Full-day nursery in Barnstaple, Devon
Happy Hares (Nursery And Pre-School)
11 Boutport Street, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 1RW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 August 2018Reference EY561019Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 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
11 Boutport Street, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 1RW · More nurseries in EX31
Stations
- Barnstaple15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Green Lanes, Mermaid Cross and Queens Theatre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pilton Park3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- 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 Devon there are about 3.7 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 Hares (Nursery And Pre-School) is a full-day nursery at 11 Boutport Street, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 1RW, in Barnstaple, Devon. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Happy Hares (Nursery And Pre-School)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Yeo Valley Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Pilton Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Ashleigh CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Pathfield School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Eden Park Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Newport Community School Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.1 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 Hares (Nursery And Pre-School)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Hares (Nursery And Pre-School) Good at its inspection on 30 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Hares (Nursery And Pre-School) take?
Happy Hares (Nursery And Pre-School) is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Hares (Nursery And Pre-School)?
Barnstaple is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Hares (Nursery And Pre-School)?
You can call 01271 377034 and visit www.happyhares.com.
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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
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY561019 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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