Tigers at Theale Day Nursery

16 Church Street, Theale, Reading RG7 5BZ
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9.5 99 Reviews
Tigers at Theale Day Nursery is a children's day nursery which prides itself on its warm and homely atmosphere for children.

This friendly setting nestled within the village of Theale is very convenient for parents being right next to the M4 motorway and near to the local train station.

The nursery has a caring approach, centred on it being an individual nursery where the management team know all the children, offering excellent child-led daycare.

Strong relationships with parents and links within the community are essential to the staff team, whose focus is on helping young children to become confident, social and unique individuals.

The nursery chefs cook nutritious meals daily with most dietary needs catered for.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Person in charge

  • Vicky Attard (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 25

Total Places for Children

  • 72

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Contact the nursery for pricing details

  • 15 and 30 hour funded entitlement available 9 months - 5 years

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 & New Year

Parking

  • Car parking on-site.

Tigers at Theale Day Nursery Reviews (99)

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Tigers at Theale Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.502) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Tigers at Theale Day Nursery has 99 reviews.

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Review from Laura C (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending Tigers at Theale Day Nursery for two months now. I am very happy with how well he has settled and this is mostly because of how well all the staff have looked after him. They are all very welcoming, polite and professional. I always feel very reasurred that he is well taken
care of. They always create a lot of learning opportunities, my son has learnt and progressed so much since he started.

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Review from Lesley H (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2 children have attended Tigers at Theale Day Nursery (formally Brightstart) part-time since they were approximately 9 months old. My youngest still attends until he leaves for school in September. Both of them have thrived here. The staff are fantastic, friendly and helpful. They are very flexible
and I have every confidence my child is well looked after. My children have learnt so much and although at only 3, I know my son will be ready for school at just 4 years old because of the great start he has had here. Since Tigers at Theale Day Nursery took over the nursery setting has improved 100% and I would highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from Emily C (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been attending Tigers at Theale Day Nursery for 2 days a week since November 2017. We've been really impressed with all of the staff there and the range of activities that they do each week for the children, especially bringing in external providers to run classes and activities. All of
the key carers that our son has had across the different rooms have been approachable and communication between staff (key carers and management) and parents has been brilliant, we are regularly updated with photos, videos and observations on what he has been doing. We couldn't recommend the setting highly enough and will be sending our second child there later in the year.

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Review from Kayleigh W (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Tigers at Theale Day Nursery are amazing. My little boy really finds it difficult when I drop him in the morning and the staff are brilliant. As a mum, it’s very hard to see your baby upset when you leave them but the staff are very reassuring. I would definitely recommend them to any friends
or family!

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Review from Jennifer C (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child loves coming to nursery here, the staff are friendly and they put on lots of activities for the children. I would recommend this nursery to any parent.

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Review from Ekaterina S (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love this nursery.
Our daughter is happy and excited to attend. Smiles and fun.
Staff are attentive, friendly, and they clearly love to be around little children.
The atmosphere reflects on children's happiness.
Thank you Tigers at Theale Day Nursery.

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Review from Claire S (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Tigers at Theale Day Nursery (previously Brightstart) for nearly 3 years. She loves her days there and constantly talks about her friends, the staff and the activities she takes part in. Staff are incredibly caring and professional and have a fantastic knowledge of each child’s
likes, dislikes and personality. I feel totally comfortable leaving my daughter there knowing she will have a great time.

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Review from Helen P (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves it at Tigers at Theale Day Nursery, she is always excited to go in the morning and has great fun. All the staff are lovely and are always friendly to talk to. I would highly recommend to others.

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Review from Matt M (Father of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter loves attending Tigers at Theale and she has developed a number of friendships with other children that attend. They are always so pleased and excited to see each other in the mornings, helping each other with coats and bags.
The children benefit from a wide variety of activities including
trips out to the park and nature gardens and they have a decent outdoor play area at the nursery itself.

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Review from Waqas A (Father of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really helpful staff useful updates all day.
Overview of the day afterwards really good childcare.
Fun games for kids which develops their cognitive and behavioural capabilities.

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Review from Vicky R (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been a parent of children at this nursery for nearly 6 years. My daughter spent 4 years there (before the change of ownership) and my son has now been there for 2 years. I have never considered sending them anywhere else - this is simply a fantastic nursery. The staff are all delightful and incredibly
hard working. I have always felt that they love my children as much as I do and that they have a genuine interest in their happiness and progress. My children have both been exceptionally happy at Tigers, going in with enthusiasm each morning and playing happily at pick-up time. The nursery retains good staff and it is wonderful to know that I am leaving my children with familiar faces. The nursery puts a lot of effort into providing extra activities for the children ie bus trips, trips to the park, walks to the library etc, as well as many activities inside the nursery. I have never had anything negative to say about Tigers and would recommend it to any parent.

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Review from Prakas T (Father of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are brilliant, very helpful and supportive. They handle and take care of children very well. Couldn't see any room for improvement.

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Review from Rosalind G (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have twin girls at the nursery (16months) and their experience of nursery life (and me going back to work) couldn’t have been better I don’t think. My girls love going and clearly love the staff which makes my life a whole lot easier. I’ve found all the staff to be friendly, knowledgable, helpful
and interested in my girls. They’re very good at giving us a focussed download at the end of each day, despite whatever else is going on.
They do loads of activities with the children, lots of messy play and the occasional walk around the village.
The facilities are great, from the ‘bubble room’ to the toys in the room - different toys are brought out and set up each day, on rotation. This was better than anything I saw in other nurseries I visited. Everything is clean. I love the outdoor area too.

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Review from Amy M (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been so happy with Tigers. My daughter started in February, at the age of 10 months. I was really nervous about leaving her but the staff made me feel so confident about it, so quickly. My daughter has absolutely thrived at Tigers. She loves the staff and is happy and smiling every time we pick
her up.
Any requests we've made - no matter how trivial - have been listened to and taken on board.
My only minor criticism would be the number of sweet puddings the babies are given but the staff were more than happy to listen to our request to give our daughter more fresh fruit in place of some of the more sugary puddings.
The most important thing to me is how happy and settled my daughter is and on her review alone, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Tigers!

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Review from Nicole H (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son started at Tigers in January 2019 and so far we have been very impressed with the care provided. All the staff seem to go out of their way for the children, the activities are very varied, the food wholesome and the indoor and outdoor facilities always kept clean.


We would highly recommend

Tigers at Theale. The team make us feel confident that our son is in caring, fun hands and our son is very happy there. We can’t fault them.

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Review from Laura T (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son was 6 months when he started at Tigers at Theale in January 2019. As a first-time mum, I was very anxious to have my son in nursery but we received a very warm welcome during our settling in sessions. The staff took the time to listen, watch and get to know our son so that when he started on
his first day, they knew him well and he found them familiar too.


I love getting updates via the Parentzone app, which is a real asset. I'm also constantly reassured by the fact my son is always so happy when we collect him and we hear such lovely things about his day. He is always very excited to see various staff members and it's clear they really care for him.


My son has a dairy allergy and the nursery has catered for this really well. They've been great at listening to my direction on what foods to avoid for him/when to reintroduce.


We know our son gets to experience so many new things at nursery and it's lovely to hear of all the activities he has had the opportunity to do. Thank you!

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Review from Stuart G (Father of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great place and great staff. As a parent, I felt apprehensive about leaving our child with strangers, however, Tigers at Theale have made us feel so comfortable. All the staff are very friendly and great with the kids. The nursery has accommodated us with their flexibility for ‘last minute’ changes
of childcare days. Overall, I’d highly recommend this nursery!

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Review from Maddy O (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff are wonderful. They are very caring and genuinely enjoy the company of the children. I have felt confident in leaving both of my children in their care. They always come home, having had a great day.

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Review from Kelly S (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended the nursery for over a year now and both myself and her absolutely love it. She started off in the baby room where she grew amazing relationships with all the staff and her confidence started to grow. I was quite nervous about her moving to the next room as she is a very sensitive
and nervous young person but with visits and getting used to the new routine, she is talking a lot more and learning more things. Her favourite things are the weekly Hartbeeps session and the sensory room.

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Review from Leanne W (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Lovely friendly nursery with great staff. My little boy has been coming to this nursery for a while now and he has become more confident. He is learning so much from coming to this nursery like counting, singing songs and interacting with other children and adults. Myself and my partner would recommend
this nursery to all our family and friends.

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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.502)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.502) out of 10 for Tigers at Theale Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 10 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 4.808 for Tigers at Theale Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (100 Excellents x 5) + (17 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.808

  • 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 4.694 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Tigers at Theale Day Nursery is based on 10 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 72 number of registered child places is 14.4. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 14.4 = 0.694

  • 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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Vicky

Vicky Attard

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2003

I am the Manager of Tigers at Theale Day Nursery. Our nursery has a lovely village, community feel and I am proud to be the Manager, working closely with my Deputy Becca and the rest of my staff team.

I qualified as a Level 3 Nursery Nurse in 1998 and completed the Level 4 NVQ in childcare in 2009. I am originally from Manchester but moved to Read when I met my husband and joined the nursery soon after. I started as a Nursery Nurse and gained experience with all age groups and in my Managers role, I am passionate about the highest quality of care and education for ‘our’ children. I enjoy working closely with parents to ensure we meet the needs of all our families and believe a personal touch goes a long way to establishing good relationships with our families. We work hard on staff training, ensuring our staff have ample opportunities to extend their knowledge and understanding of all aspects of childcare.

When I’m at home I enjoy crafting, reading and spending time with my husband.
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