Happy Days Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Berkhamsted for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £45.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2013, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, price list dated September 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £45.00All day | £7.50Lunch club £18.75Afternoon or Mornings |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 Registration fee
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.00 a week Snack donation
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
We accept all Government funding.
What childcare usually costs in Hertfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hertfordshire 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
HP4 3PEWhat 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, 19 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy to attend this setting. They are friendly, settled and display a positive attitude to learning. Children form warm and strong relationships with staff, who support their emotional well-being and resilience. For example, when children first start at the setting, they make their own name tag with their favourite drawing on it. This helps to support their emotional well-being, early reading skills and creativity.
Children navigate around the setting with great joy and enthusiasm, choosing activities that spark their curiosity and excitement. Children enjoy pretending to wash cars at the water tray with their peers. They successfully operate spray bottles to squirt water at the small vehicles available, being fascinated by the cause and effect. They enjoy the feel of cool water and foam and engage in discussions about why cars need to be cleaned. This helps to support children's imaginative skills and understanding of the world, and it provides amazing sensory experiences.
Furthermore, children develop the social skills needed to interact with their peers effectively.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide opportunities for children to hear and learn a wider range of new words to extend their vocabulary, particularly for younger children and those who require extra support.
- 19 June 2023Good
- 30 November 2017Good
- 4 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Days Pre-School
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £45.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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