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Forbury Gardens Day Nursery

Day nursery in Reading, RG1.

Abbots Walk, Reading, RG1 3HW
95 places
2002 registered with Ofsted
11 of 39 in our Reading ranking
£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 19 September 2024

Ofsted grades for Forbury Gardens Day Nursery, inspection of 19 September 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

Forbury Gardens Day Nursery 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.

Forbury Gardens Day Nursery against Reading

Forbury Gardens Day NurseryReading average
Places9570
Ofsted outcomeGood79% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Forbury Gardens Day Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Forbury Gardens Day Nursery have?
Forbury Gardens Day Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 19 September 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Forbury Gardens Day Nursery take?
Ofsted registers Forbury Gardens Day Nursery for 95 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Reading has 70.
How much does Forbury Gardens Day Nursery cost?
Forbury Gardens Day Nursery 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 Forbury Gardens Day Nursery 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 Forbury Gardens Day Nursery how it offers them.
When was Forbury Gardens Day Nursery last inspected?
Ofsted last inspected Forbury Gardens Day Nursery on 19 September 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Forbury Gardens Day Nursery?
Nearby in RG1: Kennet Day Nursery, Little LLamas Montessori Nursery, N Family Club Reading.

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.