Full-day nursery in New Town, Reading
MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf
4a Kenavon Drive, Huntley Wharf, Reading, RG1 3DH · 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
4a Kenavon Drive, Huntley Wharf, Reading, RG1 3DH · More nurseries in RG1
Stations
- Reading14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including The Meridian, Forbury Retail Park and Kenavon Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chocolate Island2 min walk
- Kings Meadow5 min walk
- Forbury Gardens7 min walk
- King George V Gardens8 min walk
- Hills Meadow11 min walk
- Playground1 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 Huntley Wharf is a full-day nursery at 4a Kenavon Drive, Huntley Wharf, Reading, RG1 3DH, in New Town, Reading. It is registered for 98 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Monkeymoos Daycare Ltd.
Run by Monkeymoos Daycare Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonkeyMoos Huntley WharfThis 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
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- The Deenway Montessori School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.3 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 0.4 miles
- The Abbey School Reading ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- New Bridge Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Caversham Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Katesgrove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Thameside Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 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 Huntley Wharf's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf Good at its inspection on 10 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf take?
MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf is registered with Ofsted for up to 98 children at any one time.
Who runs MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf?
MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf is run by Monkeymoos Daycare Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf?
Reading is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2744272 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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