Full-day nursery in Birch Green, Essex
Caterpillars Pre-School
Birch C of E School, School Hill, Birch, COLCHESTER, CO2 0LZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Birch C of E School, School Hill, Birch, COLCHESTER, CO2 0LZ · More nurseries in CO2
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Lower Rd.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground11 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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.
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Caterpillars Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Birch C of E School, School Hill, Birch, COLCHESTER, CO2 0LZ, in Birch Green, Essex. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Caterpillars Pre-School.
Run by Caterpillars Pre-School (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpillars Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Layer PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
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| The Old Schoolhouse KindergartenFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
| Tadpoles Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester StanwayFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.6 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 Caterpillars Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Caterpillars Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 28 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Caterpillars Pre-School take?
Caterpillars Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
Who runs Caterpillars Pre-School?
Caterpillars Pre-School is run by Caterpillars Pre-School, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Caterpillars Pre-School?
You can call 07840 857592 and visit www.caterpillarspreschool.org.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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 EY422633 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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