Full-day nursery in Earley, Wokingham
Chalkhouse@Earley
2 Elm Lane, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 5UF · 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 January 2023Reference 2718543Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
2 Elm Lane, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 5UF · More nurseries in RG6
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Brerewood, Langdale Gardens and Wychwood Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whiteknights Park11 min walk
- Chalfont Park12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Chalkhouse@Earley is a full-day nursery at 2 Elm Lane, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 5UF, in Earley, Wokingham. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Whiteknights Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Hillside Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Radstock Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.5 miles
- The Ridgeway 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 0.5 miles
- Crosfields School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Aldryngton Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Blagdon Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 1.0 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 Chalkhouse@Earley's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chalkhouse@Earley Good at its inspection on 26 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chalkhouse@Earley take?
Chalkhouse@Earley is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Chalkhouse@Earley?
Earley is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Chalkhouse@Earley?
You can call 07547 896026 and visit www.chalkhousenursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2718543 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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