Full-day nursery in Tilehurst, Reading
Fledglings Lodge
51 Armour Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6JP · 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 September 2018Reference 2496408Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 September 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places17 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 October 2023Food 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
51 Armour Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6JP · More nurseries in RG31
Stations
- Tilehurst15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Arthur Newbery Park1 min walk
- McIlroy Park10 min walk
- Arthur Newbery Children's Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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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Fledglings Lodge is a full-day nursery at 51 Armour Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6JP, in Tilehurst, Reading. It is registered for 17 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Blagrave Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Park Lane Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Westwood Farm Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Westwood Farm Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Meadow Park Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Brookfields School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected September 2019 0.7 miles
- Downsway Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Norcot Early Years Centre Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.7 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 Lodge's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fledglings Lodge Good at its inspection on 14 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fledglings Lodge take?
Fledglings Lodge is registered with Ofsted for up to 17 children at any one time.
Who runs Fledglings Lodge?
Fledglings Lodge is run by Fledglings Day Nursery (Tilehurst) Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Fledglings Lodge?
Tilehurst is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fledglings Lodge?
You can call 0118 901 8068.
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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
- 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2496408 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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