Full-day nursery in The Mount, Reading
Northumberland Day Nursery
14 Northumberland Avenue, Reading, RG2 7PW · 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 January 2006Reference EY315776Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 28 September 2026Food 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
14 Northumberland Avenue, Reading, RG2 7PW · More nurseries in RG2
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Warwick Road, Newcastle Road and Elgar Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cintra Park2 min walk
- Long Barn Lane Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Waterloo Meadows10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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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Northumberland Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 14 Northumberland Avenue, Reading, RG2 7PW, in The Mount, Reading. It is registered for 55 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 4.1 from 13 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Complete Childcare Limited.
Run by Complete Childcare Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Palmer Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.1 miles
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- The Abbey School Reading ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Blagdon Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Katesgrove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Redlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.8 miles
- The Deenway Montessori School ages 3–16has a nursery class 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 Northumberland Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Northumberland Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Northumberland Day Nursery take?
Northumberland Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
Who runs Northumberland Day Nursery?
Northumberland Day Nursery is run by Complete Childcare Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Northumberland Day Nursery?
Reading is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Northumberland Day Nursery?
You can call 0118 334 6270 and visit www.completechildcare.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
- 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 EY315776 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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