Happy Days Penair
Day nursery in Truro, TR1. Part of the Cornwall council area.
Penair School, St. Clement, Truro, TR1 1TNWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 5 June 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 Penair 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 Penair against Truro
| Happy Days Penair | Truro average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 64 | 46 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 100% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Happy Days Truro City Good, 71 places, TR1 3XX
- Truro College Day Nursery Good, 37 places, TR1 3XX
- Little Minnows Good, 55 places, TR1 2PE
Happy Days Penair is run by Happy Days South West, which has 6 nurseries in England and 1 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Truro.
Questions parents ask about Happy Days Penair
- What Ofsted grade does Happy Days Penair have?
- Happy Days Penair was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 5 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Happy Days Penair take?
- Ofsted registers Happy Days Penair for 64 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Truro has 46.
- How much does Happy Days Penair cost?
- Happy Days Penair 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 Penair 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 Penair how it offers them.
- When was Happy Days Penair last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Happy Days Penair on 5 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Happy Days Penair part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Happy Days Penair is one of 6 day nurseries in England run by Happy Days South West.
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.