Full-day nursery in Downhall and Rawreth, Essex
Happy Days Nursery
Lubards Farm, Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9QG · 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
Lubards Farm, Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9QG · More nurseries in SS6
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Lubards Farm.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ferndale Open Space8 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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 is a full-day nursery at Lubards Farm, Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9QG, in Downhall and Rawreth, Essex. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Days NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Downhall Under FivesSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Born ToSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Fairview Under Fives GroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Rascals Childcare LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Our Lady of Ransom PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| The Hullbridge PreschoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Down Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.8 miles
- Edward Francis Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- Glebe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.4 miles
- Riverside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 1.5 miles
- Rayleigh Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.5 miles
- Lift Hockley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.5 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's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Days Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Days Nursery take?
Happy Days Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Days Nursery?
Rayleigh is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Days Nursery?
You can call 01268 782925 and visit happy-daysnursery.co.uk.
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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 EY501527 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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