Little Me Day Nursery
Good★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Thatcham for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:30, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2017, with 81 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 West Berkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Berkshire 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
RG19 4QBWhat 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.
- 8 April 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 29 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled. Those who need extra support on arrival receive reassurance, which helps them to settle. Babies benefit from warm, responsive care from staff who know their needs securely. Older children build positive relationships with staff. They engage in discussions with staff, who provide appropriate responses to help build on children's language skills.
Children enjoy a good variety of activities and learning experiences. Babies explore sensory materials, such as 'gloop', with enthusiasm. Toddlers develop their concentration, for example when exploring shapes or playing a matching game.
Pre-school children delight at finding cobwebs using magnifying glasses and enthusiastically talk about what they have found. Overall, the environment, activities and staff interactions support children's learning consistently. Staff understand their key children's individual needs and how to support their learning securely. They use additional funding carefully, for example by buying resources to offer children new experiences.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - manage the daily routines more consistently to meet children's needs and reduce the noise level, particularly to support children's behaviour and provide a consistently calm environment to promote their learning n deepen staff's understanding of the learning intentions, to help them challenge children's learning and development and further extend their progress.
- 29 March 2023Good
- 16 April 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Me 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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