The Riverside Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Windsor for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2015, with 130 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 Windsor and Maidenhead
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Windsor and Maidenhead 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
SL4 5JBWhat 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, 18 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show immense excitement when they spot their friends entering the nursery. They settle quickly into the appealing learning opportunities that the dedicated staff provide for them. Relationships between children and staff are strong and very positive. Children love to explore independently, with others and staff. They happily invite their peers into their play and exploration. Children enjoy affectionate hugs from staff, knowing that they care and respond attentively to their care needs. This shows that children feel emotionally safe and secure.
Staff create a varied curriculum that builds on children's natural curiosity and resilience. As part of their evaluations, the provider has highlighted a priority for improving the mathematics curriculum for children. Staff's training in this area has contributed to better outcomes for children. In practice, staff identify opportunities to teach early mathematical concepts, such as length and height. They use appropriate language, such as 'taller than' and 'shorter than', when comparing children's heights. Children begin to apply these words correctly in their own play.
Children's behaviour is very good. They are quick to follow the acceptable rules, such as walking inside. Staff offer generous praise, particularly when they follow the set boundaries. They skilfully provide targeted interventions for those who need additional support to improve their social and learning skills, such as turn taking and sustained concentration. This is proving highly successful as these children soon learn to boost their conduct positively.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and strengthen daily routines to ensure children continue to explore and expand their learning for longer periods of time without interruptions n monitor individual staff's practice even more closely to enable all children to fully benefit from the highest quality of teaching.
- 18 October 2024Good
- 27 February 2019Outstanding
- 13 June 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Riverside Day Nursery
- 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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