Full-day nursery in Ferndown, Dorset
The Caterpillar Club
c/o Ferndown First School, Mountbatten Drive, FERNDOWN, BH22 9FB · 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
c/o Ferndown First School, Mountbatten Drive, FERNDOWN, BH22 9FB · More nurseries in BH22
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Middle School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Millennium Park2 min walk
- King George's Charity Field2 min walk
- King George Playground4 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 Dorset there are about 2.8 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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The Caterpillar Club is a full-day nursery at c/o Ferndown First School, Mountbatten Drive, FERNDOWN, BH22 9FB, in Ferndown, Dorset. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Caterpillar ClubThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Parley Community Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ferndown First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Parley First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Primaryages 5–9 1.4 miles
- Oakhurst Community First School Primaryages 5–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.7 miles
- Ferndown Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Ferndown Upper School Secondaryages 13–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- West Moors Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.6 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 The Caterpillar Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Caterpillar Club Outstanding at its inspection on 26 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Caterpillar Club take?
The Caterpillar Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Caterpillar Club?
You can call 01202 893272 and visit www.thecaterpillarclub.org.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
- 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 144322 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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