Full-day nursery in Eastfield, North Yorkshire
Happy Jays
Link Walk, Scarborough, YO11 3LR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2017Reference EY549334Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 October 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
Link Walk, Scarborough, YO11 3LR · More nurseries in YO11
Stations
- Seamer20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street, Eastfield Surgery and Herdborough Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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Happy Jays is a full-day nursery at Link Walk, Scarborough, YO11 3LR, in Eastfield, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by First For Childcare 3 Limited.
Run by First For Childcare 3 Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy JaysThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Amazing Owls Educational PlayFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Wise Owls Educational PlayFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| The Little Minders ChildcareFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Happy JaysFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Buttercup Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Wheatcroft Preschool PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Cayton Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Scarborough Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.6 miles
- Wheatcroft Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.6 miles
- Seamer and Irton Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 1.7 miles
- Scarborough College ages 3–18has a nursery class 1.7 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 Jays's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Jays Outstanding at its inspection on 29 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Jays take?
Happy Jays is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Happy Jays?
Happy Jays is run by First For Childcare 3 Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Happy Jays?
Seamer is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY549334 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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