Opening hours
Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.
Happitots Day Nursery, established in 1992, is a childcare setting located in Bolton, catering to children aged 0-4 years. 30am to 6pm, except for bank holidays, the nursery provides a homely environment where children feel a strong sense of belonging and exhibit positive behaviours.
The dedicated staff are adored by the children, who often giggle and share jokes, demonstrating the harmonious relationships within the setting. Leaders ensure children thrive by planning exciting, imaginative activities tailored to their interests, such as creating dinosaur habitats or a "pizza oven" based on their conversations.
\n\nThe curriculum places a high priority on personal development, helping children understand feelings and behaviours, with tools like 'Edna's chair' for quiet reflection. The nursery actively promotes Autism awareness, encouraging children to acknowledge and celebrate differences.
Outdoors, children relish active play, building physical strength by navigating tyres, catching balls, and conquering a large ramp. They also develop an understanding of the natural world by checking on planted herbs and refilling the bird feeder.
Parents commend the staff for their in-depth knowledge of the children, contributing to the nursery's overall Good rating from its inspection on 27 August 2021. The nursery also provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.
What it's like
Children have a real sense of belonging in this homely nursery and adore the staff. They feel safe and play harmoniously, constantly laughing and giggling. Leaders support children to thrive and enjoy learning through exciting, imaginative activities based on their interests.
Funding accepted
Opening hours
Monday to Friday all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
1992
Last inspected 27 August 2021
What it's like to attend
Children have a real sense of belonging in this homely nursery and adore the staff. They feel safe and play harmoniously, constantly laughing and giggling. Leaders support children to thrive and enjoy learning through exciting, imaginative activities based on their interests.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents praise the fact that staff know the children so well.
Overall, parents are complimentary about the staff and how the nursery has improved.
some parents comment that they are not kept up to date and there have been recent periods where systems to share information were unsuccessful. This means they have not been updated with children's learning and development and have been unable to help their children to make the very best progress possible.
Inclusion & environment
The report does not provide specific details on SEND provision. However, it does state that children acknowledge and celebrate differences between themselves and others, for example, Autism awareness is actively promoted.
Children relish active play outdoors. They benefit from opportunities to build their physical strength. They manoeuvre across strategically placed tyres, catch balls and jump up to pop bubbles. Children conquer the large ramp and small steps with ease. They also check how recently planted herbs are growing and know to replenish the bird feeder before the weekend.
Really lovely caring staff great nursery, my little one settled in fast!
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Date: October 2013
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