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Happy Days Nursery and Preschool in Yate

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2024)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Happy Days Nursery and Preschool, Dowsell Way, Yate, BS37 7EB · South Gloucestershire
Number of places
81 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
South Gloucestershire

About this day nursery

Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School in Yate is a modern, purpose-built facility nestled within the Ladden Garden Village development. The nursery is designed as a single-storey building, offering easy access to both indoor and outdoor play and learning environments.

Dedicated parent parking simplifies drop-off and collection routines for families. The interior is bright and expansive, furnished with high-quality equipment and inspiring educational resources that foster children's natural curiosity and creative instincts.

Every space within the nursery is thoughtfully arranged to support the comprehensive development and learning of each child, providing an ideal setting for growth, exploration, and flourishing. A dedicated and compassionate team of staff is committed to delivering exceptional early years education, focusing on building strong, trusting relationships with families to ensure every child feels valued, supported, and receives the best possible foundation for life.

What it's like

The bespoke settling-in process helps children make strong attachments with staff when children start at the nursery. Staff work hard to establish close relationships with key children to foster a sense of trust and emotional security. They form caring, warm and secure connections with children, allowing them to feel safe enough to explore and join in with play.

Purpose-built nurseryFree-flow indoor/outdoor provisionParent parkingExperienced and caring teamEco Schools and Green Tree certified

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm

Age range

3 months – 5 years

Food

Meals & Snacks

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Happy Days Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 7 November 2024 · Gwyneth Keen

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

The bespoke settling-in process helps children make strong attachments with staff when children start at the nursery. Staff work hard to establish close relationships with key children to foster a sense of trust and emotional security. They form caring, warm and secure connections with children, allowing them to feel safe enough to explore and join in with play.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make good progress in their communication and language skills.
  • Children develop good independence skills.
  • Children learn how to use mathematics purposefully during play.
  • Children receive lots of praise and encouragement that helps them to feel valued.
  • The setting is actively involved with the local community.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide children with more opportunities to develop their creativity, curiosity and thinking through their own independent exploration
  • 2provide children with greater freedom to carry out tasks and safely take risks to allow them more opportunities to experiment and develop confidence in their own abilities.
Inspection #10370515 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

However, how staff support children in their learning is not always consistent. For example, staff can sometimes direct children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to another activity, rather than enabling them to follow their own ideas.

Outdoor space

Children relish playing outdoors and get plenty of fresh air and exercise. Staff provide children with opportunities to explore their physical capabilities. They organise the environment to enable babies to develop their core muscles as they pull to stand on low-level furniture to join in with activities. Older children have opportunities to build the strength in their hands and fingers in preparation for early writing.

Parent Reviews of Happy Days Nursery and Preschool

5.0
(1)

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

7 November 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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