Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil
Day nursery in Yeovil, BA20. Part of the Somerset council area.
25 Forest Hill, Yeovil, BA20 2PGWhat Ofsted found
Requires improvement Inspected 13 August 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
The third of the four grades: not yet good, and the nursery had to improve. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £145 | £460 |
| 2 years old | £133 | £422 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £122 | £388 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil against Yeovil
| Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil | Yeovil average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 72 | 44 |
| Ofsted outcome | Requires improvement | 88% rated Good or better |
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Questions parents ask about Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil
- What Ofsted grade does Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil have?
- Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil was rated Requires improvement at its inspection on 13 August 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil take?
- Ofsted registers Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil for 72 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Yeovil has 44.
- How much does Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil cost?
- Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil how it offers them.
- When was Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil on 13 August 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Yeovil?
- Nearby in BA20: First Steps Day Nursery, Oaklands day nursery ltd, Appletree Children's Nursery.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.