Happy Days Nursery and Preschool
Day nursery in Salisbury, SP4. Part of the Wiltshire council area.
Rhodes Moorhouse Way, Salisbury, SP4 6SA
Run by Happy Days Day Nurseries What Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 1 April 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Happy Days Nursery and Preschool 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 Preschool against Salisbury
| Happy Days Nursery and Preschool | Salisbury average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 81 | 56 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 95% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Brambles Figheldean Outstanding, 52 places, SP4 8JX
- Kindred Durrington Expected standard in 5 of 6, 52 places, SP4 8HJ
- Brambles Cholderton Good, 40 places, SP4 0EW
Happy Days Nursery and Preschool is run by Happy Days Day Nurseries, which has 22 nurseries in England and 4 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about Happy Days Nursery and Preschool
- What Ofsted grade does Happy Days Nursery and Preschool have?
- Happy Days Nursery and Preschool was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 1 April 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Happy Days Nursery and Preschool take?
- Ofsted registers Happy Days Nursery and Preschool for 81 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Salisbury has 56.
- How much does Happy Days Nursery and Preschool cost?
- Happy Days Nursery and Preschool 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 Preschool 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 Preschool how it offers them.
- When was Happy Days Nursery and Preschool last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Happy Days Nursery and Preschool on 1 April 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Happy Days Nursery and Preschool part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Happy Days Nursery and Preschool is one of 22 day nurseries in England run by Happy Days Day Nurseries.
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.