Whitchurch On Thames Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Reading for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £22.50 a session for 2-Year-Olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2020, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 2-Year-Olds2y to 3y | £22.508:45 AM – 11:45 AM or 12:15 PM – 3:15 PM, 3 hrs | |
| 3 & 4-Year-Olds3y to 4y | £21.008:45 AM – 11:45 AM or 12:15 PM – 3:15 PM, 3 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 Fully Refundable Depositrefundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.50 to £3.75 a session Lunch Supervision
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours per week of funded early education for all three- and four-year-olds; 30 hours per week for eligible working parents; 15 hours per week for eligible two-year-olds.
Worth knowing. Funded hours are provided free at the point of use and are not conditional on the purchase of any additional services or extras. Parents claiming funded hours may be required to provide eligibility codes and documentation by the relevant deadlines.
What childcare usually costs in Oxfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Oxfordshire 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
RG8 7EJWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 24 June 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Whitchurch On Thames Pre School
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £22.50 a session 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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