West Berkshire

Childcare in Thatcham (West Berkshire)

Thatcham (West Berkshire) has 8 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 17 of them and rated 16 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 10 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.

39places per 100 under-fives in West Berkshire, against 32 for England

94%of the 17 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding

6 of 27are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

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.

Everything 27 Day nurseries 8 Pre-schools 4 School nurseries 3 Childminders 8After-school clubs 4

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XP Kids Ltd After School Club

After-school club · St. Marks C of E School, Cold Ash Hill, Thatcham, RG18 9PT

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays30 placesLong established

07825345065

Little K's

After-school club · North Thatchams Children'S Centre, Park Lane, Thatcham, RG18 3PG

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays24 placesOpen for decades

07786 871 756

GetActive@StFinians

After-school club · St Finians School, The Ridge, Thatcham, RG18 9HU

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays30 placesOpen a few years

01344860868

uKids @ Hampstead Norreys

After-school club · Hampstead Norreys Primary School, Newbury Hill, Thatcham, RG18 0TR

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays20 placesNewly opened

07976842725

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Recently

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 Quackers Out Of School Club Out-of-school day care
Dec 2025Opened uKids @ Hampstead Norreys Out-of-school day care
Dec 2025Opened Dingley's Promise West Berkshire Sessional day care

Questions

What people ask about childcare in Thatcham (West Berkshire)

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Thatcham (West Berkshire) take funded hours?

6 of the 27 settings in Thatcham (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 Thatcham (West Berkshire) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 17 settings Ofsted has inspected in Thatcham (West Berkshire) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Thatcham (West Berkshire) take babies?

23 settings in Thatcham (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 Thatcham (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.

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