Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Derriford

My daughter has attended this nursery now for nearly two years and it is fantastic. The staff are all friendly and I feel at complete ease leaving her in their care. The activities they do during the day are engaging, educational, supportive to developing skills and above all else fun. The food is fresh, made on site and a wide selection of tasty and healthy foods. My daughter looks forward to going to Nursery and it has shaped her as a person. She, her dad and me will all be sad when she leaves for school in September. Thank you Happy Days for being mum when I’m not able to!

My child loves going to nursery in the explorers room. All staff are really welcoming and seem to have a good connection with my child. I would recommend to any friends and family looking for childcare, especially if based in or around Derriford hospital.

My daughter loves attending nursery. The staff are always pleasant and friendly when we arrive and leave at the end of the day. Lots of different activities each week and the food provided is varied and nutritious. Parents are kept up to date with regular newsletters and without the nursery, my daughter would not be as confident around other children.

Such a great nursery, very friendly and attentive staff. My daughter really enjoys it here, they have a good range of different activities every day. The food is also excellent. I feel comfortable knowing that my daughter is in safe hands and happy whilst she is at Happy Days.

She enjoys all of the activities provided and all of the staff are friendly and attentive.

Lots of materials for the children in the nursery and a selection to take home, with regular catch ups to see how your children are getting on.

The only negative comment I can think of is that staff seem to change very regularly for some reason so we need to get used to new faces, although my child's key worker has always been consistent which is important.

A nice nursery. The carers are wonderful. Both kids attended from the age of 8 months until they were ready for school. Carers were always interested in welfare.

The negative was the poor invoicing system. Isn't it simple to have to pay per month for sessions used? But the admin works on the idea that you divided in 50 weeks and invoicing is done on the basis of this. Multiple times we were overcharged. We would not have known if we didn't calculate the hours.

Brilliant nursery- the most important thing is the flexibility they can always accommodate extra sessions. The staff are brilliant and committed and friendly.

Our son has attended Happy Days for nearly 3 years and has enjoyed every second of it. From the location and ease of access to the rooms where the children spend most of their time, to the resources available to the children, the whole set up is just amazing. The on-site catering is fantastic and the choice and balance of meals the children receive is the best any parent could wish for. The books, toys, outside play area, including the forest gives every child all the stimulation they could ask for. The biggest asset this nursery has is its staff, they are truly amazing in so many ways. They are very knowledgeable, trustworthy, professional and above all else have every child's welfare at heart. We could not have wished for any better support in so many ways. You name your worry or concern and their help and support is so genuine: from potty training to preparing for school. Most impressive is how they remember all the children's names! A truly brilliant nursery.

Happy with my daughter attending the nursery. Would be happy with extended hours until 6.30 p.m. Sometimes feels as there is too many children on a day and big gap between them 2 to 5 years. Otherwise happy and think she has a good time.

Happy Days have very friendly and approachable staff who make you feel happy and safe leaving your little ones with. They always listen to day to day updates on our little boy and do the best for him. They've been extremely flexible around work and change of hours and we really appreciate that. I was so pleased at how well my child's key worker knows him and how similar her observations are to ours. Thank you also much.

We have been very happy with the care provided and my daughter loves attending Happy Days. She has made good friends and is always happy to be there while we work. I would like there to be "preschool" room though where children in the year prior to starting school could do different activities.

Good nursery with outstanding value for the services provided. Extremely helpful staff with the utmost patience and skill. Helpful feedback on a daily basis enabled us to not only optimise my daughters learning but also ensure she has a well balanced diet for the day as we know what was given in the nursery and can calculate what she might enjoy for the rest of the day.

I cannot recommend happy days highly enough and feel very lucky that I am able to leave my daughter in the care of such amazing people where the children are the focus of attention.

The nursery took on my son with short notice and have been helpful, flexible and professional when dealing with my enquiring and requests. My son is happy in his new setting which appears to be well managed by qualified staff and he has made friends well. I never have concerns about leaving him as I believe he is in trustworthy hands. I'm very happy with the nursery setting and would recommend it.

My daughter joined in April and was struggling to be left without tears , but two months in the staff at Happy Days Derriford have helped her to settle in and now I have a stress free drop off and pick up . Makes for a happy mum going to work knowing my little girl enjoys her day at nursery.

A better way would be billing for exact number of days attended (including extra days) per month and generating a monthly invoice based on this.

Such a warm and welcoming nursery. All the staff are lovely and are always happy to help and support you. My children have settled in so well and absolutely love going. Communication between the parents and staff is brilliant and I feel this is vital to have.

Very happy with the way in which the nursery operates and will be sending child No 2 when at the correct age. My son enjoys going and has never indicated he was worried etc and when he comes home he does speak about what he has done that day and enjoys showing us what he has made.