Bramley Wood Day Nursery and Pre-School
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bracknell for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 1995, with 124 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Bracknell Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bracknell Forest from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
RG12 7ARWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 24 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and benefit from the warm welcome they receive from staff at this nurturing and caring nursery. Babies and toddlers smile when seeing familiar staff members, who offer them cuddles and help them to separate from parents.
Older children's independence skills are promoted well. For example, babies and toddlers are encouraged to use spoons when feeding themselves, while older children understand daily routines, such as removing shoes and placing them in trays on arrival. Children feel secure and demonstrate a firm sense of belonging.
The carefully sequenced curriculum helps children build on current skills and knowledge. Children make good progress. Children find the learning opportunities on offer stimulating and remain focused and engaged for prolonged periods of time. For example, children delight in building towers with foam and bricks, counting as they build, and they enjoy the messy play enormously.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen opportunities to help children learn new and ambitious vocabulary, to help them to become more confident and fluent speakers.
- 24 April 2023Good
- 30 August 2017Good
- 19 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bramley Wood Day Nursery and Pre-School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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