Full-day nursery in Aldermaston Wharf, West Berkshire
Beenham Caterpillars
Grange Lane, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5PX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Grange Lane, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5PX · More nurseries in RG7
Stations
- Aldermaston11 min walk · 0.4 miles
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In West Berkshire there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Beenham Caterpillars is a full-day nursery at Grange Lane, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5PX, in Aldermaston Wharf, West Berkshire. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Caterpillar Preschools Limited.
Run by Caterpillar Preschools Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beenham CaterpillarsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Cedars @ Boot Farm Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Beenham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Woolhampton C.E. Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Elstree School ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Beenham Caterpillars's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Beenham Caterpillars Good at its inspection on 19 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Beenham Caterpillars take?
Beenham Caterpillars is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
Who runs Beenham Caterpillars?
Beenham Caterpillars is run by Caterpillar Preschools Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Beenham Caterpillars?
Aldermaston is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Beenham Caterpillars?
You can call 0118 971 3607 and visit www.caterpillarkids.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2734511 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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