Full-day nursery in Leadgate, Durham
Happy Smiles
Unit 29, Werdohl Business park, Number One Industrial Estate, Consett, DH8 6TJ · 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 August 2023Reference 2752668Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places115 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 May 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
Unit 29, Werdohl Business park, Number One Industrial Estate, Consett, DH8 6TJ · More nurseries in DH8
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Ind Est Werdohl Way and Werdohl Way North.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground11 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 Durham 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 Smiles is a full-day nursery at Unit 29, Werdohl Business park, Number One Industrial Estate, Consett, DH8 6TJ, in Leadgate, Durham. It is registered for 115 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Villa Real School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Consett Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Beechdale Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Consett Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Benfieldside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.2 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 Smiles's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Smiles Good at its inspection on 13 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Smiles take?
Happy Smiles is registered with Ofsted for up to 115 children at any one time.
How do I contact Happy Smiles?
You can call 01207 583583 and visit happysmilesnursery.com.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2752668 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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