The Butterfly Patch South Norwood

I am pleased with the level of care children are experiencing at The Butterfly Patch South Norwood. They have plenty of learning opportunities through play, the environment is safe and staff are friendly and caring.

We are so happy with The Butterfly Patch South Norwood. The staff are fantastic and really care about the children. They get up to so much in one day and it feels like a home from home environment. Our little boy absolutely loves it and gets excited to go to nursery in the morning. They also get such a variety of food to try which I am really pleased about.

Our little boy loves attending. The staff go above and beyond every day. A creative approach to learning which has given him a wonderful imagination and wide vocabulary. I was recommended and I have recommended others who have been just as pleased.

The team at the nursery are extremely approachable and always strive to meet the needs of parents and children. They know the children well, are very kind and build genuine relationships with them. There’s a good range of indoor and outdoor activities planned each day, and a variety of healthy food is served. Communication is good, through the use of the app I can see when my child has napped, what they’ve eaten and also photos of activities they’ve completed.

The nursery is well managed so parents can feel confident in their child’s care and supported. The staff are friendly and easy to communicate with. Parents are updated quarterly about their child’s progress, however, we receive daily updates when collecting our child. If there are any issues, parents are contacted via the app and over the phone, if need be. Having the app makes me feel safer leaving my child in the care of another. I wish it could open earlier to fit in line with my job but I am happy with the opening hours all the same. The diet is very good and children are encouraged to drink water and have fruit throughout the day.

My son started in November 2021. I have been very happy with his progress and his development since. He is trying food he does not eat at home and is happy to try new foods.
Since leaving his previous nursery, he has come on in leaps and bounds. He has a great bond with the manager and the staff team alike. The nursery is very welcoming and homely. My son’s experiences have been so varied and he enjoys his time there so much, coming home talking nonstop about what he has been up to during the day.

The Butterfly Patch is a lovely and funky space that really feels like a home from home for our one-year-old daughter. The team have been so wonderful in helping her to settle in and I can tell that now she has settled, she’s enjoying her time there. There are plenty of fun and educational activities and the menu for her meals is fantastic. The team really seem to care for the children in a way that goes above and beyond standard childcare – it feels like a little family. Plenty of attention is also being paid to my daughter’s development and I feel confident that she is always learning.

My son has been attending this nursery for almost one year, I have purposely waited this long to write a review so that I would have a complete picture. The Butterfly Patch South Norwood is an absolutely amazing nursery! Words cannot express how happy I am with the quality of care and love they show my son. The manager and the team are fantastic, any issues or concerns (which are rare) are dealt with swiftly; as a parent, I feel listened to and always supported. This is so refreshing as I moved my son from a different nursery because he was unhappy; he is a different child at The Butterfly Patch, he is happy to attend, regularly request to go at the weekend and sometimes, doesn’t want to come home! My child is happy again and has been since he started. He has learnt so much since being there, educationally, socially and environmentally. The values of the nursery really do align with my own. Love the fact they encourage curiosity and listen to the children. So glad I found this nursery! I am a big fan.

All staff are very welcoming and loving towards my daughter. She speaks very highly of them. They show a keen interest in her likes and what she gets up to at home. I enjoy the daily updates I get from them and all activities are well thought out. My daughter loves coming into nursery each day to see her friends and the staff alike.

Our daughter has been at The Butterfly Patch for 8 months now – since she was 13 months old – and I have been so pleased with our choice! As a first-time parent, transitioning back to full time work after being on maternity leave was a big milestone, but the team at the Butterfly Patch made it so much easier due to the kindness, diligence and care they demonstrated, and continue to demonstrate on a daily basis to the children who attend there. The nursery manager is fantastic and has the excellent skill of being able to hold high expectations (running a tight ship) whilst maintaining warm and positive relationships with children, staff and parents. Our daughter’s key workers are intuitive, caring and invested, and it’s great to have an open line of communication through the Famly App. We are so pleased that we found a local nursery that was so aligned with our philosophy and approach. Thank you!