Happy Days
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Jarrow for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2015, with 42 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in South Tyneside
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in South Tyneside from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
NE32 4AUWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 8 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and eager to play in this welcoming nursery. Leaders are committed to ensuring that children's learning is supported from the minute they walk through the door. The curriculum focuses on provoking children's imaginations and then allowing them to choose the direction of their learning. Staff support this well, for example, by providing resources that help children to develop and extend their own ideas. Careful observations and assessments of children's knowledge and skills help staff to support all children to make good progress across all areas of learning.
Staff clearly enjoy their role, and their morale is high. This contributes to the very positive atmosphere in this nursery. Children are remarkably confident in their play and are keen to share their learning with others. For example, they excitedly show adults letters and cards that they have written, and invite them to join them in the messy tray to explore. Children benefit from praise and encouragement from staff, which helps them to develop a sense of pride and high levels of self-esteem. Warm relationships with familiar staff support children's sense of security and belonging very well. Children are happy in their play and enjoy their learning very much.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- organise group activities more effectively, to support children to participate and engage in their learning n monitor and evaluate staff's teaching to plan more precisely for their professional development and address minor weaknesses in practice.
- 8 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 11 February 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Days
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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