Butterflies, our baby room for 3 months to 2 years
Butterflies is a warm, homely baby room at Buckshaw Village Nursery, caring for children aged 3 months to 2 years. Gentle routines, a separate sleep room and a low key worker ratio help your little one settle, explore and thrive.
Butterflies is a baby room at our Ofsted Outstanding nursery in Buckshaw Village, Chorley, caring for children aged 3 months to 2 years. It offers a relaxed, homely environment, a separate sleep room with individual cots and a minimum ratio of one member of staff to three children.
A gentle start to nursery life
Starting nursery is a big step for babies and parents alike. The Butterflies room is designed to feel calm and homely, easing the transition from home to nursery so your baby feels safe, secure and ready to explore. Quiet, comfortable areas give little ones space to rest, while a separate sleep room with individual cots means each child can follow their own routine.
Our curriculum is aligned with the Early Years framework (the EYFS), so even our youngest children benefit from purposeful play that supports their development. To find out more about how we plan learning at every stage, explore our curriculum and the wider nursery facilities.
Inside the Butterflies room
Everything in Butterflies is built around the needs of babies and young toddlers, from feeding and sleeping to sensory play and daily communication with families.
A homely welcome
A relaxed, homely environment designed to ease your baby gently from home life into nursery.
Separate sleep room
Quiet, comfortable areas for rest and a dedicated sleep room with individual cots.
Key worker care
A minimum ratio of 1 member of staff to 3 children, with a key worker for every child.
Sensory play
Imaginative, messy, sensory, small world and physical areas, including heuristic play.
Milk and food prep
Separate milk and food preparation areas, with weaning introduced together with parents.
FAMLY updates
Daily updates and photos shared with families through our FAMLY digital platform.
Learning through play and exploration
Babies learn best through their senses, so Butterflies offers imaginative, messy, sensory, small world and physical areas that invite little ones to reach, touch, taste and discover. We include heuristic play, giving children everyday objects to explore freely, which supports their development through interaction and curiosity.
Fresh air and movement matter too. Children in Butterflies enjoy our indoor and outdoor play areas, known as The Pods, where they can move, crawl and play in a safe and stimulating space.
- Sensory and messy play to spark curiosity
- Small world and imaginative play areas
- Heuristic play with natural, everyday objects
- Physical play indoors and outdoors at The Pods
Feeding, weaning and daily communication
Every baby has their own feeding routine, so Butterflies has separate milk and food preparation areas and a dedicated food preparation facility to accommodate individual needs. When your child is ready, we introduce weaning collaboratively with parents, so mealtimes at nursery mirror the approach you take at home.
Staying connected is important to us. We use FAMLY, a digital platform, to share daily updates, photos and information between our team and families, so you always know how your baby has eaten, slept and played. Learn more about nutrition at the nursery or read about our security and safeguarding.
Butterflies works to a minimum ratio of one member of staff to three children, with a key worker system that gives every baby a familiar, caring adult who gets to know them and their family well.
Explore our other nursery rooms
As your child grows, they move through age appropriate rooms, each designed for the right stage of learning and play.
Butterflies baby room questions, answered
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Enquire about a place in Butterflies
Come and see our homely baby room for yourself. Get in touch and ask us anything about places, funding and settling your little one in.