Happy Days Nursery Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2024. Open since 2008, with 70 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 Birmingham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Birmingham 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
B24 9RPWhat 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, 3 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are friendly, curious and confident learners at this inclusive setting. They form strong attachments to staff, who are very caring. Staff support children to settle quickly into play, and to feel secure. Children's work is continually added to classroom display boards, and referred to by children. This supports their sense of pride and well-being.
Staff encourage children to make choices during play, and they plan activities in line with children's current interests and development needs. Children explore the resources on offer with ease and confidence. They enjoy pouring food essences into a tray and cutting open lemons to explore the different smells. They describe the smells and give their opinions on whether they like them or not. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are particularly well considered by the highly knowledgeable staff, who have a clear understanding of their individual needs. Staff actively develop their skills in this area, and attend additional specialist training to ensure they are able to provide targeted support for children with SEND.
Children are well behaved and polite. They help each other and use good manners throughout the day. Staff are wonderful role models to the children and treat them with respect. They help children to understand how to take turns and share resources. Any disputes are quickly and calmly resolved by staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's knowledge of how to plan for mathematics more effectively, to fully support children's learning n support all staff to plan more precisely for children's individual next steps, to help them make the best possible progress.
- 3 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 25 April 2019Good
- 13 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Days Nursery Ltd
- 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.
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