Whale Avenue, Reading · RG2 0GX
Inspected by Ofsted on 24 February 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
On the Early Years Register.
Whale Avenue, Reading · RG2 0GX. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Learn and Grow Childcare in Whale Avenue, Reading was last inspected on 24 February 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Urgent Improvement; achievement — Urgent Improvement; behaviour and routines — Urgent Improvement; welfare and wellbeing — Needs Attention; inclusion — Urgent Improvement; leadership and governance — Urgent Improvement. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Learn and Grow Childcare is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Learn and Grow Childcare is registered for up to 111 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Learn and Grow Childcare has been registered with Ofsted since 22 December 2023. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2767121.