Full-day nursery in The Parade, Wokingham
Earleybird Pre-School
The Terrapin, Hawkedon School Grounds, Hawkedon Way,Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3AP · 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
The Terrapin, Hawkedon School Grounds, Hawkedon Way,Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3AP · More nurseries in RG6
Stations
- Winnersh Triangle22 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Earley22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Hawkedon Way, Kitwood Drive and Felixstowe Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wood of eagles6 min walk
- Laurel Park Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Meadow Park10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Elderberry Way Play Area playground5 min walk
- Carnival 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.
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Earleybird Pre-School is a full-day nursery at The Terrapin, Hawkedon School Grounds, Hawkedon Way,Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3AP, in The Parade, Wokingham. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hawkedon Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.1 miles
- Loddon Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Radstock Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.9 miles
- Aldryngton Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- South Lake Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.2 miles
- Bearwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.2 miles
- Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 1.3 miles
- Rivermead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.4 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 Earleybird Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Earleybird Pre-School Good at its inspection on 17 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Earleybird Pre-School take?
Earleybird Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Earleybird Pre-School?
Winnersh Triangle is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Earleybird Pre-School?
You can visit earleybird.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 148652 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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