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Happy Days Childrens Centre # Happy Days Childrens Centre Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Mar 2022) · 5.0 (4 parent reviews) · Minsthorpe Community College, Minsthorpe Lane, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2UJ · Wakefield Number of places 83 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected Mar 2022 Local authority Wakefield About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Happy Days Children’s Centre is a purpose-built, secure, high-quality private day nursery conveniently located on the Minsthorpe Community College campus, offering easy access from major motorways. The centre is dedicated to providing a fun, welcoming, and enriching environment where children aged 0-5 years can thrive and develop. Open 50 weeks a year from Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm (excluding bank holidays and a two-week Christmas closure), the nursery offers both full days and flexible morning or afternoon sessions to cater to varying family needs. Happy Days focuses on delivering optimal childcare and learning, ensuring children feel safe, secure, and happy from the moment they arrive. The nursery aims to help every child reach their full potential through engaging and stimulating activities, preparing them for their next educational milestones. Parents consistently praise the staff's caring nature, the children's progress, and the supportive community fostered at Happy Days, highlighting its significant role in their children's development. What it's like Children arrive happily and ready to learn, developing strong relationships with caring staff and feeling safe and secure. They are confident, have fun, and engage in activities, responding positively to staff requests and quickly learning daily routines. Staff encourage a love of reading, with children eager to guess story content and predict what will happen next. Purpose-built facility Caters for 0-5 years Flexible sessions available Open 50 weeks a year Located on college campus ## Pricing & funding Pricing on request This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability. [Request pricing →](https://www.minsthorpe.cc/page/?title=Admissions&pid=36) ## Key facts Session types Full days, Morning sessions, Afternoon sessions Opening hours Monday- Friday 8am-6pm Age range 0-5 years Term time / All Year All Year Established 2004 Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Happy Days Childrens Centre Last inspected 1 March 2022 Safeguarding effective 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 arrive happily and ready to learn, developing strong relationships with caring staff and feeling safe and secure. They are confident, have fun, and engage in activities, responding positively to staff requests and quickly learning daily routines. Staff encourage a love of reading, with children eager to guess story content and predict what will happen next. Inspector highlights - Children are encouraged to be independent with some tasks, such as pouring their own water and washing their hands. - Children are provided with opportunities to develop their early mathematical skills. - Children enjoy being outside in the fresh air, developing good physical skills and hand-to-eye coordination. - Children learn about diversity and the wider world through discussions and activities. - The committee provides strong governance for the staff team, placing a strong priority on reducing staff workload and promoting staff's well-being. Areas to develop - 1 further develop children's independence skills by encouraging them to manage simple tasks for themselves - 2 make better use of staff supervision to support staff to develop the consistency of their teaching skills - 3 support staff to raise their interactions and engagement with children to a consistently high level so that they benefit more from quality play experiences. Inspection #10131559 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50180780) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Happy Days Childrens Centre Inspection date Mar 2022 Inspection no. 10131559 Safeguarding arrangements are effective [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50180780)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/322066) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=happy-days-childrens-centre-wf9-2uj-322066) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Managers and staff acknowledge the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic on accessing support needed from other professionals children are working with. However, the manager proactively engages with them in other ways, for example through phone calls and emails, to ensure continued targeted support is provided to those children. Outdoor space Outside, older children enjoy the 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' story and are delighted to go on a pretend 'bear hunt' in the outside area. They join in with familiar phrases and actions, and scream with excitement when they pretend to find the bear. Children enjoy being outside in the fresh air. They develop good physical skills as they climb, jump and balance along the wooden planks and crates. Children develop good hand-to-eye coordination as they roll cars down pieces of guttering. ## Parent Reviews of Happy Days Childrens Centre 5.0 (4) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjXV3EzOh2Lqf2vcTrfsGi6U1On4cJMpP_rfhYsWUWYWpIF9pDBNrw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3) kim smart 8 years ago My daughter been going here for a while and loves it she never wants to come home by far best place [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNRenBTa19BRRAB!2m1!1s0x48796c52f86ce4e5:0x53050aea9c5a23ca) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocL1nPjAW6vBpQInG6FR1c3bO9b56d3ba-FPnm1qe-bs3gT8=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Daniel Parker a year ago Staff are great and really care about the kids. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNQNUxmeFFnEAE!2m1!1s0x48796c52f86ce4e5:0x53050aea9c5a23ca) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjWCFQ2uGhX9ycvRUd0l5RbTOeyvbH8-IvF59b2BoAPFjdAdyy3o=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3) R Coelho a year ago Cenário para a série Adolescência da Netflix [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTUR3MTVmbkh3EAE!2m1!1s0x48796c52f86ce4e5:0x53050aea9c5a23ca) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIDkfCz3_IqNKoqD6IxDr2CNnZy0Tk60YR7s1LRJCrl-6o4jQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Shaun Yates 3 years ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUN4aHJqN1dREAE!2m1!1s0x48796c52f86ce4e5:0x53050aea9c5a23ca) Reviews from Google for Happy Days Childrens Centre. 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