Children deserve fun, meaningful learning experiences and laughter.

Welcome to

Colyton Caterpillars

Colyton Caterpillar Early Education is a fully inclusive environment that meets the needs of all children. Children’s needs are challenged, nurtured and fulfilled in an exciting, unique way that is led by a highly qualified team.

“The wider the range of possibilities we offer children, the more intense will be their motivations and richer their experience” Loris Malaguzzi, founder of the Reggio Emilia approach to early education.

When you join our nursery we are here to support the whole family, parents are so important in their child’s learning journey that we involve them every step of the way.

Our setting is part of the ‘Community’ and we use all the local facilities to enhance your child’s learning. We accept children from 0-12 years, and planning is differentiated to meets their needs and stages of development.

We are passionate about our ethos, believing that all children deserve fun, meaningful learning experiences and laughter.

Our

Services

Sessions

When you join our nursery we are here to support the whole family, parents are so important in their child’s learning journey that we involve them every step of the way.

Activities

It's is our belief that children should have the freedom to express themselves in a way that best suits them. It is our job to provide them with varied rich opportunities to promote and enable them to create and think critically using the resources they have around them.

Latest

News

Visit from ZooLab

Visit from ZooLab

Zoo Lab Visit🐍🐌 This morning we had an exciting visit from the Zoo Lab, the children got to hold & touch the different animals! We saw- a snake (named Pumpkin), a cockroach (named Maxine), a tarantula (named Regina), a snail (named Doris) and a millipede (named...

Trip to Newhayes Farm

Trip to Newhayes Farm

Our school leaver children were lucky enough to visit Newhayes farm, with great thanks to Emma, Sam and Aimee from The Vending Shed Farm school. The children had the opportunity to make biscuits, first making the butter from cream - they were very tasty when they ate...

Hatching Chick Eggs

Hatching Chick Eggs

The children were very excited for our chick eggs to arrive. Within two days, 8 eggs started to crack and then hatch! The children loved to watch them and hold them.    

Visit from ZooLab

Visit from ZooLab

Zoo Lab Visit🐍🐌 This morning we had an exciting visit from the Zoo Lab, the children got to hold & touch the different animals! We saw- a snake (named Pumpkin), a cockroach (named Maxine), a tarantula (named Regina), a snail (named Doris) and a millipede (named...

Trip to Newhayes Farm

Trip to Newhayes Farm

Our school leaver children were lucky enough to visit Newhayes farm, with great thanks to Emma, Sam and Aimee from The Vending Shed Farm school. The children had the opportunity to make biscuits, first making the butter from cream - they were very tasty when they ate...