Childcare in Reading (West Berkshire)
Reading (West Berkshire) has 13 day nurseries, 11 pre-schools, 11 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 22 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 31 of them and rated 29 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 41 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across West Berkshire there are 39 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across West Berkshire, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 28 school nursery classes across West Berkshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
53 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Closed Tigers at Theale Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Love your community Acorns Nursery School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Education Camp at Birch Copse Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Let's Leap @ Elstree School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Tigers Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened GetActive@Bucklebury Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Tea Time Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Stagecoach Burghfield Common Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Go Beanies (Beale Park) Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Camp Beaumont - Elstree School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Let Me Play @ Bradfield College Sports Complex Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Breaking Barriers Calcot Workshop Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Reading (West Berkshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Reading (West Berkshire) take funded hours?
19 of the 72 settings in Reading (West Berkshire) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Reading (West Berkshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 31 settings Ofsted has inspected in Reading (West Berkshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Reading (West Berkshire) take babies?
53 settings in Reading (West Berkshire) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Reading (West Berkshire)?
West Berkshire has 39 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Reading (West Berkshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.