St Dominic's Pre-school Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Woodley for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 1986, with 20 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
RG5 3BHWhat 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.
- 16 June 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are settled and show high levels of emotional well-being. They happily separate from parents as they are welcomed by warm and friendly staff. Children behave well and show confidence around visitors. For instance, they eagerly show them things they have made and engage them in their play.
Staff support children to develop across all areas of the curriculum. They use a topic-based learning to help build on children's existing knowledge and skills. For instance, staff teach children about wild animals through stories, songs and activities. Staff use effective teaching methods, such as questioning children about stories, to establish what they know and remember from previous experiences.
Children recall that the crocodile in the story could not eat sweet things as these were bad for his teeth. Other children comment that, 'Tigers don't eat grass, as they are meat eaters'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff deployment further to support daily routine transitions and enable children to remain highly focused n support staff to respond to younger and less confident children quickly and consistently when children need support to join in with activities.
- 21 June 2023Good
- 4 December 2017Good
- 1 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Dominic's Pre-school Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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