Happy Faces Pre School Limited
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Tonbridge for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2005, with 32 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 Kent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kent 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
TN9 2DSWhat 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.
- 6 March 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a warm and nurturing atmosphere in the nursery. This helps children to feel happy, safe and secure. The well-established key-person system helps new children to settle quickly and follow established routines. For example, children voluntarily go to the sink to wash their hands before snack. Staff provide effective support to help children become more independent. Children learn to pour their own drinks and dispose of rubbish. Staff have high expectations of how children should behave. They encourage children to share and take turns in the familiar games they play. Where there are minor squabbles, staff take time to explain how to be kind to our friends. Staff remind children that sand and soil stay down so it does not go in our eyes. This helps children to understand how to keep safe.
All staff are involved in planning a sequenced curriculum, building on the knowledge and skills of children. The curriculum meets the needs of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This helps to support the positive attitudes children have to their learning. For instance, they eagerly go with an adult to explore their wild area. Children are excited when they find a leaf with holes that they decide a caterpillar has been eating.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to focus more consistently on providing experiences that build further on children's existing skills and knowledge to successfully extend their learning n strengthen staff's skills in helping children gain a broad understanding of early mathematics in preparation for school.
- 19 September 2024Good
- 21 January 2019Good
- 18 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Faces Pre School Limited
- 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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