Happy Tots Day Nursery

Arndene Park, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness LA13 9JY
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9.1 110 Reviews
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Happy Tots Day Nursery provides quality and inspirational learning for children aged ten weeks to eleven years old.

It provides a nurturing and caring environment where everyone feels welcome and valued in their own right. It has established an enviable reputation for delivering a high-quality childcare service and this is recognised by both parents and Ofsted.

The children are cared for in a stimulating environment where each child can reach their full potential. Children are actively encouraged to explore, learn, communicate and interact with one another.

Happy Tots are very proud of their staff who you will find are enthusiastic, dedicated and highly qualified and this is what makes the nursery so special.

There are extensive separate gardens where the babies and children can explore and feel safe, but most of all have fun.

There is an open door policy to ensure there is effective communication at all times between the nursery and parents/carers.

Staff would love to show you around their wonderful nursery.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Owner

  • Happy Tots Day Nursery Ltd
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Helen Coward (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 38

Total Places for Children

  • 137

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 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

Happy Tots Day Nursery Reviews (110)

9.1

Happy Tots Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.105) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Happy Tots Day Nursery has 110 reviews.

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Review from Emma (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attends the holiday club and always has a great time. He enjoys the quizzes, arts and crafts and the trips out to the beach, dock museum, candle factory and many more he also loves to play outside in the large open space provided.


He enjoys the homemade meals provided and the staff are always

very welcoming and happy to help.
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Review from Fiona W (Mother of Child) published on 17 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Happy Tots since he was 5 months old and is now 4, when he first started he had a milk protein allergy and consuming any form of food/milk that had milk protein in it would make him extremely poorly, but this was managed to the highest standard by the staff, and the cooks catered
his food towards his individual dietary needs and not once did they fail to do this.


I love the way the nursery's teaching style is very structured and educational, as well as catering for every child's individual needs. All the key workers and management are fantastic with the children and are very friendly.


In my opinion I feel that this nursery excels the rest as it is clear to me by how happy my son is here, he loves the staff as well as his friends he has made here, he has learnt so much academically as well as developmentally, the overall proof is the fantastic Ofsted report they achieve time and time again , this says it all, 'outstanding'.

Reply from Anna, Deputy Manager at Happy Tots Day Nursery
Thank you for your lovely words Fiona, it has been a pleasure being part of your sons life from such a young age and seeing him progress to school is fantastic.
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Review from Deborah A (Grandmother of Child) published on 16 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Granddaughter has attended this nursery from being a baby, right through pre school and still attends after school and holidays now, she is now eight years old and still loves going at every opportunity. The staff are like another family to her and I have every confidence that she is now and always
has been fantastically well looked after, she excels in most areas of school work and I personally think that a lot of this is due to the care and attention she has always recieved from all the staff at this nursery. My grandson has also started attending and I am hoping he will be as articulate and accademic due to attending this nursery.
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Review from Lee C (Uncle of Child) published on 16 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My niece came to the out of school and holiday clubs and always had a great time.
She would enjoy all the art, crafts and sports and loved the trips out they went on throughout the school holidays.


Staff were brilliant, great fun and appeared to have just as much fun as the children. Very caring

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Review from Jessica H (Godmother of Child) published on 16 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very reliable, clean and friendly nursery. I would recommend to many for childcare. My goddaughter attends the after school club and holiday club most days and always enjoys herself and gets looked after well. Very happy with the care Happy Tots gives her and other children I know who attend.
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Review from Clare C (Mother of Child) published on 9 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Happy Tots is a wonderful nursery where both my daughters attend. They have fun every day and love going. The care and attention from all the staff is second to none. The staff are all very friendly and only too happy to help. My youngest daughter has settled in extremely quickly and I put this
down to how caring and nurturing the staff are with her and have made her feel comfortable when away from me!!! I would highly recommend Happy Tots to friends and family and have done so on many occasion. Keep up the great work you do with all the children.
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Review from Linz B (Mother of Child) published on 7 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I find this setting brilliant my little boy loves going to nursery and looks forward to seeing his keyworkers.
All of the staff are accomodating and there is a lot to offer.
Lots of space outside for children to play when it's nice and lots of dress up days keep children's excitement high!
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Review from Linda V (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have now placed our second child at Happy Tots as our first child is now in Reception but attended Happy Tots from 18-moths until preschool. We have currently been very happy with our 11 month old child's experience in the baby room. Amy Wilson has done a fantastic job settling him in and communicating
with us his daily routine. We find the computer log Happy Tots created very helpful. We have found all the staff very good over the years although there was a period of too many changes of staff with our first child and that was disappointing. Happy Tots grounds and facilities are excellent. Our 5 year old has excelled since his time at Happy Tots.
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Review from Nicola (Mother of Child) published on 6 January 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended Happy Tots from 6 months old and he still attends after-school/holiday club now he is now nearly 7.
The Service and the kind helpful staff are professional and caring. They have and attend all his needs from learning to potty train to being the young well mannered boy he is now.
For working parents to feel your child is in a warm caring clean environment and have the variety of play equipment both inside and outside to enjoy and learn is very much peace of mind, and the home cooked meals and snacks have always been a favourite for him.


For our family Happy Tots is like a second home for our son and would recommend the services they provide to all parents wanting the best for their children.

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Review from Dawn G (Mother of Child) published on 1 September 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter joined Happy Tots in April 2014 where she was welcomed with open arms to a fantastic Team of Staff.


She has a VSD and there have been times when the staff have had to deal with a very sick little girl but they have done an amazing job in following the list of symptoms I provided and

how to deal with them, with complete calm and professionalism.


She has been getting ready for Reception Class at Primary School and I am amazed by what she can do, count to 30 without any hesitation, she can write her own name, can dress herself, and is an extremely independent and confident little girl. She has also been looking after other children in the class which has also led her to support and look after her older brother who is Autistic and brought him on with his talking, manners, sharing, interactive play etc. Her manners are unbelievable ALWAYS please and thank you.


They do lots of work that is usually carried out in Reception so that your child is ready for Main Stream School. The staff at the Primary School are really looking forward to her starting and can see she is already advanced and bright.


Anyone thinking of a Child Care placement for their children then Happy Tots is the one and I cannot recommend them enough. With 2 outstanding Offsted Inspections you cannot miss the opportunity to put your child in their safe, capable and professional hands. She attended from 7.30am - 5.00pm Monday - Friday and she has come on in leaps and bounds. Yes these costs don't come cheap but worth every penny to us when we have seen a very sick, timid little toddler turn into a very happy, polite and glowing lovely little girl, especially when myself and my husband both work full time on 2 businesses.


I cannot thank them enough for all their hard work and care they give not only to my daughter but to many others. It has been a wonderful experience watching her and her class friends growing up together.

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Current Review Score: 9.1 (9.105)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.1 (9.105) out of 10 for Happy Tots Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 12 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.667 for Happy Tots Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (131 Excellents x 5) + (13 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) + (7 Poors x 2) + (4 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 156 Ratings = 4.667
  2. 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 4.438 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Happy Tots Day Nursery is based on 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 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
    2. 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 137 number of registered child places is 27.4. 12 Positive Reviews ÷ 27.4 = 0.438
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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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