Your Co-op Little pioneers nursery and pre-school, Reading
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Reading 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2022. Open since 1997, with 86 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 Reading
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Reading 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
RG1 1ARWhat 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.
- 7 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 27 February 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 19 April 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 20 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this welcoming nursery. They greet the staff with smiles and arrive eager to learn. Children do well in this environment, where staff are caring and responsive to their needs. They make good progress from their starting points, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Children move freely as they independently choose from a range of stimulating activities and resources. They are inquisitive learners and remain focused as they explore and experiment by themselves as well as with others. For example, children handle real vegetables in the role-play area and are encouraged to look at recipe books to research how to make vegetable soup.
Children learn to follow a healthy lifestyle. They have many opportunities to enjoy the fresh air outdoors. Children's physical skills are well developed as they run, jump and balance in the garden. They practise these skills further when they go on outings, such as to local parks. Children learn to sort foods that are healthy and unhealthy in a variety of ways, such as during games on the interactive board.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review professional development opportunities, so that they are tailored to individual staff needs and help improve curriculum delivery further n identify more sharply opportunities to extend children's learning when they play, so that each child can progress to a higher level.
- 20 April 2022Good
- 24 October 2016Outstanding
- 6 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Your Co-op Little pioneers nursery and pre-school, Reading
- 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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