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Beenham Caterpillars

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
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4.7(3 parent reviews) ·Grange Lane, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5PX · West Berkshire
Number of places
75 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
West Berkshire

About this day nursery

Our ethos

Welcome to Caterpillars, where little hearts are nurtured, curiosity is celebrated, and every child is truly valued. We offer a safe, loving, and inspiring environment where children can grow, learn, and flourish at their own pace. We celebrate all cultures, religions, additional needs and backgrounds - everyone is welcome and we look forward to meeting you!

What it's like

As children arrive at the nursery, they receive warm and welcoming interactions from staff, who engage in conversations with them. Children form strong emotional attachments with staff, who get to know them well. This helps children to settle quickly and feel safe and secure. The curriculum supports children to develop a love of learning. Staff provide a range of exciting learning experiences, both indoors and outdoors, which fuel children's imagination, such as pretending to be dinosaurs.

Nurturing EnvironmentPlay-Based LearningInclusiveTwo Locations

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Year-round care (Beenham), Term-time care (Kennet Valley)

Age range

3 months to 5 years (Beenham), 2-5 years (Kennet Valley)

Term time / All Year

All Year

Food

Unknown

Staff

Unknown

Waitlist

Unknown

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Beenham Caterpillars

Last inspected 19 February 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

As children arrive at the nursery, they receive warm and welcoming interactions from staff, who engage in conversations with them. Children form strong emotional attachments with staff, who get to know them well. This helps children to settle quickly and feel safe and secure. The curriculum supports children to develop a love of learning. Staff provide a range of exciting learning experiences, both indoors and outdoors, which fuel children's imagination, such as pretending to be dinosaurs.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are becoming independent learners who confidently access activities and resources for themselves.
  • Leaders work closely with staff to role-model good practice and support professional development.
  • Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is carefully considered.
  • Children enjoy music and singing, which helps to develop their awareness of rhythm and rhyme.
  • Staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children and ensure their safety, including effective systems for food allergies.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to be consistent in their behaviour management strategies to support children to learn why their unwanted behaviour is not acceptable
  • 2help staff in understanding how to extend and challenge children's curiosity and thinking skills even further.
Inspection #10383352 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is carefully considered. Staff work closely with parents and professionals to help ensure that children receive continuous support and guidance. All children make good progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

Staff support children in the outdoor area to help build their self-confidence as they have fun learning to navigate push along cars. Older children use their gross motor skills to transport equipment around the garden. Staff demonstrate that they prioritise children's well-being, for example, by checking that children are dressed in suitably warm outdoor clothing for outdoor play.

Parent Reviews of Beenham Caterpillars

4.7
(3)
nicole osborne
a year ago

Having visited many nursery’s & settings I was so impressed with Beenham Catapillars. Every single member of staff was utterly delightful & so engaging with my daughter. The senior members of staff were so informative & honestly made me feel like no question was stupid. My daughter is due to start in January & I can honestly say im happy & feel so comfortable with leaving my baby with the excellent staff at Caterpillars. Overall the new set up & surroundings at caterpillars is perfect, with a lovely edition of a totally separate dark room with allocated cots. 10/10 nursery! Xxxx

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Agnieszka Sadowska
2 years ago

Beenham Caterpillars are amazing - I can’t recommend them enough. From day 1 they have made us feel very welcomed and my little boy loves going there which is absolutely down to the great care, varied activities and lovely staff. Every morning and evening you are greeted with smiling faces, Beenham Caterpillars is a very special place!

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Erik Brignall
a year ago

Staff friendly, daughter enjoyed her time there.

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Inspection history

Date: February 2025

  • March 2025Good
  • February 2025Good

Frequently asked about Beenham Caterpillars

About the setting

Beenham Caterpillars registered in 2023. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round. The nursery receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged under two, two, three and four years. The nursery employs six staff, three of whom hold qualifications at Level 3.

URN
2734511
Registered person
Caterpillar Preschools Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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