Happy Hours Pre School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Reading 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2023. Open since 1992, with 23 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
RG10 9HSWhat 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, 20 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate they feel safe, secure and happy in this nurturing pre-school.
They have formed close bonds with staff, who greet them warmly and are continuously attentive to their needs. Children are motivated to learn. They freely explore the inviting play environment and independently access the wide range of learning experiences that staff provide. For example, children delight in markmaking activities and describe their drawings in detail. This helps to support their early literacy skills.
Staff help children to develop good levels of independence and implement this well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to build more consistently on the vocabulary of younger children, to help them make the best progress in their language development.
- 20 April 2023Good
- 10 May 2017Good
- 23 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Hours 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.