Happy Days Nursery, Saltford
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bristol 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 1997, with 32 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 Bath and North East Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bath and North East Somerset 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
BS31 3DJWhat 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, 26 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Young children happily enter the nursery and confidently separate from their parents. Staff warmly welcome the children and show interest in how they are.
Children show they feel safe and secure as they readily approach staff, chat to them about their news and engage in the activities. Children show they are familiar with the routines, as they hang up their bags and coats and enter the playroom to find their friends. Children concentrate well when they listen to a story and talk together about the pictures, showing a positive attitude towards their learning.
The provider offers a broad and balanced curriculum. There is a strong focus on promoting young children's communication and language, social and emotional skills, and physical development. Children make good progress and gain the skills and knowledge they need for their move on to pre-school. On occasion, during adult-led activities, staff do not focus on what individual children need to learn next to help them make even better progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff focus more precisely on individual children's next steps during adultled activities to help them make even better progress n enhance partnerships with parents so they know what their children's next steps are and can continue learning at home.
- 26 January 2023Good
- 15 November 2017Good
- 31 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Days Nursery, Saltford
- 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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