Full-day nursery in Lower Caversham, Reading
Banana Moon Day Nursery Caversham
371 Gosbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8ED · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
371 Gosbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8ED · More nurseries in RG4
Stations
- Reading16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including St Johns Road, Montague Street and Forge Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hills Meadow3 min walk
- Kings Meadow5 min walk
- Christchurch Meadows6 min walk
- Amersham Road Estate Park11 min walk
- Balmore Walk12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Reading there are about 3.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Banana Moon Day Nursery Caversham is a full-day nursery at 371 Gosbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8ED, in Lower Caversham, Reading. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 15 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banana Moon Day Nursery CavershamThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- New Bridge Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Caversham Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Thameside Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Caversham Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- E P Collier Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- New Town Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Micklands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Banana Moon Day Nursery Caversham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Banana Moon Day Nursery Caversham Good at its inspection on 13 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Banana Moon Day Nursery Caversham take?
Banana Moon Day Nursery Caversham is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Banana Moon Day Nursery Caversham?
Reading is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Banana Moon Day Nursery Caversham?
You can call 0118 947 5502 and visit www.bananamoon-caversham.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY501395 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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