Full-day nursery in Iwade, Kent
Happy Days UK Ltd
Crosswinds, Ferry Road, Iwade, SITTINGBOURNE, ME9 8RE · 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 April 2004Reference EY276621Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 September 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
Crosswinds, Ferry Road, Iwade, SITTINGBOURNE, ME9 8RE · More nurseries in ME9
Stations
- Kemsley20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Health Centre, Kingfisher Close and Helen Thompson Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Holly Blue Drive Rec Ground5 min walk
- Iwade Nature Park5 min walk
- The Colson Drive Play Area playground3 min walk
- The Mansfield Drive Play Area playground4 min walk
- Woodpecker Play Area playground6 min walk
- School Lane Play Area playground7 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 Kent there are about 3.2 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 UK Ltd is a full-day nursery at Crosswinds, Ferry Road, Iwade, SITTINGBOURNE, ME9 8RE, in Iwade, Kent. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 16 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Iwade School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Kemsley Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Regis Manor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.4 miles
- Milton Court Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.6 miles
- Bobbing Village School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 1.7 miles
- Aspire School ages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.8 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 UK Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Days UK Ltd Good at its inspection on 10 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Days UK Ltd take?
Happy Days UK Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Days UK Ltd?
Kemsley is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Days UK Ltd?
You can call 01795 424348 and visit www.happydaysuk.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY276621 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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