Full-day nursery in Thurcroft, Rotherham
Happy Kids Thurcroft
Thurcroft Infant School, Locksley Drive, Thurcroft, Rotherham, S66 9NT · 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 July 2022Reference 2693040Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Thurcroft Infant School, Locksley Drive, Thurcroft, Rotherham, S66 9NT · More nurseries in S66
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including St Withold Avenue/Elgitha Drive, Green Arbour Road/Elgitha Drive and St Withold Avenue/Locksley Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 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 Thurcroft is a full-day nursery at Thurcroft Infant School, Locksley Drive, Thurcroft, Rotherham, S66 9NT, in Thurcroft, Rotherham. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Happy Kids Childcare Limited.
Run by Happy Kids Childcare Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Kids ThurcroftThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thurcroft Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Thurcroft Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 1.6 miles
- Laughton Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.7 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 Thurcroft's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Kids Thurcroft Good at its inspection on 1 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Kids Thurcroft take?
Happy Kids Thurcroft is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
Who runs Happy Kids Thurcroft?
Happy Kids Thurcroft is run by Happy Kids Childcare Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
How do I contact Happy Kids Thurcroft?
You can call 01709 549672 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 · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2693040 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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