Opening hours
7:30 am until 6 pm (Monday to Friday)
The Wigwam Day Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2024)
Number of places
47 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Reading
About this day nursery
The Wigwam Day Nursery in Reading is a family-operated establishment that welcomes children from infancy until school age. The nursery cultivates a serene, home-like atmosphere, enriched with authentic treasures and natural resources for exploration.
This approach fosters a love for learning and supports children through their developmental stages and transition to school. To promote a family ambiance, children are divided into two age groups: under 2s and over 2s, encouraging inter-generational play and learning, similar to siblings at home.
The Wigwam Day Nursery also engages with its local community through inter-generational visits. Their inclusive fee structure covers essential items like wipes and nappies, aiming to simplify things for parents.
The nursery prides itself on its open-ended play approach, utilising real-life resources to enhance learning experiences. Operating from 7:30 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday, it stands out as the only day nursery in Reading with these extended hours.
Our ethos
The Wigwam Day Nursery is committed to providing a serene, home-like atmosphere that encourages a love for learning and supports children through their developmental stages. They utilise an open-ended play approach with real-life resources to enhance learning and foster inter-generational play and community engagement, creating a family ambiance for the children.
What it's like
Children confidently arrive at this welcoming nursery, eager to start their day. Leaders and staff create a stimulating learning environment, fostering positive interactions and motivating children to make choices in their play. All children demonstrate good progress across the nursery.
Family-run nurseryAll-inclusive feesOpen-ended play approachInter-generational visitsExtended opening hours
Pricing & funding
Fees are charged daily for a standard day (8am to 6pm) on either a full-time or part-time basis. Weekly funded rates are available depending on the number of attended days, and a daily consumables fee applies to cover essentials like nappies and formula.
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Good to know
- Minimum commitment of 2 days per week.
- Fees are payable monthly in advance.
- A £100 non-refundable registration fee is required to secure a place.
- One month's written notice or one month's fees in lieu of notice is required.
- A sibling discount is available whilst both children attend.
- An early 7.30am start is available at an extra cost.
Key facts
Age range
Babies until school age
Term time / All Year
All Year
Food
Meals included in weekly costs.
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for The Wigwam Day Nursery
Last inspected 3 April 2024 · Sonia Panchal
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children confidently arrive at this welcoming nursery, eager to start their day. Leaders and staff create a stimulating learning environment, fostering positive interactions and motivating children to make choices in their play. All children demonstrate good progress across the nursery.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and staff design a varied and ambitious curriculum based on children's interests, ages and seasonal events.
- Leaders and staff effectively promote children's understanding of the wider world and form positive links in the community.
- The manager is a dedicated leader who is passionate about providing the highest quality of education and care.
- Leaders regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the provision on offer, as well as celebrate its successes with children, staff and parents.
- Leaders and staff work hard to form trusted partnerships with parents, keeping them fully informed about their child's day and ongoing progress.
Areas to develop
- 1review and improve the planning and organisation of adult-led activities to build more precisely on the knowledge and skills of all children taking part
- 2support staff to more consistently identify opportunities to broaden and extend children's understanding of the benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle.
Inspection #10332966 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
As a cohesive team, staff attend regular training opportunities together, such as learning a variety of strategies to further support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This shared approach has a positive impact on children's development.
Outdoor space
Staff encourage physical exercise outdoors, such as balancing on low planks and climbing large equipment.
Parent Reviews of The Wigwam Day Nursery
4.7
(12)
Siuzanna Korotkova
2 years ago
A wonderful nursery, staff and the owner are very supportive and responsive. You can tell they really care about the children. My little one loved it here, they were very accommodating and helpful when it came to irregular nap and eating. Her speech and creativity have come on so much and she has made lots of friends. Plenty of activities and events to keep children engaged. They log in everything into the app daily and have weekly newsletter! Rooms are always clean and they are taking shoes off which is great! Staff always very happy and calm. Everyone knows our little one! Experienced Tiny Turtle and Scampering Squirrels Rooms. We would never have left them only we moved away. I cannot recommend Wigwam more!
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suruchi sharma diwan
3 years ago
We chose wigwam because of the nice, family feel it offered and we are so glad we did. It has a wonderful nurturing environment and the staff is very helpful and skilled in working with the kids and looking after their individual needs. My son has thrived, both physically and mentally at wigwam and I credit his carers for all their hard work, especially Adrian, who has been his carer and a massive support since the beginning.
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Samah TJ
2 years ago
Highly recommend this wonderful nursery! My daughter spent almost 2 years here and she absolutely adored it and looked forward to every day. It's been such a relief knowing she's in good -highly trained-hands, and the bonds she made with the children and teachers is heartwarming.
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Shyama Sasidharan
6 years ago
Our daughter joined the Wigwam family when she was 1 year and 6 months old. She had just moved to the UK from India and everything looked different to her then - the people, language, the food and the place. Wigwam did a sterling job of helping her settle into the new environment. She is three and a half today and she loves her carers and friends at Wigwam - they have guided and trained her to navigate her way through a community setting. They also do week long projects that gives the kids play with the idea long enough to get a feel for it. The 7-7 open hours also helps us parents not worry too much about that odd occasion when we might be stuck in traffic and not make it by 6. Overall, would definitely recommend Wigwam to friends:).
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Amer Daoud
2 years ago
Excellent nursery. My child like it so much and she learned alot. All the staff like a FAMILY. Highly recommended. Special thanks to Aurora, Hasina, Adrian, Rachel, Leanne and Loise and all the staff were great!
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Inspection history
Date: April 2024
- May 2024Good
- April 2024Good
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