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Happy Stars Babies

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·46 Glanville Avenue, Scunthorpe, DN17 1DD · North Lincolnshire
Number of places
30 places
Age range
0–2 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
North Lincolnshire

About this day nursery

Happy Stars is a well-established day nursery with two locations in Scunthorpe. 5 years.

5 to 12 years. The nursery, opened in 2002 by Clare and Steve Foster, focuses on creating a fun and engaging atmosphere where children can learn and develop at their own pace.

They pride themselves on a high staff-to-child ratio, ensuring personalised care and attention. Happy Stars aims to foster a love for learning through play, encouraging children to explore, create, and grow, while establishing strong partnerships with families to support each child's journey.

Our ethos

Happy Stars aims to "foster a love for learning through play, encouraging children to explore, create, and grow." They focus on creating a "fun and engaging atmosphere where children can learn and develop at their own pace," with a commitment to "personalised care and attention" through a high staff-to-child ratio and strong family partnerships.

What it's like

Children are very happy, confident and feel safe; they settle quickly and staff interact well to support communication and extend vocabulary through play. Staff use stories, songs and physical activities to engage children, encourage turn-taking and independence, and children enthusiastically explore and follow daily routines.

Established since 2002Two distinct settings for different age groupsHigh staff to child ratioFocus on learning through play

Pricing & funding

Fees are invoiced monthly via the Famly app, with options for actual or annualised billing paid weekly or monthly. The nursery offers stretched funding over 50 weeks or term-time places over 38 weeks, both of which are subject to optional supplement contributions to cover meals, snacks, and extra activities.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
  • 15-hours funding supplement (8am-3:30pm session)£7.50 / session
  • 15-hours funding supplement (1-5pm session)£5.00 / session
  • 15-hours funding supplement (8am-1pm session)£5.50 / session
  • 15-hours funding supplement (1-4:45pm session)£5.00 / session
  • 30-hours funding supplement (8am-5pm session)£9.50 / session

Good to know

  • Four weeks' written notice is required to decrease sessions or terminate a place.
  • Half fees are payable for up to three weeks of pre-booked holidays per year, with four weeks' written notice.
  • No fees are charged during the one-week August closure, the one-week Christmas closure, or public holidays.
  • Late collection after 6pm incurs a charge of £10 per 15 minutes.
  • Unpaid monthly invoices are subject to an automatic £30 late payment fee.
  • Funded hours are subject to supplementary contributions to cover meals, snacks, and consumable resources.

Key facts

Session types

Full Day, Sessional, After School Club, Holiday Club

Opening hours

Monday - Friday 8am-6pm

Age range

3 months to 12 years

Term time / All Year

Mixed

Established

2002

Waitlist

Not mentioned

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Happy Stars Babies

Last inspected 3 March 2023 · Laurafay Muranka

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 very happy, confident and feel safe; they settle quickly and staff interact well to support communication and extend vocabulary through play. Staff use stories, songs and physical activities to engage children, encourage turn-taking and independence, and children enthusiastically explore and follow daily routines.

Inspector highlights

  • Strong settling-in and transition period, including home visits, helping children and families to settle quickly
  • Support for children with SEND is strong; staff are engaging, responsive and work with other professionals
  • Passionate manager and staff share a clear curriculum and vision for children's learning across rooms
  • Good partnership working with parents, sharing information electronically and in person
  • Staff are well deployed and provide many physical development opportunities

Areas to develop

  • 1support all staff to explore the consistent implementation of independence skills in the Tiny Stars room
  • 2develop the inclusion of home languages and cultures in the setting, so that children further understand they have differences and are unique.
Inspection #10276646 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for children with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) is strong; staff are engaging, responsive and respectful, link well with other professionals and work towards targets set by them. This holistic approach enables children with SEND to make good progress.

Outdoor space

Children use outdoor space for physical play; for example, they carry buckets of water outside and explore different ways of moving down the slide.

EAL / language support

Children's background, beliefs and home language are known and respected, but staff do not provide opportunities for all children who speak English as an additional language to use their home language in their play.

Parent Reviews of Happy Stars Babies

5.0
(3)
Helen Raspin
3 years ago

A fantastic nursery and preschool. I'm so happy I decided to send my little girl here. She loves the variety of activities on offer (indoor and outdoor) which not only cater for her development in terms of milestones, but also the holistic child. The staff are very caring and knowledgeable (both in terms of development milestones and individual children) and communicate with parents both in person and via the app. The food offered to the children (snacks and lunches) is both healthy and good quality.

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James Docherty
6 years ago

A fantastic Nursery. Everyone seems to care about the children in their care and look after them really well. The staff are always friendly and give the children a warm welcome. The children engage in age appropriate activities and really develop well.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2015

  • March 2023Good
  • July 2017Good
  • April 2015Good
  • January 2015Inadequate

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