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Nurseries in Caterham

There are 12 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Caterham, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Caterham

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (3 Strong standard, 9 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 6 settings (1 Outstanding, 5 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Banana Moon Caterham - Day nursery, Caterham CR3 6RD, 90 places
  • Caterham The Laurels Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Caterham CR3 5UJ, ages 0 to 4, 101 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 March 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Chaldon Pre-School - Pre-school, Caterham CR3 5BN, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 7 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ducklings Pre-School - Pre-school, Caterham CR3 6QD, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 14 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Essendene Lodge Nursery - Day nursery, Caterham CR3 5PB, ages 0 to 2, 9 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 September 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Hurley Birds Nursery - Day nursery, Caterham CR3 5UE, 17 places
  • Little Treasures Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Caterham CR3 5XY, ages 1 to 5, 112 places
    Ofsted, 27 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Noah's Ark Pre-School - Pre-school, Caterham CR3 5NF, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 19 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbows Day Nursery - Day nursery, Caterham CR3 6RH, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 4 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Supreme Camps - Pre-school, Caterham CR3 5YX
  • Tots' Village Nursery - Day nursery, Caterham CR3 5YX, ages 0 to 4, 43 places
    Ofsted, 27 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodlands Preschool - Pre-school, Caterham CR3 5QS, 27 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • BB Soccer Caterham Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Caterham CR3 6YA
  • Camp Beaumont - Caterham - Out-of-school club, Caterham CR3 6YA, 80 places
  • Code Kids Caterham - Out-of-school club, Caterham CR3 6YA
  • Excel @ Woldingham - Out-of-school club, Caterham CR3 7YA
  • Just Like Home Breakfast and After-School Clubs - Out-of-school club, Caterham CR3 5ED, 30 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Caterham

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.