Sessional pre-school in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Happy Days Pre-School
Lagley Meadow Youth Centre, Douglas Gardens, Berkhamsted, HP4 3PE · 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
Lagley Meadow Youth Centre, Douglas Gardens, Berkhamsted, HP4 3PE · More nurseries in HP4
Stations
- Berkhamsted20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Bourne Road, Sports Centre and Durrants Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Normandy Drive Play Area8 min walk
- Canal Fields11 min walk
- Playground3 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 Hertfordshire 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 Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Lagley Meadow Youth Centre, Douglas Gardens, Berkhamsted, HP4 3PE, in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Days Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Maria Montessori Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Sunhill Montessori NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Bridgewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.2 miles
- Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School ages 0–11has a nursery class 1.3 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 Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Days Pre-School Good at its inspection on 19 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Days Pre-School take?
Happy Days Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Days Pre-School?
Berkhamsted is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Days Pre-School?
You can call 07592 730556 and visit www.happydaysberkhamsted.co.uk.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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 EY464800 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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