Full-day nursery in Sonning, Wokingham
Bright Horizons Sonning Lane Day Nursery and Preschool
Sonning Lane, Sonning, READING, RG4 6ST · 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 2017Reference EY549213Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places112 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sonning Lane, Sonning, READING, RG4 6ST · More nurseries in RG4
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Bluecoat School and High Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Thames Valley Park10 min walk
- King George's Field playground6 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 Wokingham there are about 2.5 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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Bright Horizons Sonning Lane Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Sonning Lane, Sonning, READING, RG4 6ST, in Sonning, Wokingham. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sonning Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.2 miles
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Willow Bank Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- Willow Bank Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Addington School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.2 miles
- The Ambleside Centre Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.3 miles
- Beechwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 miles
- Highwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2021 1.3 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 Bright Horizons Sonning Lane Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Sonning Lane Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 21 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Sonning Lane Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Sonning Lane Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Sonning Lane Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Sonning Lane Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Sonning Lane Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 0330 057 4263 and visit www.brighthorizons.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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.
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- 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY549213 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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