Nursery
Caterpillars Childcare
- Nursery
- Shifnal TF11 9ES
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Outstanding
| The quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Outstanding |
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Diverse Books and Toys: Children know to be gentle with books and to take care when turning the pages.
Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: The environment is safe and secure, and resources are clean and well maintained.
Activities: Children use their imagination as they experiment with paints and colours.
Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff empower children to use their skills to think and investigate, to develop their curiosity and interests.
Communication: They discuss children's starting points and learning needs in detail at every stage of their child's transition through the nursery.
Community Building: Staff organise half-term stay-and-play sessions for parents to come into the nursery and look at their children's development folders and discuss the children's ongoing learning.
Programs and Resources: Work with outside professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Staff Training: Staff have recently undertaken training in autism, special needs and safeguarding.
Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are enthusiastic and welcoming, ensuring children quickly settle.
Safeguarding Training: Staff have regular training on safeguarding and paediatric first aid.
Play and Learning Integration: Children develop their physical skills in yoga sessions or outdoors as they climb, balance and take risks.
Transition to Primary School: Children develop in all areas of the curriculum and build on the skills they need for their next stage of learning.
Diversity Management: Children learn words and phrases in languages different from their own.
Child Safety Management: The environment is safe and secure, and resources are clean and well maintained.
Teaching Personal Safety: Managers and staff understand the signs and symptoms of abuse and can explain how to make a referral should they feel a child is at risk of harm.
Happiness and Settling: Children thrive in this nurturing and calm nursery.
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Caterpillars Childcare is a Nursery, Co-Ed Nursery located in Shropshire County, West Midlands.
This nursery accepts children from 0-4 years old.
Currently, the nursery has 19 students enrolled.
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Caterpillars has been established for over 29 years and is truly a ‘home from home’ nursery. We are set in the beautifully rural, historic ‘Apley Estate’ in the Shropshire countryside and have an 'outstanding' Ofsted grade.
Caterpillars is only a short 10-15 minute drive from many locations such as Bridgnorth, Shifnal, Pattingham, Albrighton, Telford, Seisdon and Wombourne, and even nearer to Norton, Broseley, Sutton Maddock, Beckbury and Ackleton. We are ideally situated just off the main B4176 (Rabbit Run) at Cotsford, Higford, Shropshire TF11 9ED, not far from the Sutton Maddock roundabout on a large site ‘built for purpose’ in a beautiful converted barn across two floors. We have a fabulous outdoor space, amazing countryside views including the Wrekin! Easy access is via our own private road leading to our large private car park.
We are proud that Caterpillars has been awarded Ofsted outstanding status for the fourth consecutive time. We deliver the National Early Years Curriculum and place a strong ethos on the Reggio Emelia approach which is embedded in our teaching styles here at Caterpillars. We are a registered ‘not for profit charity’ and our aim is to provide a high quality, high staff:child ratio and ‘value for money’ childcare provision service to the local and wider community.
Here at Caterpillars, we have excellent links with local schools and settings when supporting transitions, and work closely with other professionals including health professionals, ensuring that your child receives the very best individual care.
Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 6th Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 14th Apr 2025 - 25th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 21st Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 3rd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 7th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 13th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 26th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 20th Jul 2025 |