Little Dragons Nursery

57-59 Bath Road, Reading RG30 2BA
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9.9 83 Reviews
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust owns and operates three nurseries in Berkshire which are open to everyone; parents do not need to work for the Trust in order for their children to attend.

Little Dragons opened in 2003 in a purpose-built single story building on the Bath Road in Reading. The nursery accepts 64 children aged from three months to five years and is conveniently located within 1.8 miles of the town centre.

Children are cared for by experienced and highly qualified staff who offer an interesting, educational environment full of experiences which allow the children to explore and grow.

Each nursery has stimulating outdoor play areas and children are encouraged to spend time outside developing their gross motor skills and having fun with their friends. Inside you will find warm, cosy environments which are perfect for children to take part in numerous creative and entertaining activities.

The nursery offers the 30 hours funding and is registered to accept Tax Free Childcare payments.
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Care Provided by Little Dragons Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – NHS Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care
  • Person in charge
  • Rebecca Croft (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 21
  • Total Places for Children
  • 64
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & from 25th December to 2nd January

Funding & Fees Guide for Little Dragons Nursery

  • £79 per day non-funded rate. Different rates for the children of BHFT employees.


    9.5% discount for full time attendance, 5 days per week. 9.5% sibling discount on the older child's fees.


    15 and 30 hours funding available for eligible children of all ages.


    Full days only offered, minimum of two days attendance per week.


    Deposit equivalent to one month's fees at the non-funded rate required to secure the place. Fees charged monthly in arrears.


  • Please contact Katie Baker Nursery Business Administrator for further details and a copy of our fees sheet.


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9.9

Little Dragons Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.871) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Dragons Nursery has 83 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A wonderful nursery. Staff care a great deal about the children and parents. Both of my children have been so happy there and have developed into social confident children. I could not recommend it more. It's one of the hardest decisions you have to make as a parent, particularly when you don't want
to be returning to work, but I now think it was the best thing we could have done for them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending Little Dragons since he was 6 months old. Being so young and my first child, I was apprehensive about putting him in to childcare, however Little Dragons nursery staff made me feel completely at ease. A year and a half later, my son absolutely loves coming to nursery each day
and has made special bonds with key members of the team. Little Dragons have helped in specific areas of his learning, from crawling/sitting up, to walking and now talking. I am happy knowing that my child is being well looked after each day and that he is having fun whilst at nursery, as well as learning and making friends. I have found the management team to be fantastic and always accommodating if or when an issue has arisen.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic, friendly staff who really take the time to care and develop each child.


I've had two children at the nursery, both of whom have loved it.


I couldn't recommend Little Dragons highly enough.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.871)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.871) out of 10 for Little Dragons Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 22 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.871 for Little Dragons Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (231 Excellents x 5) + (30 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 263 Ratings = 4.871

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Dragons Nursery is based on 22 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 22 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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