Thatcham Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Thatcham for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £6.20 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2021. Open since 2017, with 35 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £6.20Fees £7.00Our hourly |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £25.00 Registration feeincludes a Thatcham Pre-School t-shirt
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.50 a week Voluntary contributionper family, includes healthy snacks during the Am and Pm session
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hour Government funded places for 2 to 4 year old's.
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
RG19 4YAWhat 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, 8 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and secure, and enjoy the time they spend at the pre-school.
They are motivated to explore the learning environment and make new discoveries.
Children happily come into the setting and are greeted by warm and welcoming staff. The pre-school provides a secure foundation for children's future learning, and children make good progress. Children particularly enjoy the freedom to play and learn outdoors. They eagerly challenge themselves as they use a selection of resources that encourage them to be adventurous and physically active. For example, they explore different ways of climbing on and off apparatus, and act out familiar stories, such as when they pretend to walk through long grass and thick forests.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop further the arrangements to share information with parents and to gather their views and ideas for improvement.
- 8 November 2021Good
- 30 June 2021Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Thatcham Pre-School
- Nappies
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 £6.20 an hour 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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