Little Learners Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Reading for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 2013, with 106 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
RG6 6EHWhat 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, 23 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, confident and settle well in this nurturing, home-from-home nursery. They have strong bonds with staff and demonstrate they feel safe and secure in their care. Children benefit from well-organised play spaces and confidently engage in play with resources of interest. Pre-school children show high levels of curiosity as they add liquids, such as shampoo, into water play. They eagerly mix and stir with a variety of tools and show excitement as bubbles start to form. Staff encourage children to persevere and practise new skills. For example, children show pride in their achievements as they successfully transport water with pipettes. This helps to build on the muscles in their wrists, hands and fingers to help support early writing.
Children show good independence skills for their young age. Toddlers blow their noses, put tissues in the bin and know to wash their hands to prevent the spread of germs. They put on their coats and shoes ready for outdoor play and confidently ask for support if they need it. This helps to supports school readiness.
Staff have high expectations for every child. They work closely with other professionals to ensure early intervention. All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently build on the vocabulary and communication skills of younger children, to help extend children's learning even further n enhance the already good partnerships with parents, so that all parents have information about their child's next steps and how they can further support their child's learning at home.
- 23 March 2023Good
- 15 August 2017Good
- 13 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Learners 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.
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