Full-day nursery in Little Bowden, Leicestershire
Caterpillar Day Nursery Ltd
88 Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9HF · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since July 2010Reference EY411010Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places47 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
88 Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9HF · More nurseries in LE16
Stations
- Market Harborough23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Leisure Centre, Cemetery and Crosby Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Market Harborough Leisure Centre Playing Fields1 min walk
- Little Bowden Park9 min walk
- Burford Green Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Slide playground6 min walk
- Little Bowden Play Park playground12 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 Leicestershire there are about 2.6 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 Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at 88 Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9HF, in Little Bowden, Leicestershire. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Farndon Fields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Little Bowden School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- Meadowdale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- Ridgeway Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.4 miles
- Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.8 miles
- Welland Park Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 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 Caterpillar Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Caterpillar Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 9 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Caterpillar Day Nursery Ltd take?
Caterpillar Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 47 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Caterpillar Day Nursery Ltd?
Market Harborough is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Caterpillar Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01858 432661 and visit caterpillardaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY411010 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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