Full-day nursery in Patchway, South Gloucestershire
Happy Days Nursery and Preschool
Unit 3, Chessel Drive, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5UZ · 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 July 2023Reference 2739395Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places90 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 August 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
Unit 3, Chessel Drive, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5UZ · More nurseries in BS34
Stations
- Patchway17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Bristol Brabazon21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Wood Street, High Leaze Road and Fire Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Scott Park6 min walk
- Mansell Road Green Space8 min walk
- Great Pease Park10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Scott Park Play Area playground9 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 South Gloucestershire there are about 2.4 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 Preschool is a full-day nursery at Unit 3, Chessel Drive, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5UZ, in Patchway, South Gloucestershire. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 17 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 20 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Days Nursery and PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Coniston Early Years Centre incorporating St Chad's Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Charlton Wood Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Callicroft Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Coniston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- SGS Pegasus School ages 4–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Stoke Lodge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Filton Hill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 1.1 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 Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Days Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 9 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Days Nursery and Preschool take?
Happy Days Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
Who runs Happy Days Nursery and Preschool?
Happy Days Nursery and Preschool is run by Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 20 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Happy Days Nursery and Preschool?
Patchway is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Days Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 0117 379 0360 and visit happydaysnurseries.com.
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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 2739395 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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