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Nurseries in Thatcham

There are 14 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Thatcham, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Thatcham

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (10 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (1 Outstanding, 8 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • 4 Kingdoms Adventure Farm Holiday Club - Pre-school, Thatcham RG19 8JY
  • Acres of Fun Limited - Day nursery, Thatcham RG18 9SG, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
    Ofsted, 14 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Audlen House Day Nursery - Day nursery, Thatcham RG19 4QH, ages 1 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Cold Ash Pre School - Day nursery, Thatcham RG18 9JH, ages 2 to 4, 29 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dingley's Promise West Berkshire - Pre-school, Thatcham RG19 3XX, 10 places
  • Jiminy Crickets Pre-School - Pre-school, Thatcham RG19 8BE, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 23 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Me Day Nursery - Day nursery, Thatcham RG19 4QB, ages 0 to 4, 81 places
    Ofsted, 29 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ollie's Therapy Centre and Nursery - Pre-school, Thatcham RG19 3RR, ages 3 to 5, 16 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 March 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Pied Piper Pre-School - Pre-school, Thatcham RG18 4QL, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 5 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playmates Pre-school - Day nursery, Thatcham RG18 3FH, ages 2 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 3 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Swings & Smiles - Pre-school, Thatcham RG19 3RR
  • Thatcham Pre-School - Day nursery, Thatcham RG19 4YA, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 8 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tigers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Thatcham RG18 3QY, ages 0 to 4, 88 places
    Ofsted, 2 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodlands Day Nursery - Day nursery, Thatcham RG19 6HW, ages 0 to 4, 102 places
    Ofsted, 28 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • GetActive@StFinians - Out-of-school club, Thatcham RG18 9HU, 30 places
  • Gol Elite Coaching LTD at Ashford Hill Primary School - Out-of-school club, Thatcham RG19 8BB
  • Little K's - Out-of-school club, Thatcham RG18 3PG, 24 places
  • uKids @ Hampstead Norreys - Out-of-school club, Thatcham RG18 0TR, 20 places
  • XP Kids Ltd After School Club - Out-of-school club, Thatcham RG18 9PT, 30 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Thatcham

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.