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Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz # Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Outstanding (Jul 2022) · 3.0 (2 parent reviews) · Bryn Children's Centre, Downall Green Road, WIGAN, WN4 0DL · Wigan Number of places 59 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected Jul 2022 Local authority Wigan 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 Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz, established in 2012, is an outstanding childcare setting in Wigan, offering care for children aged 0-4 years. Open all year round, Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6 pm, the nursery provides a stimulating and supportive environment where children thrive. The dedicated team ensures a warm welcome, allowing children to separate with ease and enthusiastically join their friends. The nursery places a strong emphasis on emotional development, with calming areas available for children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to retreat and process their feelings. Children with SEND receive exceptional support, with tailored strategies and effective use of additional funding, ensuring optimal progress. The curriculum is high-quality and well-sequenced, with staff adeptly using children's emerging interests to engage them in learning. Outdoor learning is a core part of the daily routine, with children having continuous access to outdoor spaces where they can run, climb, take risks, and enjoy fresh air. The nursery also excels in promoting children's communication, language, and literacy skills through a wide variety of books and opportunities for mark-making, preparing them well for school. Parents consistently praise the enthusiastic and supportive staff team, who provide brilliant support not only for the children but for their entire families. What it's like Children thrive at this outstanding nursery and are making great progress. They are greeted warmly, separate with ease, and enthusiastically run in to meet their friends. Their behaviour is exceptional, demonstrating wonderful manners, taking turns, and showing delight as they share play experiences. Outstanding rating Dedicated SEND support Rich outdoor play Strong literacy focus Inspirational leaders Positive parent partnerships ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) 15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. Term time / All Year All Year Established 2012 ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz Inspection date Jul 2022 Inspection no. 10233833 Lead inspector Kellie Lever Safeguarding arrangements are effective [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50191367)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY448210) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=happy-hours-day-nursery-kool-kidz-wn4-0dl-ey448210) Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz Last inspected 11 July 2022 · Kellie Lever 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 Children thrive at this outstanding nursery and are making great progress. They are greeted warmly, separate with ease, and enthusiastically run in to meet their friends. Their behaviour is exceptional, demonstrating wonderful manners, taking turns, and showing delight as they share play experiences. Inspector highlights - The managers are inspirational, passionate and dedicated to delivering high-quality care and education. - Children with SEND are supported extremely well and are making the best possible progress. - Children are provided with countless opportunities to practise their mark-making skills in preparation for writing. - Children's communication, language and literacy skills are promoted tremendously well. - Staff provide a high-quality, well-sequenced curriculum, skilfully using children's emerging interests to engage them in learning. Inspection #10233833 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50191367) ## What parents say Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection > Parents express their love of the nursery and speak highly of the enthusiastic, amazing staff team. > Parents commend staff for their brilliant support, not just for their children but their whole family. Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision This creates a harmonious environment and allows them to retreat from larger groups and work through their feelings. This also supports children's emotional needs well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children with SEND are supported extremely well and are making the best possible progress. Meetings take place with other professionals and parents, and specific strategies are put in place. Additional funding is exceptionally well used to support children's individual needs, and is regularly evaluated to ensure that any gaps in learning are quickly reduced. Outdoor space Children are active and have continual access to the outdoors. They run around, climb, take risks and relish the fresh air. ## Parent Reviews of Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz 3.0 (2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjWsqK5kbKl_rNkjsWBQXVESJjTLQJtho0UvGW9EjBt-dm9mCAT57w=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3) Kaz 2 years ago The team members are severely lacking in competence, making them unworthy of even a single star rating. They exhibit a clear lack of experience and knowledge when it comes to caring for children, as evidenced by the fact that I had to abruptly withdraw my son from their care midway through the term. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURUOEt6YUdREAE!2m1!1s0x487b051a9b76be1b:0x587cc112020229a1) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjXywLpuHYVwQj9yyRc8qRwZ5OBSiu62kmc09yZTJxhbWlyciAYf=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4) Rwhunited 5 months ago Amazing nursery, our child goes here and our next baby is due to go soon and we couldn’t be happier. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT25OeVkwRjZNREphY3pOR1ZFeHRPVE14UlRod2NHYxAB!2m1!1s0x487b051a9b76be1b:0x587cc112020229a1) Reviews from Google for Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz. 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