Grange Pre-School
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Reading for children from birth to 5, open 08:50 to 15:20, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 1967, with 35 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 Reading
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Reading 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
RG30 3HDWhat 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, 19 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children benefit from a staff team that nurtures every child as a unique individual.
The impact of this shines through. For example, children are extremely polite and delight in introducing themselves and their friends to the inspector. They sit down and discuss their families, traditions and backgrounds, and listen to what their peers say with genuine interest. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They illustrate this as they create a hairdressing salon and negotiate different prices for a cut, colour and blow dry. Staff consistently give children the support they need so they flourish and succeed in what they want to achieve. They skilfully use visual displays, such as pictures of different hairstyles, to engage children in discussion.
This particularly supports non-verbal children and those who speak English as an additional language.
- 19 May 2022Outstanding
- 1 March 2017Good
- 20 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Grange 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.