Dingley Family & Specialist Early Years Centres (Wokingham Centre)
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Wokingham for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2012, with 12 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 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
RG40 1UXWhat 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, 29 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) flourish in the warm and welcoming environment. They are at the heart of everything the staff do. The daily routines are centred around developing children's emotional security and well-being. Staff spend time settling new children into the setting and building strong relationships with them and their families. They know the children in their care extremely well and what makes them unique. Children develop strong bonds with the staff, who respond to their needs with kindness and respect.
Children who have limited language are building on the number of words they speak. Staff support children's emerging communication and language skills well.
Throughout activities they use repetition and say words clearly to help children to hear the correct pronunciation and learn more words. For example, when children ride bikes, staff comment that they are 'riding a red bike.'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to support staff to recognise when to allow children to make independent choices in their play. Centre)
- 29 November 2023Good
- 12 January 2018Good
- 5 November 2012Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Dingley Family & Specialist Early Years Centres (Wokingham Centre)
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.