Full-day nursery in Waltham Abbey West, Essex
Three Butterflies Nursery
Building H7, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Powdermill Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY · 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 March 2019Reference 2524312Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 25 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Building H7, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Powdermill Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY · More nurseries in EN9
Stations
- Waltham Cross20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Cheshunt23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Cornmill Meadows5 min walk
- Abbey Meadows8 min walk
- Abbey Gardens9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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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Three Butterflies Nursery is a full-day nursery at Building H7, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Powdermill Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY, in Waltham Abbey West, Essex. It is registered for 40 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 14 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Butterflies NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Tudor Cross Pre-School CICSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
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| Premier Education - Waltham Holy CrossSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Little Learners Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Waltham Cross SchemeSessional pre-school | Met | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.7 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Four Swannes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Downfield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.1 miles
- Hurst Drive Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- Keys Meadow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.3 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 are Three Butterflies Nursery's opening hours?
Three Butterflies Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Three Butterflies Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Three Butterflies Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Three Butterflies Nursery take?
Three Butterflies Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Three Butterflies Nursery?
Waltham Cross is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Three Butterflies Nursery?
You can call 01992 941896 and visit www.threebutterflies.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 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.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2524312 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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