Full-day nursery in Horncastle, Reading
Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery
Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery, Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, READING, RG30 4EX · 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
Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery, Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, READING, RG30 4EX · More nurseries in RG30
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Prospect College, Meadway Precinct and Stoneham Close Footpath.
Parks and playgrounds
- Prospect Park3 min walk
- Coronation Square11 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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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Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery, Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, READING, RG30 4EX, in Horncastle, Reading. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 28 reviews (October 2026).
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| Dickory Docks Educational 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 Michael's Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- Manor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- The Holy Brook School ages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- Churchend Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Thames Valley School ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- The Avenue Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Kennet Valley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.6 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 Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery take?
Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery?
Reading West is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dickory Docks Educational Day Nursery?
You can call 0118 959 8252 and visit www.dickorydocksdaynursery.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 EY473739 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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