Full-day nursery in Derriford, Plymouth
Happy Days Nursery Derriford
Unit 3a & 3b, Derriford Business Park, Plymouth, PL6 5QZ · 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 2013Reference EY465484Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 14 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places146 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
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 3a & 3b, Derriford Business Park, Plymouth, PL6 5QZ · More nurseries in PL6
Buses
20 bus stops within 400 m, including Derriford Park, Derriford Roundabout and Windsor House.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Plymouth there are about 3.6 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 Derriford is a full-day nursery at Unit 3a & 3b, Derriford Business Park, Plymouth, PL6 5QZ, in Derriford, Plymouth. It is registered for 146 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Happy Days South West Limited.
Run by Happy Days South West Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.5 miles
- Woodlands School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Widey Court Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Whitleigh Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.8 miles
- Courtlands School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 miles
- Thornbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Beechwood Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Oakwood Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.9 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 Nursery Derriford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Days Nursery Derriford Good at its inspection on 14 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Days Nursery Derriford take?
Happy Days Nursery Derriford is registered with Ofsted for up to 146 children at any one time.
Who runs Happy Days Nursery Derriford?
Happy Days Nursery Derriford is run by Happy Days South West Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
How do I contact Happy Days Nursery Derriford?
You can call 01752 786318 and visit happydaysnurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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.
- 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY465484 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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