Happy Days Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Uxbridge for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 1995, with 26 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 Hillingdon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hillingdon 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
UB10 8BEWhat 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, 1 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and feel secure in the nurturing environment that staff provide. Staff support this by enthusiastically engaging in conversations about children's experiences outside of the setting. For example, when taking part in a planting activity, staff talk about the different foods that children eat at home.
Children behave well. Staff support this by reinforcing the settings rules. They talk to children about using their 'kind hands'. Children learn to respect and care for others. For example, staff explain to children that everybody is important.
The setting has a focus on supporting children to develop their mathematical awareness. Staff use words such as big and small when children play with animals in the water tray. This develops children's awareness of mathematical concepts. All children are supported to make progress within their development. Staff differentiate and adapt activities for each child's ability. For example. during a mathematical matching game, staff challenge children who are already familiar with some numbers. This ensures that all children make progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding, to support children to further develop their independent skills n look at ways to reduce the noise level within the environment, to enable children to better understand and engage within activities.
- 1 May 2024Good
- 22 June 2018Good
- 16 December 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Days Pre-School
- 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
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