Happy Days Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in West Bromwich for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 2009, with 38 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 Sandwell
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sandwell 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
B70 9PTWhat 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.
- 31 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 4 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and managers have made significant improvements since the last inspection. They have driven the setting forward to ensure that every child is receiving a good-quality start to their education. Staff support children to settle quickly. All children benefit from a key person who takes the time to get to know them well. Key persons offer warm, settled relationships and this helps children to become emotionally secure. Children are confident and understand the routines of the day. They show they feel happy and safe as they confidently make choices in their play and chat away to staff and each other.
Children behave very well. Staff act as positive role models and use the 'golden rules' consistently to help children to understand expectations and boundaries.
Children are supported to manage their emotions and are encouraged to keep trying until they achieve a task. This helps them to become resilient and confident learners.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the implementation of the curriculum to ensure that all children consistently receive experiences that offer further extension to their learning, to help every child make maximum progress across all areas of their development n support staff to enhance their teaching practice to provide children with optimum levels of challenge so that they remain highly engaged in their learning.
- 4 December 2023Good
- 23 June 2023Inadequate
- 9 November 2022Good
- 8 March 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Days Nursery
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.