Cedars @ Boot Farm Day Nursery & Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Reading for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2024. Open since 2002, with 40 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 West Berkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Berkshire 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
RG7 4RGWhat 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, 21 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children develop confidence, independence and good communication skills at this well-organised and welcoming nursery. Staff get to know children well from the very start. They form caring bonds and readily provide effective emotional support to children. This helps children settle quickly and feel safe.
Leaders and staff provide a stimulating environment of rich learning experiences, where all children can follow their own interests. Children's natural curiosity is greatly enhanced as they explore, investigate and lead their own learning. They also initiate and happily engage with staff in their play, such as designing and making crowns together out of willow branches. This shows that staff readily value all children's ideas.
All staff show consistent expectations for children's behaviour and children regularly follow the positive examples set by staff. For example, younger children happily share song props with their friends and respond with smiles to staff's praise. Staff, across the nursery, support all children to recognise, understand and manage their emotions in an age appropriate way. They check on children's well-being throughout the day and frequently respond with cuddles and reassurance. For instance, at the start of the day pre-school staff ask older children how they feel. If some say they feel sad, staff consult the other children to consider ways to make their friends feel happier.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to recognise when to allow children to continue with their play without interruption, and when to intervene with more purpose n help staff further to provide consistent messages to help children learn about the benefits of adopting a healthy lifestyle.
- 21 May 2024Good
- 30 August 2018Good
- 6 April 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cedars @ Boot Farm Day Nursery & 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.
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