Nurseries in West Berkshire

There are 63 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in West Berkshire council area, and 42 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in West Berkshire

Ofsted report cards: 8 settings (20 Strong standard, 18 Expected standard, 8 Needs attention, 2 Urgent improvement)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 45 settings (6 Outstanding, 39 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

92 registered childminders in West Berkshire (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
11 registered home childcarers in West Berkshire (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

Abacus Day Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Newbury RG14 1XB, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
Ofsted, 30 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorns Nursery School - Pre-school, Reading RG31 4QX, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 21 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acres of Fun Limited - Day nursery, Thatcham RG18 9SG, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
Ofsted, 14 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
ASC Reading - Day nursery, Reading RG7 4AP
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
Barn Owl Day Nursery - Day nursery, Reading RG31 6UT, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 25 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Beansheaf Community Pre-School - Pre-school, Reading RG31 7AW, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
Ofsted, 18 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Beenham Caterpillars - Day nursery, Reading RG7 5PX, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
Ofsted, 19 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Beenham Pre-School - Pre-school, Beenham, Reading RG7 5NN, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 30 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Brightwalton Pre-School Nursery - Pre-school, Brightwalton RG20 7BN, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted, 25 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Newbury - Day nursery, Newbury RG14 7TD, ages 1 to 4, 104 places
Ofsted report card, 11 May 2026: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Cedars @ Boot Farm Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Reading RG7 4RG, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 21 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Cedars Day Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Reading RG7 4LR, ages 1 to 4, 63 places
Ofsted, 20 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Chieveley Pre-School - Day nursery, Newbury RG20 8TY, ages 2 to 4, 27 places
Ofsted, 5 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Code Ninjas (Newbury) - Pre-school, Newbury RG14 2BX
Cold Ash Pre School - Day nursery, Thatcham RG18 9JH, ages 2 to 4, 29 places
Ofsted, 24 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Compton Pre-School - Pre-school, Newbury RG20 6PP, 40 places
Compton Pre-School - Pre-school, Newbury RG20 6NP, 24 places
Dingley's Promise West Berkshire - Pre-school, Thatcham RG19 3XX, 10 places
Fledglings Day Nursery - Day nursery, Reading RG31 5TY, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 18 January 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Great Shefford Under Fives - Pre-school, Hungerford RG17 7DR, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 7 December 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Happy Kids Newbury Ltd - Day nursery, Newbury RG14 1LN, ages 2 to 4, 53 places
Ofsted, 27 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Harriet House Montessori School - Pre-school, Yattendon Estate RG18 0XX, ages 1 to 10, 47 places
Ofsted, 19 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hermitage Pre School Playgroup - Pre-school, Hermitage RG18 9WL, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 22 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Inkspots Early Years - Day nursery, Hungerford RG17 9QE, ages 2 to 4, 12 places
Ofsted, 29 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Jane's House Montessori - Pre-school, Newbury RG14 6TL, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 19 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Jubilee Day Nursery - Day nursery, Reading RG7 4JD, ages 0 to 4, 242 places
Ofsted, 17 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Jubilee Gems - Day nursery, Reading RG7 4JA, ages 0 to 4, 106 places
Ofsted, 9 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Kennet Valley Caterpillars - Pre-school, Reading RG31 7YT, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted report card, 11 March 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
Kintbury Pre-School - Pre-school, Kintbury RG17 9XN, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted report card, 3 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Ladybirds Pre School - Pre-school, Newbury RG14 7AP, ages 2 to 4, 37 places
Ofsted report card, 1 July 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
Little Me Day Nursery - Day nursery, Thatcham RG19 4QB, ages 0 to 4, 81 places
Ofsted, 29 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Love Lane Pre-School - Pre-school, Newbury RG14 2JG, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 29 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Mini Oaks Preschool - Pre-school, Reading RG30 3TG, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 28 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Mortimer Pre-School - Day nursery, Reading RG7 3TF, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 19 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
My Ohana IKEA Reading - Pre-school, Reading RG31 7SD
Newbury Gardens Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newbury RG14 7HS, ages 0 to 4, 89 places
Ofsted, 14 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
Pangbourne Day Nursery - Day nursery, Reading RG8 7LR, ages 1 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 25 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Pangbourne Valley Pre-School - Pre-school, Reading RG8 7LB, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 1 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
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
Purley Pre School - Pre-school, Reading RG31 6YG, ages 2 to 3, 28 places
Ofsted, 12 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Quackers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newbury RG20 8TE, ages 0 to 8, 69 places
Ofsted, 12 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Rainbow Nursery - Pre-school, Reading RG7 3FL, ages 2 to 4, 31 places
Ofsted, 21 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Rainbows Childcare, Hungerford - Day nursery, Hungerford RG17 0AN, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 2 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Rocking Horse Nursery - Day nursery, Newbury RG14 7NZ, ages 0 to 4, 160 places
Ofsted, 17 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Springburn Childcare - Day nursery, Hungerford RG17 7AA, ages 0 to 4, 74 places
Ofsted report card, 12 August 2026: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 3 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 areas; safeguarding standards not met
St Gabriel's Nursery - Day nursery, Newbury RG20 9BD, 98 places
Ofsted, 15 May 2017: Good overall
St. John's Pre-School - Pre-school, Newbury RG14 7PR, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 30 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
St. Peters Pre-School - Pre-school, Reading RG7 6EU, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 9 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Streatley Hill Pre-School - Pre-school, Reading RG8 9QL, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
Ofsted, 19 March 2025: Outstanding 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
The Old Fire Station Nursery - Day nursery, Reading RG7 5ES, ages 1 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 11 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tigers at Theale Day Nursery - Day nursery, Theale RG7 5AL, 146 places
Tigers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Reading RG7 5BZ, 76 places
Tigers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Thatcham RG18 3QY, ages 0 to 4, 88 places
Ofsted, 2 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Waterside Centre Youth Programmes - Day nursery, Newbury RG14 1DS
Welly Boot Lodge Day Nursery - Pre-school, Reading RG31 6XY, ages 1 to 4, 21 places
Ofsted report card, 15 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Westwood Farm Community Pre-School - Day nursery, Reading RG31 6SL, ages 2 to 5, 28 places
Ofsted, 8 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wings & Wellies - Pre-school, Newbury RG14 6NU, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 20 June 2022: 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

AH cricket academy - Little Heath school - Out-of-school club, Reading RG31 5TY
Aldermaston Oaks - Out-of-school club, Reading RG7 4LX, 50 places
Big Oaks - Out-of-school club, Reading RG7 3PB, 40 places
Big Oaks at Mortimer St Mary's Junior School - Out-of-school club, Reading RG7 3PB
Crocodile Club - Out-of-school club, Stockcross RG20 8LD, 50 places
Early Little Oaks - Out-of-school club, Mortimer RG7 3RD
Elite Camps Newbury - Out-of-school club, Newbury RG14 6NQ
Explore Learning Reading - Out-of-school club, Reading RG31 7SA
Funtastic Kids Burghfield St Mary's - Out-of-school club, Reading RG30 3TX, 50 places
Funtastic Kids Springfield - Out-of-school club, Reading RG31 5NJ, 50 places
Funtastic Kids @ St George's - Out-of-school club, Newbury RG14 6NU, 50 places
Funtastic Kids @ St Joseph's - Out-of-school club, Newbury RG14 2AW, 50 places
Funtastic Kids@Sulhamstead And Ufton Nervet - Out-of-school club, Reading RG7 4HH, 100 places
GetActive@Bucklebury - Out-of-school club, Reading RG7 6QP, 20 places
GetActive@StFinians - Out-of-school club, Thatcham RG18 9HU, 30 places
Go Beanies Play & Learn (Westwood Farm Schools) - Out-of-school club, Reading RG31 6RY, 50 places
In2Care at Purley School - Out-of-school club, Reading RG8 8AF, 12 places
In2Care at Streatley School - Out-of-school club, Reading RG8 9QL, 15 places
Innov8 Sportz at Hungerford Primary School - Out-of-school club, Hungerford RG17 0BT, 40 places
Let Me Play @ Northcroft - Out-of-school club, Newbury RG14 1RS
Let's Leap @ Elstree School - Out-of-school club, Reading RG7 5TD, 20 places
Let's Play @ Hungerford - Out-of-school club, Hungerford RG17 0AN
Let's Play @ Willink Leisure Centre - Out-of-school club, Reading RG7 3XP
Let Them Play Calcot - Out-of-school club, Reading RG31 4XG
Let Them Play Newbury - Out-of-school club, Newbury RG14 1LN
Little K's - Out-of-school club, Thatcham RG18 3PG, 24 places
Little Oaks After School Club - Out-of-school club, Mortimer RG7 3SY, 50 places
Mighty Allstars - Out-of-school club, Reading RG31 6YG, 30 places
Mighty Allstars at Bradfield - Out-of-school club, Reading RG7 6HR, 20 places
Mighty Allstars at Downsway - Out-of-school club, Reading RG31 6FE, 30 places
Next Level Camps - Out-of-school club, Reading RG8 8QA, 54 places
Premier Education at Inkpen Primary - Out-of-school club, Hungerford RG17 9QE, 10 places
Quackers Out Of School Clubs - Out-of-school club, Newbury RG20 8TY, 40 places
Stagecoach Burghfield Common - Out-of-school club, Reading RG7 3XJ
St Paul's Stars Breakfast and After School Club - Out-of-school club, Reading RG31 4SZ, 64 places
TA Sport Stars Camp The Downs School and Sixth Form - Out-of-school club, Newbury RG20 6AD
Tea Time Club - Out-of-school club, Reading RG8 7LB, 20 places
uKids @ Hampstead Norreys - Out-of-school club, Thatcham RG18 0TR, 20 places
uKids @ The Ilsleys RG20 - Out-of-school club, Newbury RG20 7LP, 16 places
Ultimate Activity Camps at St Gabriel's School - Out-of-school club, Newbury RG20 9BD, 80 places
West Berkshire Mencap - Out-of-school club, Newbury RG14 6AT
XP Kids Ltd After School Club - Out-of-school club, Thatcham RG18 9PT, 30 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Kingsclere Nurseries Limited (2 here)
Bright Stars Nurseries UK Limited (1 here)
Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (1 here)
Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centres (1 here)
Ranu Ltd (1 here)
Tinies U.K. Limited (1 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)

Towns in West Berkshire

Schools in West Berkshire

Schools in West Berkshire council area
Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children - Nursery
Victoria Park Nursery School - Nursery
Aldermaston C.E. Primary School - Primary
Basildon C.E. Primary School - Primary
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School - Primary
Beenham Primary School - Primary
Birch Copse Primary School - Primary
Bradfield C.E. Primary School - Primary
Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School - Primary
Brimpton C.E. Primary School - Primary
Bucklebury C.E. Primary School - Primary
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School - Primary

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