Sessional pre-school in Tilehurst, Reading
Little Badgers Preschool
Scout Association 79th Reading, Scout Hall, Armour Hill, Reading, RG31 6JH · 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 April 2015Reference EY487802Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places57 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 December 2024Food 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
Scout Association 79th Reading, Scout Hall, Armour Hill, Reading, RG31 6JH · More nurseries in RG31
Stations
- Tilehurst13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Armour Hill, Kentwood Close and The Victoria.
Parks and playgrounds
- Arthur Newbery Park2 min walk
- McIlroy Park7 min walk
- Arthur Newbery Children's Playground3 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Little Badgers Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Scout Association 79th Reading, Scout Hall, Armour Hill, Reading, RG31 6JH, in Tilehurst, Reading. It is registered for 57 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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| Little Badgers PreschoolThis nursery | Good | 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
- Blagrave Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Meadow Park Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Norcot Early Years Centre Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.6 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 0.7 miles
- Westwood Farm Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Moorlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Brookfields School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected September 2019 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 Little Badgers Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Badgers Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Badgers Preschool take?
Little Badgers Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Badgers Preschool?
Tilehurst is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Badgers Preschool?
You can call 07500 807870.
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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 EY487802 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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