Happy Days Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Aldershot for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 14:15, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2015, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
FEET funding accepted. We offer 30 free funded hours**.
Worth knowing. If staying past 12.15, lunch to be supplied by parent. ** subject to critea.
What childcare usually costs in Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
GU12 6RTWhat 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, 27 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at pre-school. The welcoming staff greet them with warm smiles. Most children separate confidently from their parents or carers.
The few children who are a little unsure receive extra support and cuddles from staff. This is effective in building these children's confidence to say goodbye and enter pre-school happily.
Children are inquisitive and motivated learners. They choose what they would like to do from the varied range of activities that staff have set up around the room.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - improve staff's teaching skills so that they adapt activities to promote children's imagination, creativity and problem-solving as they play n support staff in using activities and experiences to extend and develop children's mark making.
- 27 June 2023Good
- 16 November 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Days Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.