Happy Days Nursery Cheswick
Outstanding★ 3.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bristol for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2015, with 82 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 Gloucestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in South Gloucestershire 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
BS16 1GUWhat 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, 14 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Inspirational managers have a clear vision for their broad and highly ambitious curriculum. This is thoroughly understood by staff and is delivered extremely well across the nursery. This means children benefit from a wide range of experiences and learning opportunities which build on what children know and helps them make progress.
Children are warmly welcomed by caring staff and settle in quickly. They share strong attachments to their key person. This helps them feel safe and emotionally secure. Children join in activities excitedly. For example, babies gather together for a music session and older children delight in counting and swirling petals in a water tray, saying 'Look, I've got salad!' Children love to experiment, for example, by altering the course of water flow using the moveable water chutes. They use their imaginations and laugh as they make potions by squeezing teabags into muddy concoctions.
Children's behaviour is exemplary. They share fairly, wait their turn and speak to each other respectfully. The atmosphere is very calm because children are busy and happily occupied in their play and learning.
- 14 February 2024Outstanding
- 28 February 2018Good
- 13 March 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Days Nursery Cheswick
- 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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