Full-day nursery in Highfield, Gloucestershire
Curious Caterpillars Day Nursery
Downfield Lodge, Downfield Road, Stroud, GL5 4HL · 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 March 2015Reference EY488416Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places71 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 August 2026Food 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
Downfield Lodge, Downfield Road, Stroud, GL5 4HL · More nurseries in GL5
Stations
- Stroud (Glos)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
25 bus stops within 400 m, including Marling School, Beard's Lane and Mill Farm Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Jack Russell Park8 min walk
- Stratford Park10 min walk
- Queen Elizabeth II Playing Field11 min walk
- Paganhill Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Stratford 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 Gloucestershire 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.
What parents say
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Curious Caterpillars Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Downfield Lodge, Downfield Road, Stroud, GL5 4HL, in Highfield, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 71 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 6 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
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Lift Callowell Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Rodborough Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- The Rosary Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- St Rose's Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Cashes Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Foxmoor Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Stroud Valley Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.0 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 Curious Caterpillars Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Curious Caterpillars Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Curious Caterpillars Day Nursery take?
Curious Caterpillars Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 71 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Curious Caterpillars Day Nursery?
Stroud (Glos) is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Curious Caterpillars Day Nursery?
You can call 01453 750957 and visit www.curious-caterpillars.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY488416 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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