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...
Funding & Fees
The nursery is open to all families who wish to use the service.
We have 3 options for attendance.
• Option 1 Combination of free* and paid hours for the 15 and 30 hours funding stretched over 51 weeks = 11 or 22 hours free per week with all other hours charged for, based on a 10-hour day. Minimum attendance of two days per week. A month’s deposit is required, and fees are charged monthly in arrears.
• Option 2 All hours are paid where children are not eligible to receive funding, based on a 10-hour day. Minimum attendance of two days per week. A month’s deposit is required, and fees are charged monthly in arrears.
• Option 3 Free hours only* for the 15 and 30 hours funding = 11 or 22 hours free per week for 51 weeks per year with no charge made for this attendance and no deposit payable.
• 15 hours = 11 hours. 5.5 hours free on days one and two between the hours of 9.30am-3.00pm.
• 30 hours = 22 hours. 7.5 hours free on days one and two between the hours of 9.00am-4.30pm and 7 hours free on day three between the hours of 9.00am-4.00pm.
All attendance is over the 51 weeks that we are open. We do not offer term-time only places.
There is a 9.5% discount for full time attendance of 5 days per week. A 9.5% sibling discount is offered against the eldest child's fees.
Staff working for Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust have separate fees.
Please contact Katie Baker Nursery Business Administrator for further details and a copy of our fees and free hours sheet.
Contact Little Dragons Nursery to get a personalised quote:
Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearFull days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup/Owner
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
Meals Provided
NoConsumables provided
NoOpening 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
Little Dragons Nursery Reviews (89)
Little Dragons Nursery has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.754) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Dragons Nursery has 89 reviews.
Couldn't fault the team.
Everybody is really friendly.
Love the fact that everybody puts the children first and foremost.
Love to hear about the fun they have.
I love to see how my daughter is developing with the love and care of her key workers.
We have found the nursery staff to be friendly, professional and very accommodating. Both of our children are extremely happy there and look forward to going. The management and staff teams respond to feedback immediately and do everything they can to provide a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment.
All the members of staff are very helpful and welcoming and always happy to help. My daughter struggled to settle in to nursery life at first but all the members of staff in the room tried there hardest to make her feel safe and secure.
The nursery staff are lovely and we are very happy. My daughter loves going and looks forward to it every morning. She has made lots of friends and is very fond of all the staff and especially her key worker. She is learning and thriving in their care.
My son has loved being part of Little Dragons. The staff are wonderful and so are the management. They treat all the children as individuals and nothing is ever too much trouble. I would wholeheartedly recommend this nursery!!
The nursery provides an amicable atmosphere for the kid. Lots of varied indoor and outdoor activities help in stimulating their brains. My son learns new words every time he returns from nursery and seems pleased at the end of the day.
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.
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.
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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