Honeysuckle Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Reading for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2013, with 68 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
RG2 9BYWhat 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.
- 12 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 2 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily skip into the nursery, eager and excited to start their busy day ahead. They are greeted by friendly, enthusiastic staff. Children put their belongings away and immediately choose from a wide selection of stimulating activities. Some decide to play alone, while others join in with their friends or staff.
The interactions between staff and children are warm and positive. This helps children develop a true sense of belonging.
There is a well-thought-out curriculum in place. The provider works hard to ensure that staff in each room clearly know what children need to achieve before they move to the next room. Staff work as a close-knit team to securely build on children's personal, social and emotional skills across the nursery. For example, at mealtimes they successfully support and teach children to be responsible for setting up tables, self-serve their food, confidently use cutlery to feed themselves and chat politely to one another. This helps to prepare children well for their eventual move to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the ongoing coaching and support for all staff to raise the quality of teaching to even higher levels n support staff to consistently identify and implement children's next steps in learning when interacting with children.
- 2 October 2024Good
- 24 January 2019Outstanding
- 23 April 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Honeysuckle Day Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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