Finches Preschool
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Wokingham for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 8am to 6pm. £19.50 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 1992, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
The cost for a non-funded child is £19.50 per session.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
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 4JUWhat 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, 8 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at the pre-school. Staff take the time to get to know the unique personalities of each child. They place a strong focus on supporting and embedding the relationships they build with them. Children benefit from the strong bonds they establish with staff, which supports their growing confidence and emotional well-being. Staff teach children about what behaviour is and is not acceptable. They explain consequences as children are given time to think about and learn what are good choices. Children's behaviour is good. Older children demonstrate genuine care and consideration for their friends. For instance, they help younger friends take off their coats and hang them up as they invite them to play.
Leaders plan a meaningful curriculum around children's interests and developmental needs. Children develop good attitudes to learning. They are excited to learn and join in with activities with enthusiasm. Staff work closely on building children's communication and language skills. Leaders carefully consider how to spend additional funding, such as early years pupil premium, to have a positive impact on children's individual progress. For instance, funding is spent on outside services that visit the pre-school and help to inspire older children's interest through storytelling sessions. The quality of education is good, and children's learning progresses well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of the curriculum intent so that teaching consistently focuses on the individual learning needs of each child n make better use of group activities to ensure that all children are fully involved and engaged.
- 8 October 2024Good
- 11 January 2019Good
- 29 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Finches Preschool
- 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 £19.50 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.
- 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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