St Nicholas Pre School Playgroup Hurst
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Reading for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 1973, with 26 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
RG10 0DRWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 23 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this lively and fun pre-school. They are happy and excited to join in with the large variety of activities and experiences on offer.
Children have the choice to play indoors or outside and explore freely. They are able to access resources independently to support their learning. Children express themselves and use their imagination as they mix potions with mud, flowers and leaves. They make large paintings on easels and sing songs as they ride on their pretend bus. Children create sledges out of large plastic mats. They laugh and smile as they whizz down a slope. Staff members join in with enthusiasm as they all have fun taking turns to have a go. Staff teach children about keeping themselves safe as they control the speed they move and carefully carry the mats back up the steep hill.
Children are confident and have a strong sense of belonging. They are looked after sensitively by the friendly and nurturing staff who know them well. Children behave well. They understand the clear expectations of the pre-school. They are polite and kind to their friends. Children help each other and share and take turns. Staff support children to think about how they can find solutions to conflicts and solve problems independently. This helps them in readiness for the next stage of their education, such as starting school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of group activities to ensure that all children are fully involved, engaged and able to share their thoughts and ideas n enhance staff's already good teaching to give children more time to respond and opportunities to answer questions to further develop their critical-thinking skills.
- 23 March 2022Good
- 6 January 2017Good
- 24 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Nicholas Pre School Playgroup Hurst
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.