Bright Horizons Abbeymore Day Nursery and Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Reading for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2005, with 88 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 Reading
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Reading 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
RG6 1LPWhat 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.
- 14 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 22 October 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 14 June 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 7 June 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 15 November 2021 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are welcomed warmly into the nursery by staff. They happily leave their parents or carers and quickly settle into the nursery activities. Children can select from a range of interesting activities and resources that broaden their skills. Staff use interesting topics or themes and build on the children's interests. Children are confident in choosing the direction of their play and to express themselves freely.
For example, as pre-school children retell a familiar story of 'The Gingerbread Man', they are enthusiastic to take on different characters of the story. They progress this activity outside and organise a game to run as fast as they can and try to catch the 'gingerbread man'. Babies are mesmerised by music and different sounds, they stop, listen and dance as they hear staff singing familiar songs. They show delight to join in nursery rhymes and love sharing books.
Toddlers are curious and active learners. They enjoy acting out the story of a bear hunt with small figures, joining in with repeated phrases. Children are excited and motivated to learn. Their behaviour is good and they have excellent relationships with staff and others. Young children develop independence and confidence as they willingly attempt to serve their own food, pour their drinks and put on their outdoor weather suits. Outside, all children build resilience and develop their coordination and physical skills. They learn to negotiate obstacles when riding wheeled toys, they climb small structures and handle various tools and equipment.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider more closely how to adapt group activities to ensure all children, in particular quieter children, fully engage and benefit from the learning opportunities n ensure all staff, including long-term agency workers, receive robust support and monitoring to help them receive consistent guidance to fulfil their roles and responsibilities.
- 6 February 2023Good
- 24 January 2022Needs improvement
- 9 December 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Abbeymore Day Nursery and Preschool
- 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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