Full-day nursery in Bedford Park, Ealing
Buttercups at Acton
Buttercups Day Nursery, 27 Old Oak Road, LONDON, W3 7HN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2011Reference EY428492Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places41 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating2 (Improvement necessary)inspected 17 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Ealing that publish fees charge £70–£130 a day for under-2s (4 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Buttercups Day Nursery, 27 Old Oak Road, LONDON, W3 7HN · More nurseries in W3
Stations
- East Acton15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Acton CentralNo step-free access19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Shepherd's Bush Market20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Uxbridge Road, Askew Road and First Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Trinity Way Open Space4 min walk
- Bromyard Gardens6 min walk
- Clayton Gardens7 min walk
- Wormholt Park8 min walk
- Wendell Park9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Ealing there are about 3.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Buttercups at Acton is a full-day nursery at Buttercups Day Nursery, 27 Old Oak Road, LONDON, W3 7HN, in Bedford Park, Ealing. It is registered for 41 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Buttercups Nursery Limited.
Run by Buttercups Nursery Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttercups at ActonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Dolce Casa MontessoriFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 0 mo–3 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| The Little Garden NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Stepping Stones Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | from 2 yrs | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Bedford Park5
- All nurseries in Ealing126
- All nurseries in W322
- Nurseries near East Acton station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ormiston Queensmill Academy ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Wendell Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Wormholt Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Good Shepherd RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Ark Conway Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Greenside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- East Acton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.5 miles
- Jack Tizard School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Buttercups at Acton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Buttercups at Acton Good at its inspection on 20 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Buttercups at Acton take?
Buttercups at Acton is registered with Ofsted for up to 41 children at any one time.
Who runs Buttercups at Acton?
Buttercups at Acton is run by Buttercups Nursery Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Buttercups at Acton?
East Acton is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 12 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY428492 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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