Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz
Bryn Children's Centre, Downall Green Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 0DLWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 11 July 2022
| 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 Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North 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 | £136 | £429 |
| 2 years old | £124 | £391 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £120 | £381 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz against Wigan
| Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz | Wigan average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 59 | 69 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 85% rated Good or better |
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Questions parents ask about Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz
- What Ofsted grade does Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz have?
- Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 11 July 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz take?
- Ofsted registers Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz for 59 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Wigan has 69.
- How much does Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz cost?
- Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz 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 Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz how it offers them.
- When was Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz on 11 July 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz?
- Nearby in WN4: Kids Planet Mere House, Brooklands Childcare Ltd, First Steps at Cansfield.
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.