Sessional pre-school in Birtley, Gateshead
Caterpillar Club & Bumble Bees CIC
Birtley Community Centre, Ravensworth Road, Birtley, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 1EN · 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.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Birtley Community Centre, Ravensworth Road, Birtley, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 1EN · More nurseries in DH3
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Ravensworth Road-Community Centre, Ravensworth Road-Bowling Green and Ravensworth Road-Morris Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Birtley Grove Park6 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 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 Gateshead there are about 3.2 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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Caterpillar Club & Bumble Bees CIC is a sessional pre-school at Birtley Community Centre, Ravensworth Road, Birtley, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 1EN, in Birtley, Gateshead. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar Club & Bumble Bees CICThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Bright Star Nursery - BirtleyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Grove Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| 2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Barley MowFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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| Washington Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Birtley East Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Portobello Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Barley Mow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.1 miles
- Holley Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.3 miles
- Ouston Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Caterpillar Club & Bumble Bees CIC's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Caterpillar Club & Bumble Bees CIC Good at its inspection on 21 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Caterpillar Club & Bumble Bees CIC take?
Caterpillar Club & Bumble Bees CIC is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 311821 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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