Full-day nursery in Reading
Forbury Gardens Day Nursery
Abbots Walk, Reading, RG1 3HW · 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 January 2002Reference EY221119Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places95 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Abbots Walk, Reading, RG1 3HW · More nurseries in RG1
Stations
- Reading8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
25 bus stops within 400 m, including Huntley and Palmers, Kings Road and Market Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Forbury Gardens1 min walk
- Chocolate Island5 min walk
- Kings Meadow5 min walk
- Hills Meadow8 min walk
- Christchurch Meadows9 min walk
- 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 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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Forbury Gardens Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Abbots Walk, Reading, RG1 3HW, in Reading. It is registered for 95 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 24 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Deenway Montessori School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- The Abbey School Reading ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Katesgrove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- E P Collier Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- New Town Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Civitas Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Thameside Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 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 Forbury Gardens Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Forbury Gardens Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Forbury Gardens Day Nursery take?
Forbury Gardens Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 95 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Forbury Gardens Day Nursery?
Reading is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Forbury Gardens Day Nursery?
You can call 0118 958 8116 and visit www.forburygardensdaynursery.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY221119 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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