Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

Church Road, Aldermaston, Reading RG7 4LR
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8.9 15 Reviews
  • Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School, Reading
It takes a village to raise a child and it takes a nursery to complete the village.

Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School provides childcare for children aged from 3 months to 5 years in the homely building which was previously known as The Cedars School.

Please contact the team to register your interest, they look forward to hearing from you!

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Care Provided by Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Beth Andrews (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 10
  • Total Places for Children
  • 50
  • 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 & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

  • We offer spaces as a standard day (8 am to 5.30 pm) or extended day (7.30 am to 6 pm). Funded only spaces are limited.
    Please contact the nursery direct for a copy of our fees sheet.

Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School Reviews (15)

8.9

Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School has a Review Score of 8.9 (8.933) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School has 15 reviews.

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Review from V W (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves attending Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School. The staff are approachable, professional and caring. I am very happy with the setting and activities set for learning. I have always found the team helpful and accommodating when wanting to book extra sessions. Overall I am very pleased with Cedars
and would highly recommend it to other families.

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Review from E H (Mother of Child) published on 17 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love this nursery so much - it's amazing for the development of the children and we love that it's small so that each child gets the right amount of attention and support. The only negative is they only allow a minimum of three days.

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Review from Alayne C (Mother of Child) published on 15 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our child, initially, had separation anxiety, but due to the nurturing and close environment at Cedars Day Nursery, they have really come into their own.
Even though, the outdoor space is not as ample as other settings, Cedars ensures that many different activities take place.
The food offered is
varied and our child is comfortable trying new things.
We have been asked several times if we would recommend Cedars Nursery, and every time we have said yes.

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Review from Sam G (Father of Child) published on 18 December 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started the setting when she was only 3 months, since then she has grown and developed so much, she is always happy and loves the staff. The app is great for seeing all the updates throughout her day and makes its very easy to communicate with staff or management.

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Review from C D (Mother of Child) published on 18 December 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a wonderful nursery. The staff are so personable and know the children in their care so well. They work hard to meet their individual needs and build good relationships with the families. Nothing is ever too much trouble and they always have time to give a thorough hand over about our child's
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Review from S F (Mother of Child) published on 16 January 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son was 10 months old when he joined Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School in September 2022, we were a little anxious about leaving him but after a couple of taster sessions and meeting the staff we were reassured.
When he went for his first day, he went without any problem and has settled in so well.
Surprising us all.
The staff at Cedars have been kind and supportive and helped him feel safe and happy there.
We are kept updated with what he is doing (eating, learning, sleeping etc.) throughout the day on the app which is helpful and lovely to see.
Cedars staff are knowledgeable and friendly and always available to offer expert advice.
We are incredibly happy that we chose Cedars for our baby, he loves going there and it shows as he is happy and thriving.
I would recommend this nursery to everyone!

Reply from Jane Ives, Nursery Manager at Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

Thank you for your lovely review. He is such an absolutely happy chappy who makes all staff smile in the setting.


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Review from P W (Father of Child) published on 15 December 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of our children attend Cedars nursery, and we have found it to be a great choice for both us as parents and our children. Our children look forward to attending and enjoy their daily learning and activities. We find the staff very attentive to our children's needs and ongoing development, and see
the results on a daily basis.

Reply from Jane Ives, Nursery Manager at Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

Many thanks for your lovely review. It's a real joy having them in the nursery.


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Review from K M (Mother of Child) published on 15 December 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been attending Cedars since July 2022 after moving from another setting due to a house move. We had some initial reservations about changing nurseries but were warmly welcomed right from the day we looked around. He did take 2-3 weeks to settle in, but now he walks in with a smile on his
face and is eager to get to the breakfast table. We like to talk about his day, and it is easy to spark a conversation when we know what he has eaten or an activity he has done via the app. He also likes to look back at pictures of the activities and will talk about his friends and the staff.
The staff are so caring and know the children so well, we cannot fault their communication with us. Cedars has a good variety of activities, toys and a lovely outdoor garden space; the sandpit is always the favourite as well as reciting the songs he has enjoyed from the French lessons.
We are very happy that we chose Cedars.

Reply from Jane Ives, Nursery Manager at Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

Many thanks for your lovely review. He has really settled now and is really coming out of his shell, telling practitioners what he would like to do and how. A real pleasure to have in Cedars.


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Review from Jay D (Father of Child) published on 15 December 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School are amazing and build great relationships with the children and families.
We are so happy with the provision our daughter is receiving. We have regular updates on her progress and learning too.
Thank for all of your support and hard work.

Reply from Jane Ives, Nursery Manager at Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

Many thanks for your lovely review. Your daughter is a real character and has made really strong bonds with all the staff.


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Review from Nikki L (Mother of Child) published on 17 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has attended Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School for a little over a month now and he absolutely loves his days at nursery. Despite our initial worries about him transitioning from another nursery due to a house move, he settled in really quickly and comes home with a big smile on his face.
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key worker keeps us informed about his development, activities, eating, sleep, play and funny antics throughout the day on the app and also does a debrief at the end of the day (often with the managers too). We feel very reassured about his care when we drop him off. We feel as a family that the staff take extra time and care to ensure that we have a very personalised service and our son is not just a number for them.
The nursery has lots of different toys and also a really lovely garden space which the children use most days.
We can't thank Cedars enough for ensuring our son is happy and healthy when we pick him up at the end of the day.

Reply from Alec Hodson, M D at Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

Thank you for this lovely tribute. The nursery team are delighted to live up to your high expectations.


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Review from Liam C (Father of Child) published on 5 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our experience with our son attending Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School has been great, he really enjoys going to nursery, he walks straight in now. His development has evidently improved; he is doing more talking and he is interested in a lot more activities, he seems a lot better at eating varieties
of foods and using utensils.

Reply from Jane Ives, Nursery Manager at Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

Many thanks for your review. Your son loves everything to do with buses and cars, he is always a happy, smiley boy.


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Review from Amelia K (Mother of Child) published on 5 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our kids joined late June 2022 after a big relocation so we were naturally nervous about a new start in a completely new area. Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School have been incredibly welcoming to us all and the kids settled in within days! They are so communicative with everything that's going on and all
the children's progress. We have never had any worries or anything we don't feel we can talk to them about! Nothing but good things to say and all the teachers are so lovely!

Reply from Jane Ives, Nursery Manager at Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

Many thanks for your review. We absolutely love having the twins in the nursery!


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Review from S D (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Moving our children to Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School was the best decision we made. From the moment they went through the door, we haven't worried about them once. We truly believe they are in safe hands, an environment where they learn, thrive and enjoy activities every day. They are so well looked
after by all members of staff and I believe there is a vested interest from staff to really get to know our children and to ensure their needs are met. We have complete visibility of our children's day via the app, what they ate, if they slept etc. as well as having the key development information (and fun activity photos!) of our children all in one place. We are all really happy as a whole family with Cedars! It's a big thank you from us!

Reply from Jane Ives, Nursery Manager at Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

Many thanks for your review. We all truly enjoy having your children in the nursery!


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Review from E H (Mother of Child) published on 21 September 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Cedars Day Nursery for the past five months and she absolutely loves it! She adores all the staff. They are all so kind, attentive and friendly and take such fantastic care of all the children in the setting. I really love receiving the updates and photos of my daughter on the
app. It is great to see all the new skills she is learning and all the fun activities the staff set up for all the children. My daughter has really thrived off being around children of all ages and has become so much more social. She adores playing outside, especially in the sand and water! I cannot recommend Cedars enough. It is such a lovely, friendly nursery.

Reply from Jane Ives, Nursery Manager at Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

Many thanks for your review. That's very kind, we love having her here in the setting.


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Review from M D (Father of Child) published on 14 September 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has attended the nursery since its inception and throughout the team has kept us informed of our daughter's progress.
We get updates every day and the team always greets us all with smiles on their faces. Even at the end of the day. Our daughter even goes into nursery without crying!
Would
highly recommend this nursery!

Reply from Jane Ives, Nursery Manager at Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

Many thanks for your review. Your daughter loves to chat and play with all of the children and staff. She has really settled in well.


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Current Review Score: 8.9 (8.933)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.9 (8.933) out of 10 for Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School 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 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.0 out of 5 from 5 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 4.933 for Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (56 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.933

  • 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 4 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School is based on 5 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 = 3.5

    • 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 50 number of registered child places is 10. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 10 = 0.5

  • 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School

What is the Age Range of Children that Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School accepts?

Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School Open?

Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School is open: 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.

How many Children does Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School have capacity for?

Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School has capacity for a total of 50 Children.

How far is Cedars Day Nursery & Pre-School to the centre of Reading?

9.3 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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