Chapel Lane Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Reading for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 15:15, 5 days a week. £16.50 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 1999, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Session Fee: £16.50 (per 3 hours)
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
Early Years Government Funding for all children from the term following their third birthday. Funding may be claimed for a maximum of 30 hours per week. Universal Funding 15 Hours and 30 Hour Funding.
Worth knowing. 30 hour funding attendance has to be a minium of 4 days a week (24hrs per week). Lunch club is available to those children that receive 15 hour funding and do not stay for an afternoon session.
What childcare usually costs in Wokingham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wokingham 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 1DYWhat 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, 1 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted warmly by staff on arrival at the pre-school. They arrive excited to start their session and see their friends. Children take part in group time, where they talk about the pre-school rules. They feel secure and content in the pre-school because they understand how to keep safe. For example, children talk about the 'kind hands' and 'walking feet' that they need to use in pre-school.
Children behave well, listen to staff and look after their toys. Staff have high expectations for children in all areas of their development. Children access an organised curriculum based on what they are interested in. All children are making progress towards the next steps in their learning.
Children have opportunities for rest and relaxation through activities, including yoga. They remain thoroughly engaged and concentrate intently on moving their bodies into familiar poses. They learn about their own bodies and functions, such as breathing, as they relax, stretch and follow instructions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen opportunities for children to learn about similarities and differences between themselves and others.
- 1 November 2022Good
- 16 March 2017Good
- 15 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chapel Lane Pre School
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £16.50 a session still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.