Happy Days Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Stoke-On-Trent for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2015, with 27 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 Stoke-on-Trent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Stoke-on-Trent 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
ST1 3BYWhat 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 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and settled. They build respectful relationships with key people. This helps them to feel safe and secure. For example, young children ask for specific staff to support their sleep routines, and they receive time to finish their play before they move on to the next part of the routine. This shows staff have high expectations for children's learning. Children are curious, and they demonstrate positive behaviours through cooperative play with peers. For example, children learn that when they swirl their hand, a button falls out of the cup they are holding.
Older children benefit from a free-flow environment. They make independent choices as to where they want to play. When children prefer to participate in activities indoors, their views are accounted for, and staff explore other ways to promote their physical development. All children can make good progress.
Children display secure fine motor skills, which they use to enhance their mathematical performance. For example, children count with their fingers to represent number, and they select a variety of small buttons to learn about order, size and shape. They identify that the 'five-pointed shape' is a 'star', and they know that 'stars are found in the sky'. This demonstrates prior knowledge and an understanding of concepts previously taught.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- mentor and share good practice with less-experienced staff to enhance the continuity of care and build on the quality of education throughout the setting.
- 8 November 2022Good
- 11 January 2017Good
- 11 August 2016Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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