Blue Butterfly Montessori (Stanmore)

Blue Butterfly Montessori is an outstanding nursery. Since my daughter joined, her confidence in interacting with other children and adults has grown. The staff members are wonderful, creating a secure and caring environment which my daughter feels safe at. They also encourage and promote learning through doing. I have definitely seen my daughter grow and develop her life skills. Staff members focus on keeping parents updated throughout the day which makes me feel at ease knowing my daughter is having a wonderful day!

We absolutely love this nursery! Both our one and three year old attend this nursery and are doing very well there! The staff are excellent and nurturing, the nursery is brand new, really well kitted out, everything is so fresh, clean and new! There is lots of light and very large and spacious rooms. The children are thriving there, our 3-year-old did not talk much but since going to Blue Butterfly Montessori she really has become quite a chatterbox and she loves her nursery! We are very well updated about all aspects and the education and Montessori learning offered is absolutely fantastic. We have been very impressed with the level of teaching and commitment from the practitioners and highly recommend this nursery. We find the curriculum quite advanced and inspiring. Our daughter has attended other nurseries in the past and something never quite seemed right, however, we have 100% peace of mind with this nursery and that’s why both our kids are in attendance!

My grandson has been attending Blue Butterfly since it opened in February 2021 and we are all so pleased with the progress he has made! As an only child during lockdown, we worried for his social skills not being with other children and all he had missed out on due to the pandemic. The girls in his room reassured us and made the settling in process so smooth and enjoyable for the whole family, we received updates and pictures on the app, called many times to the office where they checked in on him and confirmed what a wonderful time he was having.
We are so grateful for the love, care and education he is receiving at nursery. He is beginning to copy nursery rhymes’, sleeping better at night and using his cutlery on his own – he loves the food, we have copied some of the menu at home too!
Thank you.

My child joined a few months ago and we are very pleased with the nursery and our child’s progress as a result. We were nervous about moving him from a previous nursery, but he transitioned so well. The structure and activities here using the Montessori method are wonderful. The Blue room, with the oldest children, has extracurricular activities which keep the children entertained and excited about learning new and varied things.
The staff are very kind, courteous, and attentive, and I feel that has had a real positive impact on my child and us as parents. The facilities are excellent, having been purpose-built, everything has been thought of and I feel my child gets the best of the best. All clean and child-proof in a safe and welcoming, bright environment. I would highly recommend this nursery to other parents as well as for new staff. It has a real community feel about it.

The staff are amazing! My child is happy and loves nursery.
The staff communicate well and we could not be happier with the care.
There is always a positive vibe in the whole nursery and children reflect on this.
Leaving my child at the door I feel confident he will be well looked after, just like family would!
Thank you for everything you do for us as a family and being part of our child’s journey.

We have two children at Blue Butterfly Montessori (Stanmore) who have both had a challenging start to their lives and therefore we were quite anxious about them starting nursery but we have found Blue Butterfly Montessori (Stanmore)as a setting is super nurturing and provides a sympathetic and supportive environment where our children have thrived.
One of our children has special needs and we feel all of the Blue Butterfly Montessori (Stanmore) staff understand her needs and do their utmost to ensure she is cared for, included in everything and feels comfortable.
All of the staff we have encountered are so caring and thoughtful and really do all they can to ease the pressures on our family.
I cannot commend the Blue room key workers and the special educational needs care coordinator enough. If I had more children I would definitely send them here and I would not hesitate in recommending this setting to any parent looking for a nurturing environment where children are encouraged to be the best versions of themselves and taught wonderful values. Our children love the delicious food also.

My son has been attending Blue Butterfly Montessori since the beginning of this year and we have been very happy with the nursery. I was anxious about him starting nursery as he was born during the pandemic and did not have a chance to attend baby classes and interact with many people. I did not need to worry so much as the environment is so supportive and he has thrived. I was also worried about some food intolerances he has, again he is well looked after and extra care is taken around mealtimes.
All the staff have been wonderful both in his room and in the office. We always get a good handover at the end of the day and any questions we have are always answered. Communication is always regular from the nursery, as well as regular observations with regard to his development. We recently, unfortunately, had a hospital stay with my youngest child and the staff were amazing at providing extra support to my son and us as a family, so grateful for their kindness.

We are so thrilled we chose Blue Butterfly Stanmore for our daughter. Born in the first lockdown, she began in Yellow Butterflies at 14 months. We were worried that she would find it particularly difficult to transition into a childcare setting having been born into a very isolated world. How wrong we were! Through her journey in the Yellow Room, the Green Room and now in the Blue Room, my child has experienced the highest quality of care, kindness and nurturing from the professional and compassionate team within each setting. She has flourished into an independent, curious, animated, well-mannered young girl, with her bubbly personality and confidence shining through. The management and specialist room staff have all been wonderful, professional, committed, and kind and we couldn’t recommend the nursery enough. A big thank you for instilling in our daughter a strong love of learning in such an encouraging, inclusive engaging and fun environment!

Great that our son has developed and improved in all aspects of learning, socialising, and especially talking comfortably. His vocabulary has improved greatly in just over a year at the nursery and he is so much more confident with everyone he speaks to. Great teachers and amazing staff that are all very attentive to everyone’s needs.

It has very poor management. Rooms are too busy and crowded, which results in many incidents. After each incident, management is defensive rather than being empathetic with parents or trying to put in new measures to reduce the risk. For example, My little one was bitten a few times in less than two weeks and I was told that it is normal, offered me a leaflet regarding biting to accept the fact! I was told there is not much that they can do to stop or reduce these kinds of incidents and their staff are not superheroes to stop the kids! I was told my child may be bitten more and I have to accept it!
As a Montessori nursery, most of the staff are not qualified Montessori teachers and can’t challenge my little one. There was a high number of staff who left the nursery in the last year. There is also a high number of bank staff, which makes it difficult for children to bond with them.
As a result, we decided to move our little one to another nursery.