Happy Kids Newbury Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Newbury for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 16:30, 5 days a week. £8.50 an hour for under 2’s, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2016, with 53 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2’sbirth to 2y | £8.50per hour for under 2’s | |
| 2 to 5 year olds2y to 5y | £5.50per hour for 2 to 5 year olds |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 or 30 hours funding.
Worth knowing. These charges are for hours booked in addition to the 15 or 30 hours funding. Government funded hours are accepted, session times and how they are used are flexible to support effective partnership working with parents.
What childcare usually costs in West Berkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Berkshire 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
RG14 1LNWhat 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.
- 3 December 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 29 November 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff show a relentless determination to provide the very best start to children's journey into education. They create an inclusive, calm and caring environment where children's emotional well-being is fostered to a high level.
Children snuggle up on cosy chairs for story time. They listen with wonder to stories, songs and rhymes, showing a keenness to join in. Staff support children to manage risks for themselves in the well-resourced garden area. Children show great care as they practise new skills, such as balancing and climbing.
Staff's support for children's individual learning is strong. Activities are accessible and engaging and meet all children's needs very well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff present information to children in an order that very successfully builds on what children already know. They expertly address gaps in children's learning during activities and precisely match their support to meet children's learning needs. Children quickly become independent, resilient learners with an excellent overall attitude to learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus more precisely on the support given to quieter and less-confident children so they are able to better access the full range of activities on offer.
- 27 November 2024Good
- 30 January 2024Needs improvement
- 26 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Kids Newbury Ltd
- 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.
- Is £8.50 an hour 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.
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