Full-day nursery in Little Heath, West Berkshire
Fledglings Day Nursery
Little Heath School, Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, READING, RG31 5TY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 December 2002Reference EY255805Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 August 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
Little Heath School, Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, READING, RG31 5TY · More nurseries in RG31
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including The Birchwoods, Hallplace Farm and Little Heath School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Childrey Way Play Area playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Ayrton Senna Play Area playground11 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 West Berkshire there are about 2.7 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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Fledglings Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Little Heath School, Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, READING, RG31 5TY, in Little Heath, West Berkshire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Fledglings Day Nursery (Tilehurst) Limited.
Run by Fledglings Day Nursery (Tilehurst) Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Fledglings Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Birch Copse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Springfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Park Lane Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Blagrave Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Downsway Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- Calcot Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Calcot Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 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 Fledglings Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fledglings Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 18 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fledglings Day Nursery take?
Fledglings Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Fledglings Day Nursery?
Fledglings Day Nursery is run by Fledglings Day Nursery (Tilehurst) Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Fledglings Day Nursery?
Tilehurst is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fledglings Day Nursery?
You can call 0118 945 1545 and visit fledglingsnurseryreading.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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY255805 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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