Full-day nursery in East Herringthorpe, Rotherham
Happy Kids East Dene
Mowbray Gardens Community Centre, Mowbray Gardens, ROTHERHAM, S65 2UH · 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 October 2013Reference EY470193Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 March 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
Mowbray Gardens Community Centre, Mowbray Gardens, ROTHERHAM, S65 2UH · More nurseries in S65
Stations
- Parkgate21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Mowbray Street/Brook Road, Mowbray Street/Doncaster Road and Doncaster Road/Mowbray Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Silverwood Miners Welfare Resource Centre9 min walk
- Valley Park11 min walk
- Playground8 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.
In Rotherham there are about 4.6 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 Kids East Dene is a full-day nursery at Mowbray Gardens Community Centre, Mowbray Gardens, ROTHERHAM, S65 2UH, in East Herringthorpe, Rotherham. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 24 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Happy Kids Childcare Limited.
Run by Happy Kids Childcare Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Kids East DeneThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Lime Tree Day Nursery (Thrybergh)Full-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Granby House NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- High Greave Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 under 0.1 miles
- High Greave Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- East Dene Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Coleridge Primary Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Arnold Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Foljambe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Badsley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 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 Kids East Dene's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Kids East Dene Good at its inspection on 8 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Kids East Dene take?
Happy Kids East Dene is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Happy Kids East Dene?
Happy Kids East Dene is run by Happy Kids Childcare Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Happy Kids East Dene?
Parkgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Kids East Dene?
You can call 01709 838954 and visit www.happykids-childcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY470193 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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