Full-day nursery in Merryhill Green, Wokingham
Muddy Ducks Nursery
Dinton Pastures, Davis Street, Hurst, Reading, RG10 0TH · 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 November 2018Reference 2498269Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 July 2025Food 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
Dinton Pastures, Davis Street, Hurst, Reading, RG10 0TH · More nurseries in RG10
Stations
- Winnersh22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Davis Street and Dinton Pastures.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dinton Pastures Country Park1 min walk
- Winnersh Meadows9 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Emmbrook Playground7 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 Wokingham there are about 2.5 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.
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Muddy Ducks Nursery is a full-day nursery at Dinton Pastures, Davis Street, Hurst, Reading, RG10 0TH, in Merryhill Green, Wokingham. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Muddy Ducks NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Winnersh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Oak Tree School ages 5–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- Woodley CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.2 miles
- Rivermead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.3 miles
- Emmbrook Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- Emmbrook Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.4 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 Muddy Ducks Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Muddy Ducks Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Muddy Ducks Nursery take?
Muddy Ducks Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Muddy Ducks Nursery?
Winnersh is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2498269 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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