Happy Tykes Preschool Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Bedworth for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 1998, with 47 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 Warwickshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warwickshire 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
CV12 8ADWhat 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, 16 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and ready to start their day. Staff provide children with a warm welcome, supporting them to settle with reassurance and cuddles. This helps children to feel secure. Staff have created a nurturing environment for children to learn and explore. As a result, children have positive attitudes to learning, and the pre-school is a hive of activity. Children are excited by the broad and inspiring learning opportunities staff have created. Staff adapt their teaching to include all children. Children have many opportunities to learn outdoors. For instance, they learn how to grow and plant sunflower seeds. Children eagerly fill pots with soil, and staff talk to them about what seeds need to grow. When children discover a worm, staff spontaneously respond and talk to them about it. Children respond excitedly and inform staff that worms wriggle and jiggle. Resources outside are used well by staff, who engage well with children. For instance, they encourage children to throw lightweight fabric upwards and catch it as it falls, supporting their physical skills.
Leaders have a good understanding and recognise the effects the COVID-19
pandemic has had on children. Staff identified that children's social skills were impacted the most. Leaders and staff supported children to develop their personal and social skills through small-group work to help children learn and understand how to share and take turns. Staff are positive role models, and children behave well. Children quickly learn the expectation to be kind to their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their teaching of mathematics to build on children's existing mathematical awareness so that children develop an even deeper understanding n enhance systems for gathering and organising all required documentation and staff information, ensuring that they are stored centrally, securely and available when required.
- 16 May 2023Good
- 2 August 2017Good
- 12 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Tykes Preschool Ltd
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.