digging, discovering wildlife, carrying/transporting, painting and sculpting, splashing in rivers, climbing trees, building dens, along with dozens of other activities - we're very lucky to have the benefit of their skills and knowledge.
01 March 2022
Our son has been going to the Butterfly Patch since he was 6 months old. The staff have been amazing and he settled quickly and nicely. The constantly active lifestyle, need to go outside and curiosity to explore are contributing to turning him into a gentle, nature-loving boy who has amazing climbing skills! The carers do an amazing job of integrating aspects of learning in child-led play and our boy is thriving and making so much progress on fine and gross motor skills, language and social skills. The extended hours are a big plus as we're both working parents and we've been able to take advantage of some amazing offers to add in extra days when needed. Management runs smoothly. We feel able to speak about our child's needs (dropping dummy, increasing naps, etc) and the staff will go above and beyond to help out. We highly recommend the nursery to anyone who listens!
01 March 2022
My little one joined the nursery in Spring 2021, as a 1-year-old pandemic baby. Settling in took some adjustment, but the staff were so caring not only to him but to us as parents too. Constant regular contact, and clear happiness to listen to any concerns or questions we had, as well as make changes to help our son adjust, meant that we felt really comfortable during this disruptive period. He quickly became used to nursery life and it was clear that the affection between him and the staff members went both ways, with him obviously feeling very safe in their presence. This was especially useful as forest school introduces children to such new experiences, which take some getting used to. The team expose the children to fantastic adventures, making use of the streams, trees, woodland, wildlife, and other aspects of nature all available to them in the park. Now a proper toddler, our little boy has flourished in walking, talking, and exploring, all thanks to The Butterfly Patch.
01 March 2022
As a Forest School nursery, the children experience a wide range of outdoor led activities as well as the usual indoor sticking, painting, model making type stuff you would expect. The daily Forest School activities have really increased my child’s confidence but also their ability to understand boundaries and stay safe in potentially dangerous situations - near rivers or in high places. My child has learnt to approach the top of the stairs on their knees and looks over the edge laying on their belly to guard against potential falls, for example. The Forest School activities will advance with them as they grow and will stay with them as valuable life skills.
24 February 2022
Our child has thrived at the Butterfly Patch - the whole team are amazing. They really do care so much about the kids and they have helped support us too! I love it when my child comes home after nursery to tell me all about the adventures that she and her friends have had - it’s the highlight of my day!
26 March 2021
The nursery manager is a genius. The whole operation runs so smoothly and all the children are given enormous amounts of attention. We love how much time they spend outside, getting used to the outdoors with a seemingly endless and imaginative list of activities. All of this is reported to the parents in great detail using an app and we feel we know what our child is doing each day. They seem to be happy to cater to any dietary requirements and our picky son seems to love the food, they tell us on the app exactly what and how much he ate. Three months in and he now runs to the door whenever I say "do you want to go to nursery?". They also genuinely care about his development, they flagged up several milestones that he wasn't hitting and heavily encouraged us to solve them, with helpful suggestions. We also love how warm they are and how much time they seem to have to cuddle the children that need it and they have chickens!
26 March 2021
My daughter has been attending The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery for the last three months and we have been so impressed. The staff are friendly, professional and very good at updating us on her day. The Forest School activities have been interesting and varied. We have recommended the nursery to everyone we know. A big thank you to the manager and her hardworking team!
26 March 2021
Couldn't be happier! We have seen so much progress made by our daughter since joining The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery six months ago. Initially she was shy and reserved but it didn't take long before she couldn't wait to go each morning. She has made so many friends in a short space of time, even during the pandemic and clearly has made good friendships with the staff there. The nursery staff are really accommodating and professional while remaining relaxed and understanding of individual parents attitudes and priorities. The communication has been greatly improved since moving to the new app, where we get regular updates and photos on what she is doing, how she is interacting with others and photos of her outdoor and indoor activities. The nursery is not large but has so many activities to keep the children learning and intrigued and it's great to see the workers teaching the children about nature, recycling and respect at such a formative age. They have also handled care in the pandemic well.
12 February 2021
We are huge fans of the nursery. Our son has been attending since June 2020, and it is so wonderful that they get to explore the outdoors almost every day, sometimes twice a day. They do everything from sliding down mud hills, splashing in the stream and building/watching outdoor fires (both obviously closely supervised) to indoor painting, messy play and singing songs. We have been thrilled at how active it is and to see how much our son loves it and benefits from social interaction. We also love that they use the app, so we get photos of what they are up to in the week, and the staff are genuinely lovely and always reply to our posts and give us anecdotes about our son. They use outside caterers, so the quality of the food is great, which was also important to us. They don’t have a separate sleep room, which was my only concern at first, but I needn’t have worried - the kids soon settle in and naps went back to their normal 1.5/2hr duration fairly quickly.