Sessional pre-school in Southcote, Reading
Parkside Pre-school in Association with YMCA Reading
Reading YMCA, 34 Parkside Road, READING, RG30 2DD · 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
Reading YMCA, 34 Parkside Road, READING, RG30 2DD · More nurseries in RG30
Stations
- Reading West13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Parkside Road, Cranbury Road and Penroath Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Prospect Park5 min walk
- Reading Society of Model Engineers8 min walk
- Courage Park12 min walk
- Kensington Rec playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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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Parkside Pre-school in Association with YMCA Reading is a sessional pre-school at Reading YMCA, 34 Parkside Road, READING, RG30 2DD, in Southcote, Reading. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Horizons Ap Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Battle Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- St Edward's Prep ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Wilson Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- All Saints Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Southcote Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Oxford Road Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 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 Parkside Pre-school in Association with YMCA Reading's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Parkside Pre-school in Association with YMCA Reading Good at its inspection on 26 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Parkside Pre-school in Association with YMCA Reading take?
Parkside Pre-school in Association with YMCA Reading is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Parkside Pre-school in Association with YMCA Reading?
Reading West is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Parkside Pre-school in Association with YMCA Reading?
You can call 0118 951 9973 and visit www.parksidepreschool.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490519 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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