Full-day nursery in South Tidworth, Wiltshire
Caterpillas Under Fives
Nadder Road, Tidworth, SP9 7QN · 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 November 2000Reference 145896Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 15 January 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Nadder Road, Tidworth, SP9 7QN · More nurseries in SP9
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Savernake House, Clarendon School and Connaught Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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 Wiltshire 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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Caterpillas Under Fives is a full-day nursery at Nadder Road, Tidworth, SP9 7QN, in South Tidworth, Wiltshire. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by TNB Garrison Early Years and Play Committee.
Run by TNB Garrison Early Years and Play Committee (charity), which runs 8 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.1 miles
- Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation) Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.1 miles
- Wellington Lions Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Zouch Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Wellington Eagles Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 1.7 miles
- The Wellington Academy Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.3 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 Caterpillas Under Fives's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Caterpillas Under Fives Good at its inspection on 30 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Caterpillas Under Fives take?
Caterpillas Under Fives is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Caterpillas Under Fives?
Caterpillas Under Fives is run by TNB Garrison Early Years and Play Committee, which runs 8 nurseries.
How do I contact Caterpillas Under Fives?
You can call 01980 847784 and visit www.tnbearlyyears.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 145896 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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