Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Thornbury

Cooper Road, Thornbury, Bristol BS35 3UP
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9.8 66 Reviews
  • Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Thornbury, Bristol
Thornbury is the perfect environment for your child to thrive, have fun and learn - with secure and enriching indoor and outdoor areas that offer free-flow access throughout the day. The team have a wealth of experience, and are very proud of the bonds made with the children and their families.

Care Provided by Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Thornbury

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Sammie Fry (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 25
  • Total Places for Children
  • 81
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:00
    Tuesday 07:00-18:00
    Wednesday 07:00-18:00
    Thursday 07:00-18:00
    Friday 07:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Thornbury

  • For fee information, contact the Nursery directly.


  • Parking
  • The setting offers designated parent parking to assist with drop off and collection.


Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Thornbury Reviews (66)

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Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Thornbury has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.751) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Thornbury has 66 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our Son has been attending Happy Days Thornbury since April 2017, we cannot recommend this nursery enough! He really enjoys attending and has thrived since starting here. He and I have such a positive attitude towards the nursery, he talks about the nursery, staff and his friends he has made there
all the time. The nursery itself is brand new ( opening earlier this year) the space available is brilliant and the outdoor space is lovely with a sand pit which is a big hit with my son! The resources the nursery have are second to none and everything is brand new and really is lovely. The staff are very friendly and helpful and I know my son is in good hands. They really encourage his own independence and this has been shown by our son at home. It really is a wonderful nursery!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband and I looked at 4 local nurseries and chose Happy Days due to their ethos and their open plan floorplan. Children are able to choose the activities they want to do and when they want to do it alongside structured activities. Happy days offer a variety of food which is made on location and
not bought in.


Our son settled in extremely well and quickly down to the settling in sessions offered and the staff having plenty of time to get to know him and his daily routine. He absolutely loves going which speaks volumes!


Would Definitely recommend Happy Days Thornbury!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have always been extremely happy with the care and support our children receive at Happy Days Thornbury. My only criticism would be that some of the actual meals seem more like snacks than meals, so our daughter usually is hungry when she gets home, but I think this could also be down to burning
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at nursery for just a couple weeks, and the difference in her is remarkable. She is walking, trying to talk, smiling and laughing even more, she's building blocks!


Excellent start, keep up the good work and she'll get a job soon explaining the meaning of exam grades to older

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The ethos behind the Happy Days Nursery - Thornbury is second to none. It provides a calming environment where children are supported at all times and their independence is encouraged. Beautiful toys and a fantastic outdoor area ensure that learning through play can occur in a range of ways and staff
adapt plans throughout the weeks to give all children opportunities to thrive. Our child settled with them incredibly quickly, and his key worker has a strong understanding of his needs.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Happy Days is a brand new nursery in Thornbury which has been really nicely kitted out. Everything is new and good quality so will clearly last for a long time. The sunken sandpit and outdoor toys are favourites of my son who loves the opportunity to get his all in one waterproof suit on and have a
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My son has developed a wonderful bond with his key person who is always very enthusiastic and really listens to any requests and seems to genuinely care for the children she is looking after and responds to their individual likes and dislikes.


The management team have responded well to all my communication and requests and there is always a smiling face when I arrive at the nursery. All the staff are very friendly.


I am very pleased with my choice of sending my son to Happy Days and would have no hesitation in recommending to anyone.


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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.751)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.751) out of 10 for Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Thornbury is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 23 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.751 for Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Thornbury is calculated as follows: ( (229 Excellents x 5) + (47 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (2 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 285 Ratings = 4.751

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Thornbury is based on 23 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 81 number of registered child places is 16.2, which has been reached with 23 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (1)

Sammie

Sammie Fry

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2024

My name is Sammie, and I am the new manager of Happy Days Thornbury.


I have been working within the childcare sector for over 16 years 3 with years of management experience. I spent 2 years working in Dubai as a pre-school teacher where my early years knowledge grew even further.


Working in the early years has always been a huge passion of mine. Seeing the children flourish throughout their nursery experience and supporting families is something that brings me such joy in my career and I am excited to bring my experience, passion and love for childcare with me to Happy Days.