Full-day nursery in Tonbridge, Kent
Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tonbridge
1 Waterloo Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2SN · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Waterloo Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2SN · More nurseries in TN9
Stations
- Tonbridge3 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Quarry Hill Parade, Tonbridge Railway Station and Barden Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tonbridge Castle9 min walk
- Playground at Tonbridge Racecource Sportsground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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 Kent 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 Nursery and Pre-School Tonbridge is a full-day nursery at 1 Waterloo Road, Tonbridge, TN9 2SN, in Tonbridge, Kent. It is registered for 79 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 4.3 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Junior Childcare Limited.
Run by Junior Childcare Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School TonbridgeThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| PCC St Stephen's - STEPSSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Bright Horizons Tonbridge Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Tots Teachers Preschool 3Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Oaklands NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Play 'n Grow Childcare Ltd - Angel CentreFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Littleview Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sussex Road Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Royal Rise Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Nexus Foundation Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Hilden Grange School ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery ages 0–11has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.0 miles
- Somerhill ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tonbridge's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tonbridge Good at its inspection on 14 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tonbridge take?
Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tonbridge is registered with Ofsted for up to 79 children at any one time.
Who runs Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tonbridge?
Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tonbridge is run by Junior Childcare Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tonbridge?
Tonbridge is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tonbridge?
You can call 01732 365188 and visit happydaysnurseries.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490184 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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