Full-day nursery in Coley, Reading
Berkeley Gardens Day Nursery
72 Berkeley Avenue, READING, RG1 6HY · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since July 2011Reference EY425243Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places98 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
72 Berkeley Avenue, READING, RG1 6HY · More nurseries in RG1
Stations
- Reading West13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Hungerford Drive, Berkeley Avenue and Downshire Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Harrow Court Green Space5 min walk
- Courage Park7 min walk
- Robert Hewitt Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Coley Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Berkeley Gardens Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 72 Berkeley Avenue, READING, RG1 6HY, in Coley, Reading. It is registered for 98 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 17 reviews (October 2026). It is run by S G Dixon & P J Knight Partnership.
Run by S G Dixon & P J Knight Partnership (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Gardens Day NurseryThis 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
- St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.3 miles
- All Saints Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- St Edward's Prep ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Horizons Ap Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Coley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Battle Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Oxford Road Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Berkeley Gardens Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Berkeley Gardens Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Berkeley Gardens Day Nursery take?
Berkeley Gardens Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 98 children at any one time.
Who runs Berkeley Gardens Day Nursery?
Berkeley Gardens Day Nursery is run by S G Dixon & P J Knight Partnership, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Berkeley Gardens Day Nursery?
Reading West is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Berkeley Gardens Day Nursery?
You can call 0118 950 0116 and visit www.berkeleygardensdaynursery.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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY425243 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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