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Happy Trails Play

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.9(19 parent reviews) ·Old Hall Works, Arborfield Road, Reading, RG2 9DY · Wokingham
Number of places
80 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
Wokingham

About this day nursery

Happy Trails Play, established in 2023, is a childcare setting located in Reading for children aged 0-4 years. Open Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00 all year round, this nursery provides a nurturing environment where children are warmly welcomed and feel safe, valued, and eager to explore.

The dedicated staff, who know the children well, ensure an inclusive atmosphere where every child can thrive. The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, focusing on purposeful activities and interactions that help children develop confidence and resilience for their next educational steps.

Happy Trails Play excels in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) through tailored adaptations and collaborative work with parents and professionals. They also effectively support children who speak English as an additional language, ensuring full participation in nursery life.

Children are encouraged to explore, problem-solve, and engage in hands-on experiences, including learning about healthy eating by growing and preparing food. The leadership team fosters a harmonious and respectful culture, ensuring safeguarding standards are met and continuous improvement is a priority.

What it's like

Children arrive happy, confident and ready for their day, warmly welcomed by staff who know them well. This inclusive setting ensures all children feel they belong and can thrive in a nurturing environment where they feel safe, valued, and eager to explore. Staff create spaces for free exploration and problem-solving, and support children to learn well through purposeful activities and interactions, helping them develop confidence and resilience for their next stage of learning.

Nurturing environmentStrong relationshipsInclusive settingHealthy eatingSEND supportEAL support

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am – 6.30pm

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Mar 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Happy Trails Play

Last inspected 11 March 2026

What it's like to attend

Children arrive happy, confident and ready for their day, warmly welcomed by staff who know them well. This inclusive setting ensures all children feel they belong and can thrive in a nurturing environment where they feel safe, valued, and eager to explore. Staff create spaces for free exploration and problem-solving, and support children to learn well through purposeful activities and interactions, helping them develop confidence and resilience for their next stage of learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Safeguarding standards are met, with open culture and active concern management.
  • Leaders have embedded a harmonious, respectful, and nurturing culture, promoting positive behaviour and attitudes.
  • Secure, trusting relationships between staff and children help them feel safe, valued, and confident to explore.
  • Children learn about healthy eating through rich, hands-on experiences, including growing and preparing food.
  • Leaders have established a deeply embedded culture of inclusion, recognising all children as unique individuals.
  • Children achieve well and are suitably prepared for the next stage of their education, making sustained progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should support staff to deliver the curriculum even more effectively, to consistently absorb all children in meaningful activities and help them benefit fully from the intended learning.
  • 2Leaders should enhance professional development to help staff even more skilfully adapt their practice to support children's learning and development even further.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The setting provides effective support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) through tailored adaptations, specialist guidance, and collaborative work with parents and external professionals. Support plans are reviewed regularly, and additional funding is purposefully used to maximise progress.

EAL / language support

Children who speak English as an additional language are supported effectively to participate fully in nursery life.

Parent Reviews of Happy Trails Play

4.9
(19)
Kishan Patel
7 months ago

HAPPY TRAILS IS THE BEST NURSERY!!!! We wanted to share our heartfelt thanks to Ella and Eleanor for their wonderful care of our daughter in the Blueberry room. They made her nursery transition smooth with their warmth, patience, and genuine kindness. We’re also grateful to Kerry, her initial key worker, for her early support. We’ve loved the photos and updates through the app—seeing our daughter happy and exploring gives us such peace of mind. Ella’s personalised handovers have been especially thoughtful. As our daughter moves into the Kiwi room, it’s reassuring to see Ella and Eleanor continue their support. Their professionalism, empathy, and positivity have made a lasting impression. We’d also like to thank Becca for always being cheerful, helpful, and responsive. Thank you for having such an amazing team who go above and beyond every day.

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Ranjeeta and Christopher
10 months ago

We've had a truly wonderful experience with Happy Trails Nursery! My son absolutely loves it there and is going to miss it so much now that he's graduating. The environment is nurturing, fun, and filled with so much joy. A special thank you to all his lovely teachers who took such great care of him-listening patiently to all his stories, encouraging him to express himself, and even making him dance with happiness! Your kindness, dedication, and love made all the difference. We'll always carry these memories with us!

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Opeoluwa Onigbinde
a year ago

Happy Trails Play has been such a wonderful place for our daughter, and I can’t speak highly enough about the impact it’s had on her. From the first day, we were really impressed by how welcoming and thoughtfully designed the nursery is. It’s clear they’ve put a lot of love into creating an environment where kids can learn and have fun at the same time. The curriculum/actives are well-planned and engaging, and we’ve seen our daughter thrive in ways we didn’t expect. She’s grown more confident, social, and curious about the world around her, and I know it’s because of the experiences she’s had at Happy Trails Play. They really know how to make learning feel exciting for the kids. What truly stands out, though, is the staff. Every single person there is warm, friendly, and incredibly dedicated. You can tell they love what they do, and it shows in how they care for the children. They’re always full of energy, and they genuinely seem to connect with our daughter (and other children) in a meaningful way. We feel really lucky to have found such an exceptional place. The team at Happy Trails Play deserves all the credit for creating this special space, and I would recommend it to any parent who wants the best for their child. It’s been an amazing experience for our daughter, and I’m so grateful for everything they’ve done for her.

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Darina Spackova
2 years ago

Our Daughter joined Happy Trails Play in March and we can see what progress she has made since she joined. We see how much she loves going to nursery and she enjoys her days there fully. I want to say big thank you to all the staff members in nursery, they are welcoming, kind, amazing and caring. Also the owner of Happy Trails Play is amazing . She has made our daughter transition very smooth and also she has been very supportive with us.

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Rhys Thomas
a year ago

Happy Trails has been an incredible find for us. Our little one does several days a week and is loving it. The key workers are amazing, super helpful and their values and mantras are so well founded and grounded. They've already added so much to the community and we can't wait to participate more, especially with the allotment next door. You can tell everyone there is striving to do their best to produce the best atmosphere for growing minds and bodies. The environment is clean, the activities are varied and all the staff are friendly and professional. 10/10 from us so far! (Blueberry room).

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

11 March 2026

Expected standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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