Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Chalfont St Peter

29 High Street, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross SL9 9QE
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9.9 42 Reviews
Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries is housed in a lovely character building set in the heart of the village. Previously a public house, The Chalfont Phoenix has been completely renovated from inside to outside and transformed into a fantastic nursery for local families. The nursery caters for around 65 children from babies through to school age and also offers a range of parenting classes for families attending and the wider community.

Hungry Caterpillar’s Chalfont’s on-site chef will be cooking nutritious meals for the children using locally sourced produce. Chalfont will also see the launch of ‘Caterpillar Parent Services’ which will enable busy working parents to use the nursery as a one-stop shop for emergency supplies, dry cleaning and local errands. The aim is to ensure local business’s benefit from the nursery and parent’s lives are made easier.

The nursery will run regular Forest School sessions for the children taking full advantage of their wonderful garden area and local green belt. Children will also have the opportunity to access weekly Yoga sessions, French classes and music sessions.
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Care Provided by Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Chalfont St Peter

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care
  • Person in charge
  • Sarah Hemmins (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 20
  • Total Places for Children
  • 70
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Chalfont St Peter

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  • Parking
  • There is free parking for one hour in Market Place car park.


Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Chalfont St Peter Reviews (42)

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9.9

Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Chalfont St Peter has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.916) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Chalfont St Peter has 42 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A kind, caring group of staff, with a good management structure and part of an established Nursery group. Parents are listened to, communication is good and there are always plenty of cuddles for the children. Facilities are modern and the Hersey environment is always clean.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery! Hungry Caterpillars is a very warm and nurturing environment and the carers really engage with the children. My Daughter absolutely loves it there, no tears at drop off and a happy smiley face at collection. When asked if she’s had a good day she always says yes and tells you a song
she has been learning or shows you colours, numbers or days of the week. The other day she spoke in French!


The venue itself is clean and tidy and the resources are brilliant. The staff in toddler room are second to none and have created a really special bond with my little one. It’s safe to say that when watching them they seem to have this with all the children in their care. I look forward to my son starting there very soon!


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.916)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.916) out of 10 for Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Chalfont St Peter is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.916 for Hungry Caterpillar Day Nursery - Chalfont St Peter is calculated as follows: ( (209 Excellents x 5) + (15 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 226 Ratings = 4.916

  • b) 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 - Chalfont St Peter is based on 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 70 number of registered child places is 14, which has been reached with 19 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Sarah

Sarah Hemmins

Job Title: Manager

Nursery Manager at Chalfont St Peter