Full-day nursery in Woodley, Wokingham
Woodley Gardens Day Nursery
71 Reading Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3AE · 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 2017Reference EY537451Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 October 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 4 September 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
71 Reading Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3AE · More nurseries in RG5
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Western Avenue - Reading Road, Howth Drive Top and Chequers Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wheble Park3 min walk
- Woodford Park4 min walk
- Bulmershe Park8 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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.
What parents say
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Woodley Gardens Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 71 Reading Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3AE, in Woodley, Wokingham. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 14 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodley Gardens Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Addington School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- The Ambleside Centre Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Highwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2021 0.5 miles
- Beechwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Willow Bank Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.7 miles
- Willow Bank Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- South Lake Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 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 Woodley Gardens Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Woodley Gardens Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Woodley Gardens Day Nursery take?
Woodley Gardens Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
Who runs Woodley Gardens Day Nursery?
Woodley Gardens Day Nursery is run by Forbury Gardens Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Woodley Gardens Day Nursery?
Earley is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Woodley Gardens Day Nursery?
You can call 0118 921 9100 and visit woodleygardensdaynursery.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.
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY537451 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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