Little Petals Day Nursery
Ofsted report card Mar 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 5Newly opened
A day nursery in Reading for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £86.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in March 2026. Open since 2025, with 29 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £86.00All Days | £47.00Afternoons £49.00unfunded |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £6.50 a day Early Starts
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £4.00 a day Tea & Snack chargeablefor funded sessions, includes Tea & Snack
- £6.00 a day Breakfast, Lunch & Snacks chargeablefor funded sessions, includes Breakfast, Lunch & Snacks
- £10.00 a day Breakfast, Lunch, Tea & Snacks chargeablefor funded sessions, includes Breakfast, Lunch, Tea & Snacks
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
30 hours for 9 months olds, 15 or 30 hours for 2 year olds as well as 15 or 30 hours for 3 and 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. Funding is only available for 38 weeks of the year however as we are open all year round it will be stretched all year; meaning you get less hours per week but for all the weeks we are open, this in turn means your bills will be similar each month rather than paying high costs during non term time months. Funding codes need to be applied for the term before they are needed. Parents are responsible for renewing their codes before the start of each term (every 3 months), reminders will be sent out.
What childcare usually costs in Oxfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Oxfordshire 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
RG4 9SJWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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.
- 2 March 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 6 June 2025Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Little Petals Day Nursery
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £86.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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