Happy Faces Playgroup

In a home-from-home environment, there is a real sense of connection to the wider community of Sherfield on Loddon village as it is in the heart of the village in the village hall, with the children's outdoor play area overlooking the green and woodland. My son sees his teacher as his family, and I honestly couldn't be happier with how he is cared for there. The staff are simply amazing!

I have nothing but great experiences with happy faces. The staff are friendly, warm and open as well as very knowledgable. Both my children have always enjoyed their time.

Happy Faces Playgroup is an extremely warm and comforting environment with passionate staff, active learning and child-friendly facilities. My daughter is always very happy to go to Happy Faces Playgroup. She adores all the play and child-led activities as well as all the lovely outdoor space. I cannot emphasize how wonderful the Happy Faces Playgroup staff are. They are such experienced, dedicated people who display and apply such enthusiasm, creativity, flexibility and sense of humour with every child. All the staff are incredibly nurturing and extremely approachable to both children and adults. Their communication with parents is excellent, with the choice of face-to-face conversation, telephone or online via their portal. Happy Faces Playgroup provides lots of ‘hands-on-learning’. My daughter experiences many varied learning activities such as reading time, letter learning, numbers and counting, arts and crafts, music, dance, exploring the natural world and outdoor play. She loves it all!

My daughter loves going to Happy Faces. She has made some beautiful friendships in a short time and always comes out with a huge smile. She loves being given jobs to do and I have noticed that she is already picking up some numeracy skills, such as counting her fingers. The location is beautiful and so relaxing, whilst giving them plenty to do. She has been on walks around the village to post letters to Santa and visit the local duck pond, which she loves. Their communication is excellent and frequent.

Happy Faces Playgroup is an absolutely top-notch starting point for any young child or nervous mummy. The team are loving, professional and knowledgable and do their utmost to ensure your child has a lovely time from day one. I cannot fault the incredible team and thank them for giving my little boy the best start to his education and life away from home. He always runs in beaming.

My 3-year-old daughter has been attending since September 2020 and has loved every minute. The staff are always bright, friendly and really seem to understand her personality. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

Our daughter has been attending Happy Faces Playgroup since she was 2 1/2 years old and has enjoyed every minute of her attendance. It was very clear from the start that the ladies who work there all provide a high level of care and attention to the development of each child and their individual needs. The playschool itself has lots of toys and activities and a large garden where my daughter enjoys playing with a wide range of outdoor toys and equipment. Our daughter's key worker has been absolutely fantastic and we are provided with lots of feedback and photos via the Tapestry app as well as face to face at the end of every session. We are also regularly updated by a newsletter each week which details what the theme for each week will be. Overall we cannot rate Happy Faces Playgroup highly enough and would recommend it to any parent thinking about considering Happy Faces for their child.

Throughout the years, Happy Faces have been an exceptional nursery. My son went there before school and loved it and now my daughter attends and loves it as well. All the ladies are friendly and truly love their job and the children. They are great if you need advice as well as reassurance. It really is a hidden gem in the village. They have also done a fantastic job throughout the pandemic whilst keeping the children and themselves safe.

We couldn't be happier with Happy Faces Playgroup. My son absolutely loves the time he spends there. We were made to feel welcome from the time we visited and I'm so glad we decided to choose this setting for my son. All the activities are great and the ladies that run that nursery are just wonderful. We couldn't recommend highly enough.

The indoor environment is great with lots of different activities and toys for the children and the outdoors space is large with a number of different toys too, children get to go out whatever the weather, which my children love! Both my children have now attended Happy Faces and have thoroughly enjoyed their time there. I honestly can’t recommend it enough.

My daughter has been attending the playgroup for the last 12 months and I wish to write a few words on how wonderful the Playgroup is. The staff are extremely professional. They take great pride in providing an environment of happiness, learning, fun and a sense of companionship and safety for all children who attend. From the moment you are greeted at the door by the smiling staff welcoming each child into the Playgroup fills you with confidence that your child will be well cared for and will enjoy the day ahead. The environment and set up of the playgroup has a lovely balance of indoor and outdoor activities. The high standards set by the Playgroup has been recognised as well as they won a Top 20 Award in 2019 for South East England. So well done to all.

The staff are friendly, approachable and always very welcoming. I would definitely recommend Happy Faces!

The hall itself is fairly big and the space is used really cleverly, with lots of different areas to spark children’s interest. I love that the children get little jobs to do which change every day, to encourage independence. The garden is a great size and again has lots to do including a little raised vegetable plot and playhouses. We just love it! So lucky we have such a great playgroup nearby!

The staff are warm, friendly, caring and professional so I feel my daughter is in great hands and she loves it.

So, definitely would recommend it. Staff is always very friendly and helpful and I never go to work worrying that my baby is unhappy which is a big thing for Mums.

My son started at Happy Faces back in March 2018. Until this point, he had been at home with me full time so we were rather nervous about how he would cope with the change. From the word go, the staff at Happy Faces were great. They helped us to start him slowly and increase his hours as and when we chose. They got to know him and his interests quickly and before long, he was viewing playschool as a home from home. The quiet village setting and large outdoor space suits him perfectly and he loves going for walks around the local area. Happy Faces is like one big family and we're so pleased we chose here to send our son.

Me and my partner weren’t sure which nursery would be best for our daughter, but when my partner went to Happy Faces, she instantly thought the group of staff working there were absolutely excellent with the children. When she met with the key worker who would be looking after our daughter, she then knew this was the right nursery. The key worker was so welcoming and wanted to know everything about our daughter so she could build the bond. She was amazing and made our daughter from the first day, feel like she had been there for ages. Our daughter didn’t want to leave on the very first day and that, to me, is the most important thing, that she must have loved it that much. She has learnt so much in her 6 months being there. This nursery is a good choice and highly recommend the staff's ability to care and look after all the children there.

My two year old boy runs into Happy Faces with a smile on his face and forgets about me as soon as he is through the door. I have been very impressed with the playgroup and the friendly staff who made us feel welcome from day one. As well as our key worker, all staff members has an active interest in my child and he feels very secure and confident in the Happy Faces setting. As well as the lovely outdoor garden space, the children make use of the local community with walks around the village and trip to the care home to visit the elderly residents.

I wish they were open for the summer.

My daughter currently attends Happy Faces and I couldn’t recommend it enough. Right from her first visit we felt welcomed and at ease, the staff are all wonderful and it’s clear through watching them with the children that they genuinely care and are dedicated to their jobs. The outside space, in particular, is fantastic, not only the large garden itself but also the surrounding countryside which is regularly taken advantage of with trips to the local duck ponds and walks through the fields. Happy Faces is a fantastic playgroup and the smile on my daughters face when I pick her up tells me that she feels the same.