Happy Days Pre-School, Saltford
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Saltford for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2024. Open since 2005, with 60 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 3DWWhat 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.
- 17 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted warmly by staff when they arrive. Staff liaise with parents about children and share important information. For example, staff clarify words to use with children from their home language to support their understanding.
Children are safe, happy and settle quickly. They develop strong bonds with their key person and staff are good role models. Children benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum offered by staff. This enables children to practise a range of skills to promote their development. For example, they chat and play well together as they bathe the dolls. They say, 'I need a small towel' and 'Here's a small one' as they pass it, demonstrating good social skills, kindness and an understanding of size. Children are confident, active learners and they express their ideas for play.
They exclaim, 'We are making a ghostbuster car.' Staff extend children's learning and seize opportunities to teach them new skills, such as how to use scissors safely.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to strengthen the implementation of the curriculum during group activities, to reflect the learning intentions for children and help them achieve their next steps in learning to maximise their progress n improve the daily routines to ensure children do not have to sit and wait for prolonged periods of time so that children are consistently engaged in learning.
- 6 June 2024Good
- 5 July 2018Good
- 2 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Days Pre-School, 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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