Happy Faces Day Care Nursery Ltd
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Shrewsbury for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £68.90 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2013, with 35 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £68.90 | £42.00Morning, 5 hrs £57.00Short Day, 7.5 hrs | £12.00Extra or additional hours | £6.00Half Hour |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
24U and up to 30 hours government funding.
Worth knowing. There is a voluntary contribution for meals and snacks. However, if the majority parents do not contribute to the cost of meals, we will not be able to sustain offering the funded hours.
What childcare usually costs in Shropshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Shropshire 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
SY4 1HXWhat 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, 8 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Happy Faces Day Care nursery is a special place for children to be. Positive relationships and well-being for children and families are at the heart of what this nursery does. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Leaders and staff have exceptionally high expectations for all children who attend. Staff have a primary focus of supporting children's personal, social and emotional development, which begins in the baby and toddler room. They recognise the positive impact that children's well-being has on all aspects of children's learning and development.
Children engross themselves in learning that captures their interest. Staff support children to develop a superb understanding of letters and associated sounds. Older children are able to write their name with clear, well-formed, recognisable letters.
Behaviour is excellent. Children show exceptional care and concern for their friends. For instance, as they use magnifying glasses outside, a child asks another:
- 8 June 2023Outstanding
- 8 August 2017Good
- 12 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Faces Day Care Nursery Ltd
- 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 £68.90 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.