Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell

Hanwell Children's Centre, 25a Laurel Gardens, Hanwell, London W7 3JG
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Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell provides an engaging learning environment where children can enjoy free-flow play.

The nursery has a garden area and staff encourage children to participate in outdoor learning at every opportunity, while the nursery also runs regular Forest School sessions for pre-school age children.

Children can enjoy weekly French lessons and music and movement session, as well as regular outings in the community to help widen their understanding of the outside world.

The staff at the nursery work in partnership with parents and run a parent forum where families can share comments and make suggestions and feel part of the nursery.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Rohini Takhar (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 14

Total Places for Children

  • 50

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 4 years 11 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, Christmas & 5 Training Days Per Year

Parking

  • Roadside Parking

Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell Reviews (58)

9.8

Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.753) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell has 58 reviews.

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Review from Sammy S (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All staff are amazing and very welcoming. My child had a difficult start to her nursery journey and all staff ensured both myself and my child were accommodated at all times.
My child loves her time at nursery and is very happy and comfortable with her daily activities.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for your lovely review! We are so happy to hear your child loves her time at nursery.
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Review from Sarah C (Mother of Child) published on 13 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We feel really lucky to send our kids (2 and 4) to this gorgeous nursery. The staff go above and beyond to make our kids feel at home, and are always happy to chat through any concerns. Although drop-offs can be tricky, it’s heartening to see that neither kid wants to leave at pick-up! All the nursery
kids are very sweet and kind. The nursery seems to instil that in them.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for your lovely review! This will be passed on to the team at Hanwell!
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Review from J C (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter loves going to nursery and comes home happy and tells us what activities she’s been doing whilst attending nursery. Staff are very friendly towards parents. It’s my daughter's last year in Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell so it’s a shame she’s leaving.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for your lovely review! We are glad to hear your daughter loves going to nursery!
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Review from W T (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been there for about two years I can see a big change in his character and making good relationships with other kids.
Overall the nursery is very good, the staff are very helpful and they tell you what was done on that day.
Overall my son is always happy.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for your lovely review! We are glad that your son is always happy at nursery!
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Review from I K (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Hungry Caterpillar is very safe and welcoming environment. The staff is supportive and treat each and every individual with respect and equality. My daughter always leave with a smile on her face. The manager and the team is very supportive. They care about children’s development and providing detailed
daily feedback on children’s progress.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for your lovely review! This will be passed on to the team at Hanwell!
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Review from Anissa S (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son does 2 days per week and since he’s started nursery he has made such amazing developments. He has taken to the staff very well and enjoys his time at nursery. Each day he comes back home full of excitement. The staff are all so lovely, they are amazing.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for your lovely review! We are glad to hear that your son has made amazing developments since being at nursery and that he comes home full of excitement!
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Review from Harriet R (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A joyful, safe, kind learning environment that our little boy loves to attend. Good weekly feedback. Staff were all helpful and approachable. Good understanding of the needs of the individual child. Lovely environment with a good selection of learning activities.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for your lovely review. This will be passed on to the team at Hanwell!
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Review from K M (Father of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very thoughtful staff, friendly and helpful. Practical because I live nearby. Older son graduated from this nursery now the middle son is attending and the youngest one is already enrolled to start in September. Love it
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
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Review from Adriana M (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Very friendly and professional team. My son is always happy when he is there, and I can see how well he is being looked after. Every week he has different activities which are helping with his development.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for your kind words. We are glad your son is happy at nursery!
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Review from W L (Father of Child) published on 9 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have never had any issues with this nursery and they take very good care of the children there. My daughter loves it there. The staff and management have always been helpful and welcoming. I would recommend this nursery to family and friends.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are glad your daughter loves going to nursery!
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Review from Nathalie G (Mother of Child) published on 19 January 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery has been wonderfully supportive to our daughter's needs. The information provided daily is a great help and reassurance. The outside areas are a brilliant resource and the special events have been such a good idea. Thank you for everything you do.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for your lovely review. This will be passed onto the team at Hanwell!
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Review from Z L (Mother of Child) published on 1 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter really loves attending nursery and looks forward to it every day. She gets a variety of different foods to eat which she does not normally try at home. The staff are welcoming and kind. I would love the nursery to expand.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
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Review from Veronica M (Mother of Child) published on 30 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is enjoying his time at the nursery! He just can't wait to go there and be with his friends and careers. It's been a big part of our life for the past two years. Can't fault it; everyone is so kind, and my son has learnt so many skills being there! He loves the food also! Thank you all for giving
my son the best care and teaching him all these skills!
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
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Review from J B (Father of Child) published on 29 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is very happy here and has always felt comfortable at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell.
The staff are very welcoming and communicate very well with us about everything.
The facilities are better than other nurseries.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
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Review from Maram A (Mother of Child) published on 11 October 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since the day my child started at the nursery they have been doing great. The staff are very friendly and provide my child with plenty of learning opportunities and fun play all day. The staff are available to discuss any queries with me and always share child development advice.
The nursery uses
the app which has made life so much easier, I am able to book extra days and check on my child's progress. Absolutely love it!
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for your kind words. This will be passed on to the team at Hanwell.
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Review from Catherine P (Mother of Child) published on 11 October 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children (now in school) attended this nursery and absolutely loved it. After first week of settling both were going happily inside. When I was picking them up I could see they had a good day.
We cannot thank staff members enough for their dedication and kindness.
Reply from Daisy Sanders, Marketing at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for your lovely review. We are glad that both your children loved our nursery!
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Review from Karagh M (Mother of Child) published on 5 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Hungry Caterpillar's for 15 months now and absolutely loves it, she has progressed really well. The staff and management are professional, friendly, kind, caring and understanding. I receive daily updates via an app, as well as progress reports and I love the regular photos I
receive on activities. I appreciated all of the efforts the team put into keeping things running during the pandemic and the communication with parents during this time.
Reply from Olivia Foley, Director at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you so much for taking time to share your feeback on the nursery with us. It means so much to the team to know their hard work, care and passion is recognised and has an impact on the children.
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Review from Sasha P (Mother of Child) published on 8 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An amazing day nursery! Fantastic and friendly staff and manager. Secure and safe environment. My child really enjoys attending here. The nursery also provides regular feedback on child development and information about the activities my daughter participates in and the snack and food she has each time.
I have absolutely no worries about the care provided.
Reply from Olivia Foley, Director at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for reviewing our nursery, we are so glad you are enjoying your time with us.
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Review from Nathalie B (Mother of Child) published on 8 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started during lockdown, so I can only judge from my son’s behaviour and my interactions with the staff at the gate. I trust the staff to be caring and professional. From my dealings with them, they seem to really care for the children. They also organised lots of nice activities like an Easter
egg hunt and even a take away breakfast for Mum's for Mother’s Day. My son is always running to nursery, he loves it, I’d say even more than the previous one. I think they take him outside to play a bit more often than at his previous nursery, which suits him well. Just a note about the settling in period, which is free, the child can only spend two hours at the time during settling in, meaning you need to arrange childcare separately for that period or take two weeks off work. At his previous nursery the settling in was ramped up with days getting longer and longer. It wasn’t free but suited full time working parents better with a child already used to full time nursery.
Reply from Olivia Foley, Director at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for leaving us a review of our Hanwell nursery. We will take your feedback under consideration.
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Review from Karolina B (Foster Parent of Child) published on 8 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very friendly and professional staff. Great management. My child loves activities inside and outside. I'm very pleased with my child's overall progress. She's happy there and that's very important for me. Highly recommended. Thank you and all the best.
Reply from Olivia Foley, Director at Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell
Thank you for leaving us a review - we really appreciate it.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.753)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.753) out of 10 for Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 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 4.753 for Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Hanwell is calculated as follows: ( (133 Excellents x 5) + (25 Goods x 4) + (8 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 166 Ratings = 4.753
  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 - Hanwell is based on 13 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 50 number of registered child places is 10, which has been reached with 13 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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Job Title: Manager

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