Full-day nursery in Minsthorpe, Wakefield
Happy Days Childrens Centre
Minsthorpe Community College, Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2UJ · 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 October 2000Reference 322066Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places83 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 October 2025Food 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
Minsthorpe Community College, Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2UJ · More nurseries in WF9
Stations
- South Elmsall15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Moorthorpe17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Milnsthorpe High School Grounds, Minsthorpe College and Minsthorpe Leisure Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Minsthorpe Park2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground12 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 Wakefield there are about 4.7 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 Childrens Centre is a full-day nursery at Minsthorpe Community College, Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2UJ, in Minsthorpe, Wakefield. It is registered for 83 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Days Childrens CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
| Butterflys Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ash Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.6 miles
- Ark Northfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2022 1.2 miles
- Upton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.4 miles
- South Kirkby Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.9 miles
- Minsthorpe Community College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 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 Childrens Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Days Childrens Centre Good at its inspection on 1 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Days Childrens Centre take?
Happy Days Childrens Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 83 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Days Childrens Centre?
South Elmsall is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Days Childrens Centre?
You can call 01977 658766 and visit www.minsthorpe.cc.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 322066 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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