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Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Wokingham

Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the care premises met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 1 December 2025, 7 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 600 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, RG6 1PT

How it compares in Wokingham

That puts Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside among the 848 places in Wokingham holding top marks, 80% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Wokingham
5 out of 5 848 80% ← Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside
4 out of 5 128 12%
3 out of 5 65 6%
2 out of 5 4 <1%
1 out of 5 16 2%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 70 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Caterlink @ Bilton Secondary School School/college/university 284 yards away 5 - Very good 27 February 2026
Baxter Storey at Oracle Corporation 510 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 1 April 2025
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 30 June 2023
Berkshire County Sports Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 4 March 2025
Bright Horizons Sonning Lane Day Nursery and Preschool Caring Premises 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 16 July 2025
Busy Bees at Holme Park Day Nursery Caring Premises 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 15 April 2026
Caterlink at Caversham Childrens Centre Caring Premises 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 21 January 2025
Better Cafe, Palmer Park Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 8 December 2024

Questions about Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside

What is Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside's food hygiene rating?

Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Wokingham Council on 1 December 2025.

Is Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this care premises to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside last inspected?

Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside was last inspected on 1 December 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wokingham Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside compare to other places in Wokingham?

80% of the 1,061 rated food businesses in Wokingham hold the top rating of 5, and Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Wokingham Council inspects Chalkhouse Nursery Waterside and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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