Happy Kids East Dene
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Rotherham for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2013, with 40 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 Rotherham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rotherham 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
S65 2UHWhat 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 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make a strong start to their learning in this warm and nurturing nursery. Children who are new to the nursery are very well supported by skilled and knowledgeable staff who help them to feel quickly at home in their new surroundings. Children make good progress overall and are well prepared for the next stage of their learning, including starting school. Staff make good use of their knowledge of children's interests and abilities to plan for their learning and help them become independent and confident. For instance, children learn how to concentrate as they search in the mud trays for hidden toy insects and share them with their friends.
Children feel safe and build good relationships with staff and other children. They learn to behave well and show concern for each other. They rise to staff's high expectations and are polite and thoughtful to others. Children, including children with SEND, learn to recognise and manage their own emotions. They learn to take sensible risks and challenge themselves. For example, children progress from balancing on simple wooden beams and bridges to exploring the more challenging climbing wall. Parents comment very positively on how staff support their children to become happy and confident learners during their time in the nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus staff's professional development on further enriching and enhancing children's vocabulary and language development.
- 8 September 2023Good
- 25 January 2018Good
- 11 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Kids East Dene
- 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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