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Happy House Preschool & Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2022)
·Spring Meadow, Leyland, PR25 5LX · Lancashire
Number of places
26 places
Age range
1–3 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
Lancashire

About this day nursery

Happy House Preschool & Nursery is situated within the Clayton le Woods Community Centre in Leyland, Lancashire. The nursery provides a welcoming and nurturing environment for young children, offering a structured daily routine that helps foster their development and prepare them for school.

They are dedicated to supporting children's individual needs, including those with special educational needs, and strive to create an inclusive environment. The nursery actively engages with parents, valuing their feedback and contributions to ensure a collaborative approach to childcare.

Happy House Preschool & Nursery also highlights its commitment to transparency and adherence to data protection regulations, providing clear information on how children's and parents' data is collected, used, and shared with relevant authorities for funding, assessment, and policy development. The nursery is continually evolving its services to meet the changing needs of families and government initiatives, ensuring access to various funding options.

What it's like

Children are happy in this welcoming, spacious and well-organised nursery. Staff greet families with smiles and use positive strategies for children who are reluctant to come in. The well-established key-person system makes children feel safe and secure.

Small Class SizesCommunity-focusedExperienced Staff

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, for 50 weeks of the year, from 8am until 5.30pm, except for bank holidays.

Established

1992

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Happy House Preschool & Nursery

Last inspected 11 October 2022 · Kate Martin

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 are happy in this welcoming, spacious and well-organised nursery. Staff greet families with smiles and use positive strategies for children who are reluctant to come in. The well-established key-person system makes children feel safe and secure.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy in a welcoming, spacious, and well-organised nursery.
  • Children have positive attitudes towards their learning and persist in challenging tasks.
  • Children love playing outdoors, exploring, and engaging in physical activities.
  • Parents speak highly of the nursery staff and feel supported by good communication.
  • Communication and language are well supported, and children develop their understanding of the world.

Areas to develop

  • 1The provider should make the most of supervision, focusing more precisely on staff's teaching to support them in providing sufficiently challenging activities that build on what children already know and can do.
Inspection #10234492 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children love playing outdoors. They use push-along toys, climb rope ladders, and enjoy slides. They use magnifying glasses to explore minibeasts and help sweep paths to make them safe.

Inspection history

Date: July 2003

  • October 2022Good
  • December 2016Good
  • October 2013Good
  • February 2010Outstanding
  • July 2003Good

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