Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt

Pure Gym, Rowdell Road, Northolt UB5 6AG
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Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt is a beautifully designed nursery set within Pure Gym Fitness Club.

It offers a range of flexible sessions for children from 3 months to 5 years, with funded sessions also available.

The nursery is always buzzing with life and is a really happy place for all that attend.

The nursery is situated opposite a fantastic park, so in addition to the nursery garden the children make lots of visits there too.

Outdoor learning is encouraged at every opportunity and the children have regular Forest School sessions where they have the opportunity to explore nature, grow fruit and veg and play in a mud kitchen.

Children also enjoy musical movement sessions and local outings which broaden the children’s experiences of the world.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Chelsey Gilder (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 12

Total Places for Children

  • 45

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Request a brochure to see all important information including fees!
    This will be stated more clearly in our prospectus

  • Request a brochure to see all important information including fees!
    This will be stated more clearly in our prospectus

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, 1 week at Christmas & 5 training days

Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt Reviews (89)

9.9

Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.899) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt has 89 reviews.

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Review from Jordan R (Father of Child) published on 6 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Hungry Caterpillar Nursery is a wonderful place where my son attends. The staff is caring and attentive to my child and we have seen him grow as a person as well as learn many key skills preparing for when he moves into a school environment. The facilities are clean and well-maintained, with a variety
of activities that stimulate creativity and development. I highly recommend Hungry Caterpillars Nursery to any parent looking for a safe and enriching place for their child to thrive. Well maintained.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your lovely review! We really appreciate the time you have taken to write this.
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Review from Mellissa P (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child recently started the nursery. I’m impressed with how attentive the staff are and how friendly they are.
My child settled very well and the staff really made the transition period for me easy.
The pictures, handover and weekly updates regarding the children’s progress make me feel reassured
that my child is learning in the correct environment.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your kind words. This will be passed on to the team at Northolt.
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Review from K L (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 8-month-old absolutely loves going to the nursery. Their development and eating has massively advanced since starting there. The staff are lovely and there are plenty of activities. The outdoor space is great too. The communication is also very good, with regular updates on what they have been doing.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your kind words! It is amazing to hear that you have seen progress in your child's development since they started at nursery!
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Review from Jade B (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Hungry Caterpillar is such a lovely environment. The staff are absolutely amazing and they always meet my child’s needs. The communication between the staff and myself is fantastic, I am always very reassured when my child is at nursery.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your kind words. It is lovely to hear that you feel reassured by our staff team that your child is in good hands whilst they are at nursery.
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Review from Linda L (Mother of Child) published on 15 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves going to Hungry Caterpillar. They provide a range of activities and the environment is conducive for learning. They encourage children to be independent and prepare them for primary school which greatly helped my son. The staff are friendly professional and accommodating. Simply the best.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your lovely review! We are happy to hear that your son loves going to nursery!
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Review from S I (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We have had an overall great experience but we found that every time we request extended care, the response takes a very long time to approve or decline. This of course has an impact on how we can plan for things so if this could improve, that would be great.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your lovely review! We are glad to hear you have a great experience with us. Your comments will be passed on to the team at Northolt.
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Review from J G (Father of Child) published on 28 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wonderful staff at this nursery. Always cheerful and happy to reassure new parents. My daughter has settled very well and it gives us comfort that she’s looked after well in this nursery. They give us updates of the day at the end of the day which helps us to manage well for the day.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thanks for your lovely review. This will be passed on to the team at Northolt!
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Review from Hari N (Father of Child) published on 27 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We found Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt to be an integral part of our child’s development, they have been conducting activities which contribute to the overall development and we get an update regularly.
Very flexible and the app is great for tracking daily activities.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your kind words. This will be passed on to the team at Northolt!
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Review from A S (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The thought that went into making Mother’s Day bouquet and a surprise birthday card for me was lovely. Caring and accommodating. They are always there to help and support parents and with a smile on their face. Big shout out to the Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt. They are the best.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your lovely review! This will be passed on to the team at Northolt!
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Review from C S (Mother of Child) published on 24 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Great nursery with lots of variety of activities. My son has been attending for just over a year. When I stated I was very anxious and they were very reassuring and gave me constant updates to keep my mind at ease.
I really enjoy seeing the pictures regularly on the app. The staff are always available
to talk with me and talk about my child’s development.
The food menu always has variety and my son comes home full and happy. The environment is always clean any time I have visited.
I wish there was more stability within the staff team since he has started there have been a number of staff changes but this doesn’t appear to have affected my son. I do feel that sometimes there is no continuity of care though.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your lovely review! We try and limit staff changes as much as possible. We would like to reassure you that even with some staff changes, the team at Northolt continues to deliver a high…read more
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Review from K G (Mother of Child) published on 13 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are caring and attentive.
Up to date information is provided via the app regarding child’s care (meal times, nappy changes, naps) along with photos sometimes. Engaging activities are provided to the children.
My child has settled in well. Happy with the care provided.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your lovely review. This will be passed on to the team at Northolt!
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Review from Asmi P (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My little one is happy to go to nursery as he enjoys the environment and activities. Looking after babies is a difficult job and I am confident that my little one is well looked after by caring and friendly staff. Also, there is enough space and equipment for babies to play.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your lovely review! We are glad to hear your child is happy going to nursery!
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Review from A S (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely team, great standards, various activities and initiatives for little one, a healthy menu and most of all my daughter is always happy to go to nursery that says a lot to me! So thank Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt for your amazing passion!
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your lovely review! We are really happy to hear your daughter is happy at nursery!
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Review from F R (Father of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Today my son was very very happy, after more than 8 hours in the nursery he was crying because he didn't want to leave. Happy to play with his mates. I saw so many happy children today, with tired but smiling professional teachers. Good team. Good job.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your kind words! Our staff are amazing so thank you for recognising that! We are very glad to hear your son is happy at nursery!
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Review from P M (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely nursery with caring staff. Have sent all three of my children here over the last 8 years and can say that this nursery has got better and better year upon year. The setting is really nice with a big outside space garden. My children have always enjoyed coming to nursery and sad when they leave.
The nursery manage is always very friendly and supportive. I would highly recommend this nursery.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your kind words. We are glad to hear your three children have all loved coming to our Northolt Nursery!
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Review from N K (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My sons been with the nursery for nearly a year now and the progression I’ve seen in him socially and verbally is unbelievable. He loves going in and the staff are just amazing. Would recommend it to anyone and everyone!
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review! This will be passed on to the team at Northolt!
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Review from J W (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending this nursery since she was 2 years old and I returned back to work. The staff are friendly and my daughter is always happy on drop off and happy on pick up. Any issues raised have always been addressed swiftly.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your kind words. We are very happy to hear that your daughter is always happy going and coming home from nursery!
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Review from Tess T (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Hungry Caterpillar Northolt branch continues to provide wonderful care to both my children in the caterpillar room and butterfly room. The staff are extremely kind, considerate and very knowledgeable. They have put immense effort into developing both my children. The nursery is spacious, fun and cleverly
laid out for the child’s development. The team are aware of children’s likes, dislikes and needs and they always adapt to this. They have always been extremely understanding and always willing to support us in any flexible manner they can, most importantly, my children love being in the nursery. We are so pleased we decided to go with the Northolt team.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review! We are so happy to hear that both of your children love being at the nursery and thank you for choosing Northolt!
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Review from Giasmin M (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
Overall good nursery some of the staff seems to really care about the child. Has helped my child’s speech as she has speech difficulties. However if you are on funded sessions your hours and days will be changing between terms or half terms all the time and you won’t have a say in it as the priority
is for self funding kids and that affects my child’s routine and speech when days gets reduced. Thank you
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for taking the time to review our nursery, we are sorry to hear that your experience with the change of nursery sessions and days has not been positive. We aim to ensure changes do not…read more
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Review from Jordan W (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good nursery. Staff are able to meet the needs of my daughter while also helping her development. The staff are friendly and open, they are also accommodating when emergency situations arise.
The staff are very communicative and make full use of the app with updates of my daughter's progress and
activities.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt
Thank you for your lovely review! This will be passed on to the team at Northolt!
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.899)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.899) out of 10 for Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.899 for Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt is calculated as follows: ( (260 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 288 Ratings = 4.899
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Northolt is based on 24 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 45 number of registered child places is 9, which has been reached with 24 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Chelsey Gilder

Job Title: Manager

Nursery Manager at Northolt

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