A Few Words About Us
Quality & value for money.
We are a registered not for profit charity and our aim is to provide a quality ‘value for money’ outstanding childcare provision, to the local and wider community
Excellent links with schools.
We have excellent links with all local schools and early years settings, and value the importance of supporting transitions for our children. In addition, we work closely with the local authority and fellow professionals (when additional support is needed), including health visitors and speech and language therapists to ensure every child receives the very best individual care.
Home from home environment.
Our families tell us the atmosphere of our nursery is ‘so homely and welcoming’, and an ‘exciting and inspirational place’ where every child will thrive and develop to their full potential. We are proud of Caterpillars and the ‘home from home’ environment we provide here. Our children are happy, contented, motivated and confident learners, developing valuable lifelong skills in readiness for school and beyond.
Our Staff
Hi my name is Angie and I have been in early years education and part of the ‘Caterpillars family’ for over 29 years. My inspiring motivation is to enable every one of our babies and children to thrive and excel, fostering their individual curiosity and sense of motivation. I have a strong passion for the natural outdoor environment in which we live, and take the greatest pleasure in seeing children engage freely, displaying ‘awe and wonder’ in their ‘outdoor world’. Here at Caterpillars with our unique pedagogical ethos, I relish in creating innovative and inspirational ‘enquiry based learning’ opportunities, that will empower the lifelong self confidence and self aspirational foundations for each and every baby and child that we care for.
Hi! My name is Georgie and I have worked in childcare for 5 years. I love being involved in helping children grow and develop into their own little characters and supporting them in order to ensure they have lots of fun every day! I am so proud to be a part of the Caterpillars Family.
Hi! my name is Diane and I have over 24 years of experience teaching in the early years and have worked in Outstanding nurseries for the majority of my career. I am passionate about making a difference to the lives of the children we care for here at Caterpillars. By supporting and nurturing them as individuals, it is delightful to be able to watch them thrive and develop into strong resilient children as they grow.
Hi my name is Jenny and I have worked in childcare for over 15 years. I thoroughly enjoy working with young children, it has always given me immense satisfaction knowing that here at Caterpillars we are giving our children the very best possible start in their lifelong learning and development through the wide and varied range of opportunities that we make available to them.
Hi! Hi my name is Kaylee and I have over 16 years experience working in early years. Working with children is so rewarding, helping the children develop and learn new skills. I am so proud to be part of the caterpillars team giving the children the best start in life
Hi, my name is Sue and I have over 15 years experience teaching early years in outstanding settings. I am passionate about working with the children here at Caterpillars helping to shape and develop their young minds and build upon their skills, knowledge and confidence to ensure they have the very best start on their lifelong journey of learning.
Hi my name is Demi and I have worked in childcare for 15 years. I first became passionate about early years when I became an auntie at a young age. Working with young children is fascinating, and being part of this crucial foundation of learning and support, is what shapes them for the rest of their lives and is incredibly rewarding to be a part of.
Our Staff also attend regular up to date training in all aspects of childcare including the following
PREVENT Duty
GDPR implementation (General Data Protection Regulations)
Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum delivery
Ofsted inspection training (Ofsted led)
Effective observation, planning and assessment Specific speech and Language strategies (local authority speech and language strategies)
Solihull Approach
Reggio Emilia approach
Working with two year olds
Effective Leadership and self evaluation
Managing child behaviour
Mental Health First Aid in the workplace
Food handling
Health and Social Care
Moving and Handling
Equality and Diversity
Fire Warden training
Infection Prevention Control
Fees and Funding
Our government funded hours
We offer government funded hours of up to 30 hours per week (for eligible babies and children) from the term after they are 9 months old up until 4 years old. All operational hours are eligible for funding. ( please enquire for further details and advice )
Tax Free Childcare
If your child is eligible for government funded hours please ask us about the government tax free childcare scheme which could save you 20% of your fees of up to £2000 per year
Consumables
Eligible funded hours are delivered FREE – we charge a consumables contribution for every funded hour that covers the cost of food – consumables – curriculum activities (please enquire for further breakdown of this charge, and advice and details for options of voluntary contribution )
“government funding is not intended to cover the cost of meals, other consumables, additional hours or additional services” (DfE:2026)
Our non government funded hours/rates
applicable to babies and children who are not eligible for government funded hours or who are attending beyond the maximum of 30 funded weekly hours . ( please enquire for further details )
See below for session times and cost break down
Our operational hours are
Monday to Thursday 8:00am – 5:00pm
Friday 8:00am – 4:00pm.
We close for five weeks per year plus bank holidays ( some closed weeks include a bank holiday)
Funded cost
Available for every session (term time)
Our consumables charge is £2.00 per funded hour split as follows
80p consumables 60p food 60p additional activities
Non-Funded Cost (See Below)
Under 2 Year Olds
2,3 and 4 Year Olds
