Full-day nursery in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Chalfont St Peter
29 High Street, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 9QE · 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 2017Reference EY544973Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places69 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 July 2025Food 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
29 High Street, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 9QE · More nurseries in SL9
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including The White Hart PH, Market Place and Lansdown Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chalfont St Peter Park5 min walk
- Gold Hill Common6 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 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 Buckinghamshire 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.
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Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Chalfont St Peter is a full-day nursery at 29 High Street, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 9QE, in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire. It is registered for 69 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 8 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Chalfont St PeterThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Footsteps Day Nursery and Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:45–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 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
- Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Chalfont St Peter Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Robertswood School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- Maltman's Green School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Thorpe House School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St Mary's School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Gayhurst School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.9 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 Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Chalfont St Peter's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Chalfont St Peter Good at its inspection on 11 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Chalfont St Peter take?
Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Chalfont St Peter is registered with Ofsted for up to 69 children at any one time.
Who runs Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Chalfont St Peter?
Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Chalfont St Peter is run by Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 8 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Chalfont St Peter?
Gerrards Cross is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries - Chalfont St Peter?
You can call 01753 882617 and visit hungrycaterpillars.co.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544973 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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