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Happy Days Nursery and Preschool in Droitwich

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Aug 2025)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·Happy Days Nursery & Preschool, Woodland Way, Droitwich, WR9 7GP · Worcestershire
Number of places
96 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Worcestershire

About this day nursery

Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School in Droitwich offers high-quality childcare for children aged 3 months to 5 years in a purpose-built setting. Located in Yew Tree Village, it provides easy access from the M5 and on-site parent parking.

The nursery operates Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, with an early drop-off option available from 7:30 am upon request. The indoor environment is designed with neutral and calming decor to foster a secure and stimulating atmosphere for learning and play.

Children are encouraged to explore their curiosity, develop confidence, and express creativity through carefully chosen resources that support open-ended play. The outdoor areas offer seamless indoor-outdoor access throughout the day, promoting independence and a connection with nature through hands-on activities and age-appropriate challenges.

Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School is committed to providing an exceptional early years experience, and the dedicated team is always available to discuss options and assist families.

Our ethos

Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School is committed to providing an exceptional early years experience. They encourage children to explore their curiosity, develop confidence, and express creativity through resources that support open-ended play. The nursery also promotes independence and a connection with nature through its outdoor areas and hands-on activities.

What it's like

Leaders set a precise vision for an inclusive, ambitious, and nurturing environment, where children feel secure, confident and ready to learn. They use meticulous information about each child to plan familiar activities that support strong emotional connections and ease children's transition into nursery life. Leaders have designed a bespoke curriculum that provides extensive support for children's development across all areas of learning, which staff implement with precision, adapting activities that reflect children's interests and needs.

Purpose-built facilityFree-flow outdoor learningOn-site parent parkingEco-Schools participantWoodland Trust partner

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 to 6pm, with an Early Bird Session of 07:30 – 08:00 available on request

Age range

3 months – 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Happy Days Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 4 August 2025 · Anne Dyoss

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Leaders set a precise vision for an inclusive, ambitious, and nurturing environment, where children feel secure, confident and ready to learn. They use meticulous information about each child to plan familiar activities that support strong emotional connections and ease children's transition into nursery life. Leaders have designed a bespoke curriculum that provides extensive support for children's development across all areas of learning, which staff implement with precision, adapting activities that reflect children's interests and needs.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders take a forward-thinking approach to continuous improvement, rooted in a deep understanding of the local community and children's needs.
  • Leaders train staff thoroughly in the implementation of their curriculum, providing ongoing coaching and curriculum-specific workshops.
  • Leaders and staff maintain robust, ongoing partnerships with parents that fully support each child's development and well-being.
  • Staff carry out assessment with precision and purpose, using what they know about each child's interests, development, and needs to plan ambitious and meaningful learning.
  • Staff provide highly effective support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Inspection #10412683 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide highly effective support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They identify needs promptly and work closely with parents and external professionals to create individual plans that are reviewed regularly. Staff adapt teaching with skill, using strategies, such as objects of reference, signing and sensory tools to promote communication and engagement. Leaders allocate funding thoughtfully, ensuring it meets each child's specific needs and interests. All children take part fully in nursery life.

Outdoor space

Leaders have plans to invest in projects that extend learning beyond the setting, such as developing a mobile forest school to further broaden outdoor play opportunities and children's sense of adventure. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Happy Days Nursery and Preschool

5.0
(2)
Nicola Brown
10 months ago

Happy Days is a wonderful nursery. The rooms are bright, clean, well looked after and have lots of different toys and books. The children do lots of different activities playing, singing, exploring and cooking. There's a great outdoor space that's used for playing and growing plants. Before starting, we had plenty of settle sessions where my son could go in for a few hours to get used to the place and the people, and this is replicated when they are ready to start transitioning to a new room. The staff are absolutely amazing! Support staff are all really helpful and friendly, answering any questions we had and supporting with funding applications. And the staff in the room are all really caring, kind and supportive, they obviously really care about the children and their families. We get regular updates and photos throughout the day, which really helps to see what he's eating, how he's napping and how much he's enjoying himself. We honestly couldn't have asked for a better place to look after our child.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

4 August 2025

Outstanding

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

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