Kingsclere Day Nursery

Forest Road, Wokingham RG40 5SA
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9.5 58 Reviews
  • Kingsclere Day Nursery, Wokingham
Kingsclere Day Nursery offers a smaller, more personal and nurturing environment for children from 3 months up to 5 years old. A home from home. Full time and sessional care available.

All meals home-cooked by the lovely Cook. Lovely gardens for outdoor exploration and physical development. Boogie Mites and cook school are also included.

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Care Provided by Kingsclere Day Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Samantha John (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 13
  • Total Places for Children
  • 38
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Kingsclere Day Nursery

  • We offer spaces as a standard day (8.30am to 5.30pm) extended days (8am to 6pm) or a daytime session from( 8am-4pm). Please contact the nursery direct for a copy of our fees sheet.

Kingsclere Day Nursery Reviews (58)

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Kingsclere Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.462) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kingsclere Day Nursery has 58 reviews.

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Review from Tristan J (Father of Child) published on 18 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

After looking around numerous nurseries, we are delighted that we chose Kingsclere Day Nursery. Our child started at just over 12 months and we were typically nervous parents when dropping her off for the first time, however, she quickly adapted to nursery life and absolutely loves going to nursery.
There are an incredibly wide variety of activities and the children get some fresh air every day. Her speech and motor skills have come on considerably better than similarly aged, non-nursery attending children. The children eat a healthy selection of food and the updates during the day are extremely reassuring. All the staff are very knowledgeable and supportive. The nursery is so well run and we are so glad we decided to send our daughter here.

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Review from Emma W (Mother of Child) published on 18 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Kingsclere is a very welcoming, nurturing and professional nursery. The stable and supportive staff team who cannot do more to support our son. Kingsclere has a small, nurturing and stimulating environment with lots of varied, yet structured activities, which have helped him to thrive. He loves it and
after having a few tears in the first few weeks, he now does not look back and settles straight down at the breakfast table. The Parents Zone app is a great resource to keep updated on the day's activities and keeps me in touch with his progress. I would fully recommend this nursery.

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Review from Louise (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our son is very happy and settled at Kingsclere Day Nursery. He is always met with a happy smile by staff in the morning.
I have been impressed at how his language and numeracy have developed.
The ParentZone app is great and it was particularly helpful and reassuring in the first couple of months
while our son was settling in.

Reply from Alec Hodson, M D at Kingsclere Day Nursery

Thank you for your feedback, which will be passed on to the Kingsclere team. I know they will be delighted to hear their work is well recognised and appreciated.


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Review from C C (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has just finished at Kingsclere Day Nursery after three very happy years.
Could not have wished for a better and more supportive environment for him.
He is a confident, happy and curious child.
This nursery has given him an excellent foundation for his school career and beyond.

Reply from Alec Hodson, M D at Kingsclere Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind feedback, I will make sure the Kingsclere team receives it.


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Review from Alan F (Father of Child) published on 6 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Overall excellent. We could not be more happy with our choice of Kingsclere as our son's nursery. Both in the general curriculum, staff and communications, as well as personal conversations and the ability/willingness of the nursery to adapt to our son's individual needs, Kingsclere has exceeded any
expectations in all areas.

Reply from Alec Hodson, M D at Kingsclere Day Nursery

Thank you so much for your feedback which I know will be well received by the Kingsclere team.


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Review from Kelly H (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love this nursery, my middle child attended here. I loved everything about the place, from the homely feeling of the children putting on their slippers from the moment they arrive, the warm meals all day and activities throughout the week.


I have come back with my third child. She has medical

problems which the nursery have been so accommodating with and I feel at ease that she is being well looked after.


If you wanted a home from home nursery, this is the place to send your child knowing they are being looked after and cared for well if you need to work or to encourage and help your child's development.


Reply from Alec Hodson, M D at Kingsclere Day Nursery

Many thanks for your feedback, which I will pass on to the Kingsclere team. I know they will be very touched to know their work is this highly regarded by you.


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Review from Kate B (Mother of Child) published on 1 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We chose Kingsclere over other similar spec local nurseries as it felt like home from home (well it is a converted house!) and we weren't disappointed. The staff are all friendly and the children are all happy, they do so much with the children, much more variety and structured learning, play and ideas
than I could ever think of!


The facilities and activities are great, from a vast amount of crazy art work to forest school in the bottom garden, playing outdoors on the back driveway and on the covered decking in all weather - they go outside every day.


They teach phonics daily, which helped our son prepare for school and our daughter (who has another year at nursery) now loves reading and writing and helping her brother with his school learning.


I feel confident when dropping off every morning that my children were and are left in a safe and caring environment. I have recommended Kingsclere to friends.


Reply from Alec Hodson, MD at Kingsclere Day Nursery

Thank you so much for your kind words about the great team at Kingsclere. We are particularly pleased that our work on phonics and BLAST seem to make such an impact. Your feedback will be very well received by our team.


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Review from Amanda K (Mother of Child) published on 1 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am compelled to write this after reading a negative review online. I was never a fan of what I considered 'mass childcare' but Kingsclere has certainly changed my mind.
My son charges into nursery every day and he is greeted by a member of staff who either cuddles him or asks him how he is and takes
him off to get breakfast. I leave each morning safe in the knowledge that he is cared for lovingly, and due to the size of the nursery all of the ladies there know him and he is familiar with all of them.
The varied meal plans, the attention to detail on creativity, movement, imagination is better than I could have ever expected. My son comes out with the most hilarious little things he has picked up whilst there, and never ceases to amaze me. In the airport recently he announced 'look that's C for my name' and I certainly didn't teach him that.
I have a confident, well behaved and happy little boy and I honestly give at least half the credit to this wonderfully run small family nursery.

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Review from Kate (Mother of Child) published on 25 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

I don't usually leave negative reviews but I feel it's important having seen the difference in my son before, during and after attending Kingsclere.


He has been attending nursery since he was 8 months and absolutely loved it, he's very easy-going. We moved house and decided to send him to Kingsclere.


My son went from loving nursery to crying on the way there and ending up in a kicking, screaming fit when we arrived. We ended up taking him out of Kingsclere even though we had already paid for the month. He is now at a different nursery and asking to go every day and saying how fun it is.


From my point of view, the staff I dealt with were lacking in warmth and enthusiasm. They are very efficient but personally, I would prefer a friendly chat with a staff member at the door then impersonal app updates.


You can tell it's a chain nursery. They're not doing forest school because the teacher is too busy learning how to make the nursery outstanding. They don't do cooking.


Reply from Stuart Graham, Head of Better Business at Kingsclere Day Nursery

Dear Kate, I am very sorry to hear about your dissatisfaction and your son's experience at the nursery. Kingsclere has earned a fantastic reputation for their childcare and service, so to hear that this has not been the case in your experience is a concern to me. If you would be so kind as to give me further details I will work with the team at the nursery to improve for the benefit of the children and their families. Kind regards Stuart - stuart.graham@completechildcare.co.uk


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Review from Rhian W (Father of Child) published on 18 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Kingsclere is a fantastic little nursery that offers excellent and very intimate care. We have had both of our children here from just under a year old until leaving to start school and have been very impressed with the care, support and education given to our children by the team here every step of
the way.


Our youngest is due to start school this year and we will be very sad to say goodbye to everyone at Kingsclere.


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Review from Hayley B (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Kingsclere nursery now for 4 months and in that time staff have made her very welcome and she is well settled. I've noticed since being at the nursery her speaking and use of cutlery have improved so much and she is thriving. She talks about the staff and always seems happy when
talking about her day. Having used childminders up until now I was worried about the change but this hasn't been a problem and that's down to the hard work of the staff. Thank you

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Review from Stacy K (Mother of Child) published on 13 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son goes to Kingsclere for 2 days a week and always has the best time! We have the usual tears when we drop him off, but the lovely staff help to settle him quickly and he goes on to have a super day. He is always full of beans when we pick him up and even though he has only been attending for a
couple of months we can already see the benefits of him interacting with the other children and all of the staff. The online portal is amazing - I get to keep an eye on what he has been up to all day while I am at work and the photo updates always make me smile. It's great to know exactly what he's eaten too so that I can see what he has been enjoying and what to avoid.
I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone, it is scary looking for somewhere to hand your baby over to, but from the minute we first visited Kingsclere we knew it was the right place. Thank you!

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Review from Sam R (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The team at Kingsclere are all lovely and my son loves going to the nursery. We have used Kingsclere since my son was one and is now only there for 15 funded hours given to 3 days. However, the company themselves comes across very greedy! To only allow funded full hours on Monday and Fridays, guarantees
them income on bank holidays because you still need to pay for the non funded hours in the day. In my opinion, to prepare a child for school, surely consecutive days would be more beneficial for them? Lastly, to put all holidays in a school year together only benefits yourselves, because it forces parents to buy days within that month because no one can take a month off work with summer holidays around the corner.

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Review from Sian L (Mother of Child) published on 21 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

One of the best decisions we made was to send our son to Kingsclere. The staff are very caring and attentive. They provide excellent learning activities such as phonics as well as regular French lessons. Since attending Kingsclere when he turned 3 (5 months ago) my son has achieved so much - he can
count to 20 in English & French, he can spell and attempts to write his name, he is nearly potty trained (largely thanks to his key-worker!), he is more confident socially and in using his imagination and - a big one for us - he tries and eats a much wider variety of food! At home he is fussy, however at nursery he readily wolfs down the food which is freshly prepared and the menu regularly updated. Kingsclere is a fun nursery - they always have themed days for the children to celebrate occasions, holidays, raise money for charity etc. Kingsclere has a huge garden with different play areas/outside toys which guarantees my son will be outside at least once a day, ready for bed when he gets home :)

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Review from For (Father of Child) published on 1 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Having joined the nursery recently we found the manager and the team very easily accessible, helpful, considerate, caring, professional, diligent, resourceful, respectful, efficient and above all knowledgeable. We are seeing a great improvement in our child's development, in a number of areas. We just
wanted to say thank you and keep up the good work.

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Review from Emma K (Mother of Child) published on 29 January 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Cosy, homely little nursery with lovely friendly staff, loads of equipment/toys/craft materials for the children to explore, outside space that is regularly used, and varied menus. My little one seems to thoroughly enjoy it and has tried (and liked) all sorts of exciting food. The fact you don't need
to provide snacks, nappies, wipes etc. is very convenient.

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Review from Jennifer L (Mother of Child) published on 25 September 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter is 21 months and loves going to nursery. The staff are all lovely. My daughter is always excited to be going to nursery in the morning and enjoys all the activities they do. The food menus are varied and she gets to try lots of different foods. She often comes home singing the songs they
have been singing at nursery that day.

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Review from Janine C (Mother of Child) published on 24 September 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot speak highly enough of Kingsclere Nursery. The staff are extremely caring and friendly. Their attention to the detail of every aspect of the children's care is second to none. The childrens' days are very structured with all sorts of indoor and outdoor activities. We are sent daily summaries
with photos of what our children has been doing which is so lovely to see, so everyday you can see how happy your child has been and exactly what they have been up to.
My 2 boys have been extremely happy there over the past few years. I feel like Kingsclere really, really know your child as if they were their own. The nursery has a very homely feel, just like a big family. I just couldn't ask for more as a parent.

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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.462)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.462) out of 10 for Kingsclere Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 11 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 4.462 for Kingsclere Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (88 Excellents x 5) + (44 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (3 Poors x 2) + (4 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 143 Ratings = 4.462

  • 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 Kingsclere Day Nursery is based on 11 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 38 number of registered child places is 7.6, which has been reached with 11 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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Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2020

Recipient: Complete Childcare

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Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2018

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Top 10 Large Nursery Groups 2016

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