Full-day nursery in Hemdean Bottom, Reading
Monkeymoos Highdown
Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LP · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LP · More nurseries in RG4
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Highdown School, St Barnabas Church and Southdown Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Walled Garden2 min walk
- Balmore Walk8 min walk
- Emmer Green recreation ground playground9 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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Monkeymoos Highdown is a full-day nursery at Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LP, in Hemdean Bottom, Reading. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 11 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Monkeymoos Daycare Ltd.
Run by Monkeymoos Daycare Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkeymoos HighdownThis 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 | 0.2 miles |
| Emmer Green KindergartenFull-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 | 0.6 miles |
| St Andrews Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | 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 | 0.7 miles |
| Micklands Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Hemdean Bottom2
- All nurseries in Reading45
- All nurseries in RG416
- Nurseries near Reading station
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 0.2 miles
- The Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Caversham Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Caversham Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Caversham Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Micklands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 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 Monkeymoos Highdown's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Monkeymoos Highdown Good at its inspection on 26 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Monkeymoos Highdown take?
Monkeymoos Highdown is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
Who runs Monkeymoos Highdown?
Monkeymoos Highdown is run by Monkeymoos Daycare Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Monkeymoos Highdown?
Reading is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Monkeymoos Highdown?
You can call 0118 334 3000 and visit monkeymoos.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2496782 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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