Outstanding
90 placesRG6 1QB0118 926 8892
South East
Childcare in Reading
198 registered providers with 3,853 places, up 0.1% since December 2021.
40day nurseries
82childminders
44after-school clubs
83newly registered since 2021
38.1%rated Good or better
112closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 17.2% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Report card Dec 2025
64 placesRG1 2LU01189 372509
Outstanding
35 placesRG30 3HD0118 956 8528
Outstanding
33 placesRG4 5NA0118 9375429
Good
135 placesRG1 5LE020 3865 7402
Good
130 placesRG4 8JZ0118 9471 847
Good
105 placesRG2 6DA0118 914 5560
Good
98 placesRG1 6HY01189500116
Good
98 placesRG1 3DH01635 635635
Good
95 placesRG1 3HW0118 9588116
Good
88 placesRG6 1LP0118 402 2365
Good
86 placesRG1 1AR0118 9560341
Good
80 placesRG4 8LJ07527242750
Good
80 placesRG30 4EX01189598252
Good
76 placesRG1 5LE0118 322 7112
Good
74 placesRG4 8ED01189475502
Good
72 placesRG1 3PA07898948837
Good
64 placesRG30 2BA0118 9044638
Good
60 placesRG30 4NP01189429492
Good
57 placesRG31 6JH07500807870
Good
57 placesRG30 2UE01189 590364
Good
55 placesRG2 7PW0118 334 6270
Good
50 placesRG30 6UB01189 015577
Report card May 2026
50 placesRG4 7SD07805 200261
Good
48 placesRG30 2AL0118 572146
Good
47 placesRG1 4PL01189581800
Good
44 placesRG30 2UJ0118 959 1371
Good
43 placesRG30 2AL01189598232
Good
36 placesRG30 2DD0118 9519973
Good
36 placesRG31 5AB07989261637
Good
30 placesRG4 7AW07981 195435
Good
30 placesRG4 8LN01189015506
Good
28 placesRG4 8LP01183343000
Good
26 placesRG6 1JR0118 901 0012
Good
26 placesRG4 6LU01189 471 976
Good
20 placesRG1 3GD01183277424
Good
17 placesRG31 6JP0118 9018068
Report card Feb 2026
54 placesRG4 6LJ0118 947 5797
Report card Feb 2026
111 placesRG2 0GX01183049206
Report card Apr 2026
130 placesRG2 0HP07824866691
Not yet inspected
100 placesRG31 5AT07545239874
Report card Mar 2026
85 placesRG2 7QA0118 937 3922
Not yet inspected
80 placesRG4 7LB01276 21884
Not yet inspected
72 placesRG1 5DZ01235467303
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65 placesRG30 1EA01189 514444
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60 placesRG6 1JR07979790846
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50 placesRG6 1EY07931820351
Report card May 2026
50 placesRG30 2RW07729122079
Not yet inspected
50 placesRG2 8JD07931820351
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50 placesRG2 7RB01189375566
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40 placesRG4 6LU07970499197
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40 placesRG1 2TD0118 916 8417
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40 placesRG30 2TD07729122079
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40 placesRG6 1NJ0118 961 7713
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40 placesRG31 5BD07729122079
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39 placesRG30 3QP01189 373849
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38 placesRG30 3EJ07717214613
Report card Apr 2026
35 placesRG1 7RD07888726986
Report card Apr 2026
35 placesRG30 4AS07740365567
Not yet inspected
33 placesRG1 2TD01189311464
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hill Play Club | Reading | 33 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Playday at Milestone | Reading | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education at New Christ Church C of E Primary School | Reading | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education Clubs at New Town Primary School | Reading | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Reading Tilehurst Kumon Centre | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| RCLC Teachitright Ltd | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| First Class Learning Reading Central | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Teachitright Reading | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Greyfriars Day Nursery | Reading | 80 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Camp Beaumont - Leighton Park | Reading | 72 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Surestart Whitley Nursery | Reading | 62 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| The Lodge | Reading | 42 | Inadequate | Dec 2025 |
| FACE at St Martin's Primary | Reading | 18 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Goldilocks Day Nursery | Reading | 99 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| KOOSA Kids After School Club at EP Collier Primary School, Reading | Reading | 36 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Mary Seacole Day Nursery & Family Support Unit | Reading | 31 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Sunnyside at Sunstreet | Reading | 8 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Next Thing Education Camps Hemdean House | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ The Hill RG4 | Reading | 80 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| St Michaels Preschool | Reading | 35 | Inadequate | Dec 2024 |
| Funky Fidgets Ltd | Reading | 25 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Hub | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Premier Wrap Around Club The Ridgeway | Reading | 28 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Premier Education Club at Geoffrey Field Infant School | Reading | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Go Beanies Play and Learn (Park Lane Primary School) | Reading | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Moorlands RG30 | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Gymfinity Kids | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Funky Fidgets | Reading | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| The Trust Holiday Club | Reading | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Funky Fidgets | Reading | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| The Little Owl Pre School | Reading | 33 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Caversham Heights Pre-School | Reading | 32 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Little Stars and All Stars After School Club | Reading | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| The Lodge At Coley | Reading | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Crawshay Pre-School | Reading | 24 | Needs improvement | Dec 2023 |
| SCL @ The Ridgeway Primary School | Reading | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Stagecoach Reading East - Abbey School | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Premier Wrap Around at Meadow Park | Reading | 28 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| FACE at Redlands Primary | Reading | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| LET ME PLAY @ KENDRICK | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| West Cluster Children's Centre Creche | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Little Kingdom Daycare @ KI | Whale Avenue | 80 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Waterloo Meadows Play Centre | Reading | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Get Active @ Alfred Sutton | Reading | 25 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| St Joseph's Nursery | Reading | 24 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| The Honey Bee Preschool | Reading | 24 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| GetActive@MeadowPark | Reading | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Go Beanies Play & Learn (Ranikhet Academy) | Reading | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Ranikhet Rainbows Pre-School | Reading | 8 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Super Strike Summer Fun | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| BA Sports | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Orchard Day Nursery | Reading | 57 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Funtastic Kids@Palmer Academy | Reading | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |