Full-day nursery in Emmer Green, Reading
Emmer Green Kindergarten
85 Grove Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LJ · 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 May 2019Reference 2533703Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 September 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 September 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
85 Grove Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LJ · More nurseries in RG4
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including St Barnabas Church, Black Horse and The Pond.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Walled Garden8 min walk
- Balmore Walk11 min walk
- Emmer Green recreation ground playground3 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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Emmer Green Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at 85 Grove Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LJ, in Emmer Green, Reading. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmer Green KindergartenThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Emmer Green Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Monkeymoos HighdownFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Chiltern NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Playday (caversham) LtdFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| St Andrews Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Micklands Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Emmer Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- The Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Caversham Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Caversham Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Caversham Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Micklands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.0 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 Emmer Green Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Emmer Green Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 28 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Emmer Green Kindergarten take?
Emmer Green Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Emmer Green Kindergarten?
Reading is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Emmer Green Kindergarten?
You can call 0118 948 3310 and visit emmergreenkindergarten.co.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
- 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2533703 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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