Earleybird Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Reading for from 3 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:15, 5 days a week. £8.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2021. Open since 1992, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
We charge £8.50 per hour for unfunded hours; our priority is for funded places, therefore we are unable to guarantee any additional hours over funding entitlement.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded places for supported families, working parent entitlement and 3 & 4 years old 15 hours universal.
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
RG6 3APWhat 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, 17 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted enthusiastically by staff as they arrive at the warm and welcoming pre-school. The manager and staff have high expectations for children and are committed to providing an inclusive environment. The key-person system is securely in place and staff have a good knowledge of the children in their care.
Children build warm, trusting relationships with their key person and show good levels of emotional well-being.
Children demonstrate a positive attitude to their learning and behave very well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- give the quieter and less confident children the support they need to always engage fully in their learning n continue to build on the programme of staff training so that their knowledge is constantly improving to the highest level.
- 17 November 2021Good
- 14 March 2017Good
- 28 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Earleybird Pre-School
- 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
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 £8.50 an hour 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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