Sessional pre-school in East Preston, West Sussex
Happy Days Pre-School Playgroup
The Scout Hall, The Street, East Preston, BN16 1HU · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Scout Hall, The Street, East Preston, BN16 1HU · More nurseries in BN16
Stations
- Angmering6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Preston Place, Station Road and Vicarage Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Langmeads Field1 min walk
- Warren Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Mill Pond Play Area playground3 min walk
- Lashmar Rec. Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Guildford Road Playground10 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 West Sussex there are about 2.7 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 Pre-School Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at The Scout Hall, The Street, East Preston, BN16 1HU, in East Preston, West Sussex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Days Pre-School PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little StarsFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Activ8 Nursery East PrestonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| East Preston Village Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Angmering Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Beech Tree ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Activ8 Nursery RustingtonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- East Preston Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- East Preston Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.4 miles
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.1 miles
- Rustington Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.2 miles
- Summerlea Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2022 1.3 miles
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.5 miles
- The Angmering School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 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 Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Days Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 27 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Days Pre-School Playgroup take?
Happy Days Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Days Pre-School Playgroup?
Angmering is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 113509 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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