Full-day nursery in St James' End, West Northamptonshire
Happy Hands Day Nursery
St. James Road, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 5LE · 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 September 2012Reference EY449680Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 July 2025Food 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
St. James Road, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 5LE · More nurseries in NN5
Stations
- Northampton9 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including St James's Sq, Bus Depot and Sandhill Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park4 min walk
- St James Small Park4 min walk
- Castle Mound10 min walk
- Millers Meadow10 min walk
- Marefair Heritage Park (under construction)11 min walk
- 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 West Northamptonshire 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 Hands Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at St. James Road, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 5LE, in St James' End, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 100 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 4.1 from 11 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
- St James Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- Spring Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Earl Spencer Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Lyncrest Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- New Horizons Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Inadequateinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Castle Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Northampton International Academy All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 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 Hands Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Hands Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Hands Day Nursery take?
Happy Hands Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Hands Day Nursery?
Northampton is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Hands Day Nursery?
You can call 01604 758001 and visit www.happyhandsstjames.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 EY449680 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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