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Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge

1 Waterloo Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2SN
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Happy Days Tonbridge is adjacent to Tonbridge Train station it is the ideal location for commuting parents as well as local families looking for full day care for their children.

The nursery cares for children from 3 months to 5 years and is open from 7.30am until 6.30pm Monday to Friday 51 weeks of the year.

They offer 3 spacious stimulating rooms for Teenies, Toddlers and Pre-school children with the addition of...  

Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Full days available

Yes

Half day sessions offered

Yes

Group / Owner

Person in charge

  • Katie Groom & Kat Fenn(Managers)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 18

Total Places for Children

  • 65

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday07:30-18:30
  • Tuesday07:30-18:30
  • Wednesday07:30-18:30
  • Thursday07:30-18:30
  • Friday07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees

With the new government funding fees may vary so please get in touch to see what funding you may be entitled to.

Support Available
We understand that the cost of childcare can represent a significant portion of your outgoings. We want to ensure all our families are receiving the support they are entitled to.
We aim to help you understand the variety of available government programmes that exist to support parents with childcare costs. However, everyone’s circumstances are different, and we therefore encourage you to visit the following websites for more information:
Best Start In Life | 30 Hours Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More | Help with Costs | GOV UK
Help Paying For Childcare | GOV WALES (for parents living in Wales)

The guide below will provide you with an overview of the help available and how it could impact the fees payable at Juniors Day Nursery.

We are happy to answer any questions so feel free to reach out!

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Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge Reviews (21)

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Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.144) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge has 21 reviews.

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Review from C A (Mother of Child) published on 13 July 2026 Submitted via Website
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Our daughter has attended Happy Days Nursery in Tonbridge for several years, and we couldn't be more grateful for the care and support the team has provided throughout her time there. She has severe eczema and multiple allergies, which can be challenging to manage, but the nursery has always gone above and beyond to support her needs. The team took the time to understand her requirements, accommodated bespoke menus, and always gave us confidence that her health and wellbeing were their priority.
The care, kindness and reassurance shown to our family over the years has been exceptional. Communication has always been excellent, and we've felt genuinely supported every step of the way. Most importantly, daughter has flourished. The team has played a significant role in her development, helping her grow in confidence, build friendships and prepare for her next chapter. She has loved her time at Happy Days and leaves with so many happy memories.

Thank you to Kat and the entire team!

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Review from Saima I (Mother of Child) published on 3 July 2026 Submitted via Website
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My daughter attends Pre-School on a part time basis and has absolutely loved her time at Happy Days. She speaks so highly about the wider team and adores her key worker, Amy. Our daughter lights up when she hears that her key worker will be in the pre-school that day. The activities are wide ranging and really creative. Great for inquisitive minds! The staff really get to know the little ones and you can see that they care. They make the necessary dietary adjustments. The staff have done a fantastic job at getting my daughter excited and ready for school. so much! Would definitely recommend this setting to parents considering a place for their little one.

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Review from J P (Mother of Child) published on 25 June 2026 Submitted via Website
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My son has attended this nursery for over 2 years now and he is extremely happy here. The staff are caring and friendly, the management team is thorough and professional and the activities provided are always engaging and well thought out. The food provided here is healthy and varied and the environment is safe and nurturing. I have real peace of mind knowing my child is being so well looked after. Thank you!

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Review from Chloe G (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2026 Submitted via Website
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Our toddler is really happy at Happy Days Nursery. He has learnt so many new skills and plays with lots of children. His confidence and development in eating has also grown. Impressed by the quality of the meals and nutrition. Staff are friendly and very helpful, and the app is great for keeping updated. Nursery gets involved in all the key events and occasions, making cards and cookies to celebrate.

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Review from J L (Father of Child) published on 18 June 2026 Submitted via Website
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Very lovely staff, nice setting which does well to supply children with a positive experience in play, creation and experiences. Staff are kind and polite and appear to really care about the children. My only gripe is collection and drop off times are unnecessarily long and need to be worked on. It's bad enough waiting your turn but then you have to wait for the staff to then collect your child's things and the child - a way to check in beforehand would be useful.

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Review from S L (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2026 Submitted via Website
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Good experience so far overall, however would like more information, in about 6 months have only had one monitoring update of my child's experience.m
Including photos which was lovely to see. Those that I've given 1 star below I have no experience or updates on.
Staff are very welcoming and my child enjoys going but do not have any information on what my child does during his time there other than food, sleep and nappy changes available on the app which has impacted my ability to review all areas below.

Pick up and drop off are a significant issue though as it takes far too long and regularly have to wait a very long time. Often hearing staff and families talking about their holidays or other details that seem to not be essential whilst there is a queue of people. It is really impacting our overall experience. We did feedback and management did look into and offer some changes I believe, very receptive to feedback, but not noticed any real change.

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Review from B K (Mother of Child) published on 12 June 2026 Submitted via Website
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My son attends this nursery setting and he loves it. The staff really know the children well and have good relationships with them, whether they are the main key worker or not. My son loves coming to nursery, he's really developed since being there and has made a number of nursery friends now. The setting has recently been updated and it's clean, calm and inviting with all the things you would expect for early years. I would definitely recommend it.

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Review from K S (Mother of Child) published on 8 June 2026 Submitted via Website
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Patient caring and professional staff, my children love the nursery and their key workers . We are so impressed by what our pre schooler is learning and telling us about her day. Convenient right next to the station and town. Thank you!

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Review from Almond W (Mother of Child) published on 8 June 2026 Submitted via Website
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Our daughter started at Junior's/Happy Days nursery in April this year, and we couldn't be happier with how it's going! The staff are all so friendly, and have been really accommodating with some unforeseen changes to our days etc. following some family shift-pattern disruption. Every day we get a thorough handover about what she's been up to and how it's going, as well as loads of clear information on the app. Notably, the team seem to have such sensible approach to looking after her when snotty/ill/not her best health, which makes it much easier to go to work - and stay there! Our daughter was immediately completely settled attending, and evidently totally loves her keyworker and buddy (as do we!). We couldn't fault Juniors/Happy Days for a thing, we have been really impressed and satisfied with everything - highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from K F (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2026 Submitted via Website
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Junior's Day Nursery Tonbridge is an excellent place from the moment I had my first tour to the day my son started in the nursery. The communication has been very good and the manager has answered any questions I had. During the settling in process, the key person and other staff in the room were very understanding and I felt they really listened to me regarding my child's likes, dislikes, wants and needs.

He has settled in very well and his key person is amazing. The handovers at the end of the day are exemplary and it shows that the staff know the children very well.

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Review from Sarah S (Mother of Child) published on 23 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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Staff are generally superb, my son has been in the nursery for the past 15 months and is very happy. He is thriving and is very happy and keen to go in. When you get the inevitable odd concern it is swiftly dealt with and communication is great. He is always doing different things and enjoys the home-cooked meals.

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Review from Chloe W (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2019 Submitted via Website
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My son has been at Juniors since Nov 2018, I am extremely happy with them. His key worker is absolutely amazing. I have found the transition back to work extremely tough, but knowing that he is in such great hands has made it bearable. They do such fantastic things with the little ones, painting, cooking, messy play, walks in the castle grounds. Really I feel so grateful to have them. I am always impressed to see them cleaning the room from top to bottom when any child has a bug. Advice: get your name down at the bump stage! That's how we got a place.

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Review from Katie S (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2016 Submitted via Website
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This has been a fantastic nursery for our daughter who has been attending since she was 9 months old. Her key worker is excellent and my daughter goes to her with open arms in the morning. The communication is outstanding, the weekly reports are very informative and I have received nothing but outstanding care for my daughter. I would highly recommend this nursery, it is very hard leaving my daughter and the fact that she settles immediately and is so happy here makes it that little bit easier.

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Review from Kate R-G (Mother of Child) published on 29 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card
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Fabulous warm and welcoming nursery, who have been brilliant with our son. Very nurturing care and good carer/parent feedback and communication. We've been very impressed with the range of diversity and the activities on offer for the children. Our son has a great relationship with his carers and genuinely looks forward to his days at nursery.

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Review from Anna B (Mother of Child) published on 13 April 2016 Submitted via Postal Card
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My 18 month old daughter has been going to Junior's 2 days a week since she was 11 months. She settled in really quickly and this was mainly due to the staff. The setting is wonderful with so many different activities, my daughter loves going and is always eager to go in the morning. Her development has also come on and this is mainly down to her key workers encouragement. I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone.

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Review from Rachael (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card
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My daughter is thoroughly enjoying attending Junior's. Her development, especially her speech has come on in leaps and bounds. The staff are all excellent, always provide proper handover each day and take and active interest in my daughter's activities outside nursery to include in her planning at nursery so it feels like we are working together for both her development and well-being.

The nursery provides a wide range of activities that my daughter loves - music and movement and baking are particular favourites. She really loves her books and her carer patiently reads many with her.

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Review from Jo (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card
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Junior's is a lovely nursery, the team are really warm and friendly and the children are really happy. The team work hard to make sure the children settle in well, my son loves it there. It's great seeing the other staff from different rooms all make an effort from day 1, so he will easily move to the next room when he is ready.

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Review from Fleur RS (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card
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Our daughter started at Juniors 6 weeks ago and we are delighted by the quality of care that all the staff give her. The baby room is bright and airy, and well organised. It is a lot more peaceful than previous nurseries so our daughter gets a chance to rest during the day.

The staff are very thorough and attentive, and successfully stimulate the children with great activities and games. There is excellent communication and management is very dedicated. They also occasionally organise sessions where the parents can sign and sing, which is great as we can then practice with them at home.

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Review from Matt S (Father of Child) published on 2 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card
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The staff at Junior's are very caring, professional and refreshingly full of energy. They appear to be very attentive to each childs needs and take the time to build a rapport with the children and the parents. Daily activities are based around learning, but made to feel like fun! It's great to get photographs and daily feedback about the childrens day. Food choices are healthy, balanced and varied, and staff give us detailed reports. The semi covered outside space is fun and well provisioned with interesting activities. We are very happy with the nursery, and thoroughly recommend it!

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Review from Melanie B (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card
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My daughter joined Juniors when it first opened in Summer last year. Since her first day we have never regretted our decision to move her to Junior. The facilities are so well thought out. With the children's play, learning, sleeping and safe guarding all taken into account. The food is excellent no sugary snacks/desserts a very healthy balanced menu. Finally the staff are amazing! my daughter loves going and clearly benefits from their expertise and care. Staff clearly know her well and we receive regular feedback highly recommend it.

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  • 26 Nov 2024

    Happy Days Nurseries, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious Nutrition Support Programme Quality Mark from the Early Years Alliance. This recognition highlights the nursery group’s...

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Katie Groom
Katie GroomJob Title:Nursery ManagerJoined: 2016

Katie Groom joined Junior’s Day Nursery in September 2016. During her long career at Junior’s, she has worked her way up from Nursery Practitioner to Room Leader, to Deputy Manager and now Nursery Manager as of March 2021. Katie holds a Paediatric first aid qualification, is Designated Safeguarding Lead and is a SENCo at Junior’s Day Nursery, Tonbridge.

Frequently Asked Questions about Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge

What is the Age Range of Children that Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge accepts?

Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge Open?

Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge is open: Monday 07:30-18:30, Tuesday 07:30-18:30, Wednesday 07:30-18:30, Thursday 07:30-18:30, Friday 07:30-18:30.

How many Children does Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge have capacity for?

Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge has capacity for a total of 65 Children.

How far is Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Tonbridge to the centre of Tonbridge?

0.2 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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