39 nurseries in Reading

Every day nursery in the Reading council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

39 day nurseries

1 rated Outstanding

7 with a new report card (18%)

2,517 places in total

£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Reading

One nursery in the area is in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Reading
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Park Day Nursery Reading, RG6	Outstanding	3 April 2023	90

Day nurseries in Reading, best rated first

All 39 day nurseries in Reading
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Park Day Nursery Reading, RG6	Outstanding	3 April 2023	90
2	Kennet Day Nursery Reading, RG1	Strong standard in 5 of 6	9 December 2025	64
3	Fennies Reading Reading, RG2	Strong standard in 4 of 6	20 April 2026	130
4	Playday (caversham) Ltd Reading, RG4	Expected standard in 4 of 6	20 May 2026	50
5	Sure Start Whitley Day Nursery Reading, RG2	Expected standard in 5 of 6	30 March 2026	85
6	Little LLamas Montessori Nursery Reading, RG1	Expected standard in all 6	15 April 2026	35
7	Micklands Pre-School Reading, RG4	Good	15 July 2025	26
8	N Family Club Reading Reading, RG1	Good	3 June 2025	135
9	MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf Reading, RG1	Good	10 February 2025	98
10	Banana Moon Day Nursery Caversham Reading, RG4	Good	13 December 2024	74
11	Forbury Gardens Day Nursery Reading, RG1	Good	19 September 2024	95
12	Chiltern Nursery Reading, RG4	Good	21 August 2024	130
13	Little Tots Nursery Reading, RG30	Good	14 May 2024	44
14	The Wigwam Day Nursery Reading, RG1	Good	3 April 2024	47
15	Emmer Green Pre-School Reading, RG4	Good	21 February 2024	30
16	Bees Knees Day Nursery and Pre-School Reading, RG30	Good	18 December 2023	57
17	Rainbow Day Nursery Reading, RG1	Good	22 November 2023	76
18	Berkeley Gardens Day Nursery Reading, RG1	Good	17 October 2023	98
19	Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery Reading, RG30	Good	26 June 2023	80
20	Norcot Early Years Centre Reading, RG30	Good	24 May 2023	50
21	Northumberland Day Nursery Reading, RG2	Good	11 May 2023	55
22	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Reading International Basingstoke Road, RG2	Good	3 April 2023	105
23	Pine Rivers Kindergarten Ltd Reading, RG30	Good	21 March 2023	43
24	Western Elms Nursery Reading, RG30	Good	21 February 2023	48
25	Bright Horizons Abbeymore Day Nursery and Preschool Reading, RG6	Good	6 February 2023	88
26	Little Dragons Nursery Reading, RG30	Good	20 October 2022	64
27	Monkeymoos Highdown Reading, RG4	Good	26 July 2022	28
28	Your Co-op Little pioneers nursery and pre-school, Reading Reading, RG1	Good	20 April 2022	86
29	Emmer Green Kindergarten Reading, RG4	Good	28 September 2021	80
30	Fledglings Lodge Reading, RG31	Good	14 September 2021	17
31	The Honey Bee Day Care Reading, RG1	Good	10 September 2021	72
32	Orchard Day Nursery Reading, RG4	Needs attention in 3 of 6	10 February 2026	54
33	Learn and Grow Childcare Reading, RG2	Urgent improvement in 5 of 6	24 February 2026	111
34	GDTennis Reading University Reading, RG6	Not yet graded	Not yet
35	Goldilocks Nursery (Reading) Limited Reading, RG31	Not yet graded	Not yet	100
36	Mary Seacole Day Nursery & Family Support Unit Reading, RG1	Not yet graded	Not yet	33
37	Mission to Learn Reading, RG30	Not yet graded	Not yet
38	SP After-school Club and Childcare Services LTD Reading, RG6	Not yet graded	Not yet
39	The Lodge Day Nursery Reading, RG30	Not yet graded	Not yet	39

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Reading

Nursery fees in Reading

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Reading itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£202no funded hours	£161after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£185no funded hours	£152after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£72after the free 15 hours	£144after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Reading

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Reading as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.