Happy Kids Nursery & Preschool
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Altrincham for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2004, with 29 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 Trafford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Trafford 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
WA14 4TTWhat 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, 24 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive in their all-weather clothing ready to immerse themselves in the exciting learning opportunities that await them. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure, as they follow the arrival routine with precision. For example, upon arrival, children eagerly lead their parents to the garden gate, where they find their photograph and self-register. They store their packed lunches and happily wave their parents goodbye as they confidently go off to find their friends.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the setting is providing children with even greater support in relation to their communication and language and social and emotional development. For example, small groups of children have their snack in a quiet, cosy room, which has been specifically chosen to provide a communication friendly space. They carefully select their China teacup and saucer, sit down with their friends, and self-serve their healthy snack. Children hold long and detailed conversations about their favourite story, 'The Hungry Caterpillar'.
They bite holes in their fruit and link the symmetry of a butterfly to that of two halves of a pear. Children recall prior learning, which demonstrates the impact of high-quality teaching. They are skilled communicators with extensive vocabulary, which prepares them well for their next steps in learning.
- 24 January 2023Outstanding
- 23 June 2017Outstanding
- 12 February 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Kids Nursery & Preschool
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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