Full-day nursery in Ecton Brook, West Northamptonshire
Happy Days Childcare
Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, NN3 5DY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 2004Reference EY297068Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 November 2023Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, NN3 5DY · More nurseries in NN3
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School, St Andrews Primary School and Long Mallows Rise.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ecton Brook Linear Park2 min walk
- Ecton Park Road Open Space10 min walk
- Great Billing Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In West Northamptonshire there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Happy Days Childcare is a full-day nursery at Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, NN3 5DY, in Ecton Brook, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ecton Brook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Andrew's Ceva Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Ecton Village Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Rectory Farm Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- Blackthorn Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
- Standens Barn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.2 miles
- Cogenhoe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.3 miles
- Lings Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Happy Days Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Days Childcare Good at its inspection on 28 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Days Childcare take?
Happy Days Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Happy Days Childcare?
You can call 01604 409280 and visit happydayschildcare.org.uk.
Tools for parents in West Northamptonshire
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY297068 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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