Full-day nursery in Tilehurst, Reading
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6UB · 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
82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6UB · More nurseries in RG30
Stations
- Tilehurst12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Weald Rise and Romsey Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- McIlroy Park3 min walk
- Arthur Newbery Park9 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Arthur Newbery Children's Playground12 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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Norcot Early Years Centre is a full-day nursery at 82 Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6UB, in Tilehurst, Reading. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 11 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norcot Early Years CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Stepping Stones Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Westwood Farm Community 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.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Norcot Early Years Centre Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Meadow Park Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Ranikhet Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.7 miles
- Blagrave Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has 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
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.9 miles
- St Michael's Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Westwood Farm Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 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 Norcot Early Years Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Norcot Early Years Centre Good at its inspection on 24 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Norcot Early Years Centre take?
Norcot Early Years Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Norcot Early Years Centre?
Tilehurst is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Norcot Early Years Centre?
You can call 0118 937 5577 and visit www.norcotearlyyearscentre.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY257099 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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