Oak Tree Day Nursery and Pre-School
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Wokingham 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2022, with 71 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
RG40 4QDWhat 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.
- 22 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 6 February 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this well-developed, exciting nursery. They feel safe and secure.
Children arrive happily and confidently leave their parents to immediately join in purposeful play. Practitioners provide an inspirational environment that focuses on the children. They seize every opportunity, indoors and outdoors, to enhance children's learning.
Practitioners provide a broad curriculum based on meticulous assessment, with children at the heart of their planning. Each experience is tailored to the children's learning. As a result, children show deep involvement in their play. For example, practitioners provide exciting additions such as sliced lemons and limes to the water tray. Children use these to make potions and 'pistachio ice cream'. They expertly pour the water and measure their liquids, working together to make their concoctions. Practitioners create a stimulating environment that ensures that children's learning occurs within every activity. For example, during small-group times, children learn to count in English and Spanish. Even the youngest children join in excitedly, proud of their new vocabulary.
- 6 August 2024Outstanding
Still missing for Oak Tree Day Nursery and 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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