Outstanding
160 placesRG14 7NZ01635 48969
South East
Childcare in West Berkshire
208 registered providers with 4,188 places, up 3.9% since December 2021.
34day nurseries
92childminders
42after-school clubs
103newly registered since 2021
46.7%rated Good or better
154closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 30.3% 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.
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120 placesRG18 9SG01635 203300
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Report card May 2026
104 placesRG14 7TD01635 524832
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Report card Mar 2026
28 placesRG31 7YT07824888197
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28 placesRG31 6YG07504 831149
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27 placesRG20 8TY07511098720
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24 placesRG14 7PR07814 155110
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24 placesRG18 4QL01635 873814
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24 placesRG31 4QX01189 420475
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24 placesRG14 6TL07738969358
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12 placesRG17 9QE01488 668219
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26 placesRG17 9XN07765 040269
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers at Theale Day Nursery | Reading | 76 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education Camp at Birch Copse Primary School | Reading | 28 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Love your community Acorns Nursery School | Reading | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Quackers Out Of School Club | Thatcham | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Camp Beaumont - Elstree School | Reading | 80 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Busykids Newbury | Newbury | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Pirate Club | Newbury | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Go Beanies (Beale Park) | Reading | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Funtastic Kids @ Falkland | Newbury | 28 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Dingley Family & Specialist Early Years Centres (West Berks Centre) | Newbury | 10 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Let Me Play @ Bradfield College Sports Complex | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Elite Camps Newbury | Newbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Victoria Park Children's Centre | Newbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Breaking Barriers Calcot Workshop | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Audlen House Day Nursery | Thatcham | 55 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| The Montessori School House | Hungerford | 20 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Ufton Outdoor Fun Holiday Club | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Funtastic Kids @ Kennet Valley | Reading | 100 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Funtastic Kids @ Spurcroft | Thatcham | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Ladybirds Pre-School | Newbury | 37 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Crabtree Pre-School | Thatcham | 26 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Compton Pre-School | Newbury | 24 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Little Oaks Nursery | Reading | 21 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Let's Leap @ Long Lane Primary School | Reading | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Premier Education Wraparound Club at Bradfield CofE Primary School | Reading | 12 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Go Beanies Play and Learn (Brookfields School) | Reading | 10 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Aldermaston Breakfast and After School Club | Reading | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Bradfield Sunshine Club | Reading | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| St Catherine's Pre-school | Reading | 40 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Purley Pre-School | Reading | 30 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Hungerford Camp Adventure | Hungerford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Banana Moon Day Nursery Beenham | Reading | 70 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Super Camps at Trinity School | Newbury | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Nuffield Health-Holiday Club Newbury | Newbury | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Scl At Long Lane Primary School | Reading | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| SCL @ Downsway Primary | Reading | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Newbury Family Counselling Service | Newbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Tree Tops Wrap Around Care Club at Robert Sandilands Primary School | Newbury | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Tree Tops Wrap Around Care Club at Lambourn Primary School | Hungerford | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| The Mrs. Williams Pre-School | Reading | 26 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Burghfield Oaks After School Club | Reading | 26 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Apricot Day Nursery | Reading | 24 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Tree Tops Wrap Around Care Club At Beansheaf | Reading | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Banana Moon Day Nursery Beenham | Reading | 64 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Junior 2002 Ltd | Newbury | 52 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Bradfield Sunshine Club | Reading | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Super Strike Calcot Holiday Camp | Reading | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| The Orchard Day Nursery (Yattendon) Ltd | Thatcham | 24 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Energy Kidz @ Aldermaston Primary School | Reading | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Scl At Falkland Primary School | Newbury | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |