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Emmer Green Pre-School

Day nursery in Reading, RG4.

Emmer Green Youth & Community Centre, Grove Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LN
30 places
1965 registered with Ofsted
15 of 39 in our Reading ranking
£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 21 February 2024

Ofsted grades for Emmer Green Pre-School, inspection of 21 February 2024
JudgementGrade
Overall effectivenessGood
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

What a place could cost

Emmer Green Pre-School sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's ageYou pay a weekAbout a month
From 9 months to 2£161£511
2 years old£152£480
3 to 4 years old£144£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Emmer Green Pre-School against Reading

Emmer Green Pre-SchoolReading average
Places3070
Ofsted outcomeGood79% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Emmer Green Pre-School

What Ofsted grade does Emmer Green Pre-School have?
Emmer Green Pre-School was rated Good at its inspection on 21 February 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Emmer Green Pre-School take?
Ofsted registers Emmer Green Pre-School for 30 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Reading has 70.
How much does Emmer Green Pre-School cost?
Emmer Green Pre-School sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Emmer Green Pre-School offer 30 hours free childcare?
Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Emmer Green Pre-School how it offers them.
When was Emmer Green Pre-School last inspected?
Ofsted last inspected Emmer Green Pre-School on 21 February 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Emmer Green Pre-School?
Nearby in RG4: Playday (caversham) Ltd, Micklands Pre-School, Banana Moon Day Nursery Caversham.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.