Curious Caterpillars Day Nursery
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Stroud for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2015, with 71 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Gloucestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Gloucestershire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
GL5 4HLWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 22 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff place a clear emphasis on building strong relationships with families and children from the outset at this setting. Home visits and settling-in sessions demonstrate a commitment to understanding the child's home environment, which helps ease transitions. Staff recognise the importance of children feeling emotionally secure as a foundation for successful play and learning. The wellestablished key-person system helps children form strong, secure attachments with the caring and attentive staff. This approach promotes children's emotional wellbeing and enables staff to plan personalised learning opportunities.
Leaders have designed an ambitious, sequenced curriculum that outlines the knowledge and skills children need to learn at each stage of development. Staff emphasise language development, provide children with a sense of being valued, safe and supported as they grow and learn, and encourage physical activity. Staff build positive relationships with parents and provide detailed information about the curriculum and the children's learning. For example, parents receive a transition guide when their child moves from one room to the next. This guide details the intended learning outcomes for that room and how parents can support learning at home. Staff then create individualised learning plans based on each child's unique interests and needs. They repeat activities over time to reinforce concepts and support learning. Children make good progress from their individual starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the organisation of group times to ensure all children can participate effectively and maximise their learning opportunities n strengthen the quality of teaching for the younger children to consistently challenge them, enabling them to build on their existing knowledge and skills even further.
- 22 November 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 27 June 2019Good
- 18 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Curious Caterpillars Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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