The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery

Adajacent to Cricket Club, Morden Park, Lower Morden Lane, Morden SM4 4SF
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  • The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery, Morden
The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery opened their doors and the forest in January 2019.

The nursery specialises in providing excellent childcare within the Ofsted framework and early years foundation stage along with the forest school ethos.

The nursery is about developing the children through play in a natural environment whether it is whittling or craving with sharp knives, learning the process of a campfire, looking at the different types of trees, mini beasts, fauna and flora.

The nursery is outside based between 60 per cent and 80 per cent of the day.

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Care Provided by The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Lauren Hendry (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 6
  • Total Places for Children
  • 40
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery

  • Fees vary depending on age, days at nursery and funding. Here is a rough guide:


    Children attending 5 days a week vary between £2222.43 and £2202.20 per month (no funding).


    Children attending 4 days a week vary between £1787.14 and £1759.76 per month (no funding).


    Children attending 3 days a week vary between £1340.36 and £1317.32 per month (no funding).


    Children attending 2 days a week vary between £893.57 and £874.88 per month (no funding).


    Adhoc days vary between £107.14 - £72.77.

  • You can view our full fee structure on our brochure. Visit our website to download.
  • Parking

  • Ample free parking on site.


The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery Reviews (31)

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The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.675) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery has 31 reviews.

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Review from Katie H (Mother of Child) published on 10 July 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from J S (Mother of Child) published on 10 July 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Emily J (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from A A (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter is having an amazing time at the nursery so far... all the staff seem very attentive and lovely. They also keep us up to date with her day-to-day activities. When we go to pick her up she is smiling and chatting away to us. We are looking forward to seeing how she grows over the next few
years.

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Review from W S (Father of Child) published on 17 June 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Molly R (Mother of Child) published on 14 June 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from C T (Mother of Child) published on 2 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from D E (Mother of Child) published on 2 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from J J (Father of Child) published on 26 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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

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Review from A C (Mother of Child) published on 6 April 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Camilla A (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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!

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Review from A L (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from L G (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Jess E (Mother of Child) published on 24 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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
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Review from Simon N (Father of Child) published on 26 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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!

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Review from Sarah S (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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!

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Review from Danny H (Father of Child) published on 26 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Susan P (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Ellie (Mother of Child) published on 20 December 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been attending here since September 2019. I cannot speak highly enough of the nursery. It is the antithesis of the other nurseries we looked at where children are stuck in a room with other children their own age all day. Instead, the children mix with each other, regardless of age, in a
lovely space which lets them roam free. But the real joy of this nursery is the time the children get to spend outside. I love seeing the updates of my son exploring Morden Park and getting muddy! The staff are wonderful. The nursery is small so they can take the time to get to know each child's needs. They are always smiling and enthusiastic and bring real fun to the nursery. My son absolutely loves it there and even though it takes me half an hour to drive there it is so worth it. I hate the idea of my child stuck in a room playing with the same old toys. At the Butterfly Patch, his creative play can run wild and so can he!

Reply from Scott Humphrey at The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery

Ellie, this is such a lovely review for us and I am extremely grateful that we have got to know such a wonderful family.
Kind regards, Scott.


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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.675)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.675) out of 10 for The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 8 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 8 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.875 for The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (84 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 96 Ratings = 4.875

  • b) 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 4.8 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery is based on 8 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 3.8

    • ii) 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 40 number of registered child places is 8, which has been reached with 8 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Lauren Hendry

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Lauren is our wonderful manager at our Morden Park Forest School.


Frequently Asked Questions about The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery accepts?

The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery Open?

The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery is open: Monday 07:30-18:30, Tuesday 07:30-18:30, Wednesday 07:30-18:30, Thursday 07:30-18:30, Friday 07:30-18:30.

How many Children does The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery have capacity for?

The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery has capacity for a total of 40 Children.

How far is The Butterfly Patch Morden Park Forest School and Nursery to the centre of Morden?

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

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