Full-day nursery in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire
Butterfly Day Nursery
27a Elizabeth Way, Cambridge, CB4 1DD · 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 September 1992Reference 221567Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 11 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
27a Elizabeth Way, Cambridge, CB4 1DD · More nurseries in CB4
Parks and playgrounds
- Midsummer Common6 min walk
- Stourbridge Common9 min walk
- Jesus Green11 min walk
- Saint Matthew's Piece12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, 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 Cambridgeshire there are about 2.8 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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Butterfly Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 27a Elizabeth Way, Cambridge, CB4 1DD, in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Milton Road Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- Brunswick Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- OA - Cambridge ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- St Matthew's Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Castle School, Cambridge ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Chesterton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Park Street CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Arbury Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Butterfly Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Butterfly Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Butterfly Day Nursery take?
Butterfly Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Butterfly Day Nursery?
Cambridge North is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Butterfly Day Nursery?
You can call 01223 353164 and visit www.butterflydaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 221567 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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