Full-day nursery in Clyst Heath, Devon
Happy Days Nursery Exeter
Estuary House, Peninsula Park, Rydon Lane, Exeter, EX2 7XE · 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 February 2014Reference EY476190Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 July 2026Food 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
Estuary House, Peninsula Park, Rydon Lane, Exeter, EX2 7XE · More nurseries in EX2
Stations
- Digby & Sowton10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Newcourt20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Rydon Park, Glave Saunders Avenue and Miller Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ludwell Valley Park8 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- 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 Devon there are about 3.7 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 Nursery Exeter is a full-day nursery at Estuary House, Peninsula Park, Rydon Lane, Exeter, EX2 7XE, in Clyst Heath, Devon. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 20 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Days Nursery ExeterThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Puffins at ClystheathFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Little Pearls Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Puffins At SowtonFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Ludwell Valley CentreSessional pre-school | Requires improvement | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Nanny Bears ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Kiddi Caru NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2023 0.2 miles
- Woodwater Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Stansfield Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2024 0.6 miles
- Chestnut Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Wynstream Primary School Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.0 miles
- Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2022 1.0 miles
- Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 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 Exeter's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Days Nursery Exeter Good at its inspection on 20 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Days Nursery Exeter take?
Happy Days Nursery Exeter is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
Who runs Happy Days Nursery Exeter?
Happy Days Nursery Exeter is run by Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 20 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Happy Days Nursery Exeter?
Digby & Sowton is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Days Nursery Exeter?
You can call 01392 369741 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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY476190 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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