Full-day nursery in Bulmershe & Coronation, Wokingham
Waingels Gardens Day Nursery
Waingels College, Waingels Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4RF · 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 March 2018Reference EY558061Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 4 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Waingels College, Waingels Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4RF · More nurseries in RG5
Parks and playgrounds
- Ashenbury Park3 min walk
- Ashenbury Play Area playground5 min walk
- Alderwood Play Area playground12 min walk
© 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.
What parents say
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Waingels Gardens Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Waingels College, Waingels Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4RF, in Bulmershe & Coronation, Wokingham. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 9 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Forbury Gardens Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Forbury Gardens Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waingels Gardens Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Woodley Pre-School (Reading)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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| Ambleside CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Holme Park Day NurseryFull-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
- Willow Bank Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.4 miles
- Willow Bank Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Woodley CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Sonning Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.9 miles
- Beechwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- The Ambleside Centre Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.1 miles
- Rivermead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 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 Waingels Gardens Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Waingels Gardens Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Waingels Gardens Day Nursery take?
Waingels Gardens Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Waingels Gardens Day Nursery?
Waingels Gardens Day Nursery is run by Forbury Gardens Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Waingels Gardens Day Nursery?
Twyford is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Waingels Gardens Day Nursery?
You can call 0118 918 6060 and visit www.waingelsgardensdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
- © 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY558061 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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