Springburn Childcare
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hungerford 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2018, with 74 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
RG17 7AAWhat 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.
- 26 August 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 28 October 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 29 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders demonstrate a clear understanding of what they want children to learn at each developmental stage. The nursery's priorities are for children to be effective communicators, as well as becoming confident and independent learners. The success of staff's practice across the nursery is evident when older children routinely hold lively discussions about their home experiences. Staff are positive role models and lead by example. Children replicate staff's behaviour as they work in collaboration to form new games.
The curriculum is varied and appealing to children. Staff know their children well, showing a good understanding of their individual needs and what makes them unique. They provide exciting activities based on children's interests, giving them many opportunities to explore with their senses. For example, babies feel the texture of cornflour mixed with water. Toddlers practise the skills they have learned about brushing their teeth. They use toothbrushes and toothpaste to 'brush' their doll's teeth. Pre-school children explore the properties of real oranges as they are supported by staff to make orange juice.
Children behave positively. Staff consistently give age-appropriate messages that help children understand what is expected of them, such as turn taking. For example, staff encourage turn taking as babies stack rings to create a tower.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve organisation of key routine times of the day and deployment of staff to ensure a consistent approach to promoting children's good health routines n support staff to plan and identify better quality opportunities to extend children's learning and development even further.
- 29 August 2024Good
- 25 October 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Springburn Childcare
- 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.