Happylands Nursery/Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Ripon for from 1 year 6 months up to school age, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2015, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Government funded early education entitlements.
What childcare usually costs in North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
HG4 1TGWhat 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.
- 17 October 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 11 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and their families receive a warm welcome from staff as they arrive at this friendly and caring nursery. Children quickly settle into their day and begin their play and learning. Children enjoy a broad range of activities that foster their curiosity effectively. For example, children listen attentively as staff play the sounds of different animals. Children enthusiastically shout out the names of the animals they can hear. Children enjoy engaging in role play and listening to their friends'
ideas and suggestions. They make pretend cups of tea for visitors. The curriculum is well planned and embedded across the nursery.
Children develop the skills that they need to prepare them for the next stage in their education. For example, staff encourage pre-school children to develop their independence skills. Children peel their own fruit at snack time and put on their own coats for outdoor play. They learn to recognise their own names. These opportunities support children in readiness for starting school. Children's behaviour is good. They know the rules, which staff embed well. For example, staff remind children to have their 'listening ears' switched on. Staff are positive role models and are consistent with their messages regarding the behaviour they expect. This supports children to make the right choices.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to plan and implement group times that engage and fully support children's learning n embed the monitoring of staff to provide the individualised support and training they need to reflect on and improve their practice even further n develop the curriculum in the outdoor areas for all children to promote their learning further.
- 11 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 20 February 2019Good
- 20 June 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happylands Nursery/Playgroup
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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