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Happy Journeys Day Nursery

22 Church End, Hendon, London NW4 4JT
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Happy Journeys Day Nursery, London
Happy Journeys Day Nursery, London
Happy Journeys Day Nursery, London

Happy Journeys Day Nursery is a new nursery located in Hendon, in the Barnet area of London, providing high-quality day care and early years education for children aged 6 months to 5 years.

Child-led learning is practiced by experienced early years practitioners in a safe and secure environment.

The setting practices the principles of the EYFS but also utilises the best of the Maria Montessori and Reggio Emilia teaching methods.

Young children are taught to learn through exploration of their environment and through creative play.

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Full days available

Yes

Half day sessions offered

Yes

Owner

  • Happy Journeys Day Nursery
  • Private Owned

Person in charge

  • Katie Murphy (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 33

Total Places for Children

  • 84

Age Range

  • from 0 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Meals Provided

No

Consumables provided

No

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
  • Tuesday 08:00-18:00
  • Wednesday 08:00-18:00
  • Thursday 08:00-18:00
  • Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • All Bank Holidays, 1 week at Christmas & 1 week in May

Parking

  • They have a car park for visitors and for parent drop off/pick up.

Happy Journeys Day Nursery Reviews (94)

9.9

Happy Journeys Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.880) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Happy Journeys Day Nursery has 94 reviews.

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Review from D A (Mother of Child) published on 3 April 2023 Submitted via Website
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Couldn’t speak higher about happy journeys day nursery. Each staff member goes above and beyond in every way to achieve the best for my child. They are outstanding from the facilities to the care of the children.

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Review from Karishma S (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2023 Submitted via Website
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My son started at Happy Journeys Day Nursery at the age of 11 months. It has been a wonderful experience for him and us. The staff are kind, sweet, friendly and nurturing. My son absolutely loves it there and goes in with a big smile on his face every day. Since starting at Happy Journeys, his development has been incredible. The activities they do have helped his speech and motor skills exponentially. The food has also been lovely. The menu is nutritious and varied. Overall, we absolutely love Happy Journeys and cannot recommend them enough!

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Review from Ritika G (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website
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Very happy with the service and care provided. I feel my son is well looked after and is being nurtured with love. The staff are very friendly and well trained. I’m glad to have chosen Happy Journeys Day as my child’s nursery.

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Review from Ausrine P (Mother of Child) published on 25 October 2022 Submitted via Website
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We can only be happy that our son started this "Happy Journeys Nursery"

From day one he was a shy guy, when he finished the nursery he became self confident and popular boy. Every day he was telling us what they learned, what activities they do, amazing! He learnt all letters, numbers, how to be nice to others, discipline at nursery and home. If child is not well we were always informed. If accidents happen we were informed! All staff was always helpful, polite and with smiles! We can give a very best review! As our son had great experience at Happy Journeys !

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Review from A S (Mother of Child) published on 21 October 2022 Submitted via Website
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Every single staff member has been so lovely, friendly and welcoming. The nursery itself is extremely clean with an excellent range of stimulating toys. My son is so happy going in every day and jumps straight out of my arms.

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Review from R S (Mother of Child) published on 23 August 2022 Submitted via Website
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My daughter is about the leave Happy Journeys to start reception, after being there for two years. It’s hard to leave such a warm, nurturing and happy place!
My daughter has been looked after and cared for beautifully and been really happy.
The premises is really lovely and always spotless. The creative and varied activities and incredible staff have enabled her to thrive.

My three other children have been to other nurseries and Happy Journeys has been by far the best and I would recommend it highly to anyone.

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Review from Chi T (Father of Child) published on 18 August 2022 Submitted via Website
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My daughter joined Happy Journey Day Nursery when she was 2 and a half years old. She will be going on to reception this September.
The staff there are absolutely amazing! They are genuinely very caring and patient.
My daughter would come back home and tell us what she did at the nursery, dancing, learning Spanish, learning new songs and phonics. They have helped a lot with my daughter's development.

Very glad I chose this nursery.

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Review from M J (Mother of Child) published on 18 August 2022 Submitted via Website
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Our child has thoroughly enjoyed their time at Happy Journeys Day Nursery. They often speak well of all staff, including their key workers who have strived to build a great relationship together. Staff have continually demonstrated care, professionalism, understanding, and desire to better our child's experience at Happy Journeys. Regarding the facilities, resources and equipment, Happy Journeys has always provided a clean, fun and amenable environment. They also offer many activities - particularly outsourced ones - but this is not available during every session, and therefore some children have missed out. Although we do recommend this nursery, I believe it is necessary to mention that there were a couple of instances in which we had to reiterate the importance of keeping our child safe in relation to their allergies. This is an area in which we feel improvement is still required. Nonetheless, we cannot speak more highly of all the staff and their care towards our child.

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Review from S Y (Mother of Child) published on 9 August 2022 Submitted via Website
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Excellent nursery with dedicated staff and good facilities. I really like the fact that they have Nursery Cam and keep parents up to date with regular App entries (activity updates, photos, observations, meals, nappy changes and nap times). We are not vegetarians but the menu is vegetarian and fish only which suits us fine as this encourages variety and sustainability. Staff are welcoming and approachable. I would recommend this nursery.

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Review from Daniella S (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2022 Submitted via Website
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My son has been at Happy Journeys Day Nursery for a year now and can honestly say he is so happy. He loves the nursery and always gets excited when I drop him off. The staff's communication with parents is fantastic the app lets us know everything we need to know about our children. All the staff members are super friendly. It really is the best nursery!

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Review from S A (Father of Child) published on 10 February 2022 Submitted via Website
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My child has been attending for two years and thoroughly enjoys her time at the nursery. She has settled in well and has built strong relationships with her teachers and fellow pupils. Good environment for her to be in.

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Review from K C (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2022 Submitted via Website
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My child is incredibly happy here. The staff are lovely and the activities are varied and interesting. My child loves the food. The communication is excellent and nothing is ever too much trouble. The management are very professional to deal with.

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Review from A T (Father of Child) published on 10 February 2022 Submitted via Website
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My son started nursery at Happy Journeys Day Nursery recently and I can say it has been an amazing experience for him and me so far. The communication with staff has been fantastic and the updates with how my sons day is going is wonderful. I have been particularly impressed by the variety of activities the kids enjoy every day.
The most important thing for any parent when choosing child care, is finding somewhere your child would be safe, where they are guided to explore different experiences and ultimately are happy.

Thank you both and all other staff on being so welcoming and I look forward to watching my son enjoy his "Happy Journey!"

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Review from M L (Mother of Child) published on 28 December 2021 Submitted via Website
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I appreciate the ability to communicate with the staff and the updates on the app.
Sometimes it takes a bit too long to collect and drop off child - I understand yhis may be due to timing.

I would recommend enforcing the folding buggy policy.

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Review from L M (Mother of Child) published on 13 December 2021 Submitted via Website
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Very happy with this nursery and all the toddler room staff and staff in general! My daughter is getting on very well there and the regular updates on the app are great!

There is a very lovely atmosphere at the nursery. I couldn’t be happier.

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Review from Vicky (Mother of Child) published on 26 October 2021 Submitted via Website
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Our son started in the toddler room at Happy Journeys nearly 2 months ago and we only have good things to say. We felt instantly at ease when we visited - not only is the physical space beautiful, bright and fun but the staff are warm and professional. We had a difficult time settling him at a previous setting and whilst this might have been partly due to his age at the time, we have genuinely never seen him so happy or excited as he is now. He jumps out of bed and asks to go there, and when he comes home it is clear he's had the best time. Even on the few days of difficult drop-offs, the staff were patient and understanding and it quickly passed. We get detailed updates about his day and his development which are lovely to read. Thank you to everyone at HJ and keep up the good work!

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Review from Laila J (Mother of Child) published on 16 September 2021 Submitted via Website
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I was very nervous sending my child to a nursery that I haven't entered (due to Covid). However, several months down the line I am happy that my son is having such a wonderful time here. He has made a group of friends and has a very close bond with his key worker. He is encouraged to partake in activities he would sometimes miss which has helped him develop his skills. He spends a lot of time outside playing games which he loves. He is happy coming to nursery and misses people when they don't come. We get a good amount of verbal feedback daily and regular observations. We have seen weekly photos of activities that were so beautifully set up to be engaging and supportive of the children's development. I do get a bit nervous about allergies, my son struggles a lot with this, but the nursery has been communicating with me to make sure his food is safe.

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Review from Tatiana C (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2021 Submitted via Website
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I couldn't be happier with this nursery! As a new parent and being a very apprehensive person, I was extremely worried to leave my son to someone I don't know. I called several nurseries to get information, but as soon as I called Happy Journeys and the staff member picked up the phone she gave me peace of mind and made me feel that it was the right nursery for us. My son settled immediately! I was supposed to be with him for one hour, but as soon as we entered the garden he totally forgot me and so I left after 20/30 minutes. He is always so happy to go to the nursery and when he sees I'm putting nappies in his bag he starts to smile and run to the door so impatient to go out. The staff are just so lovely! My son grew up so much in the last 5 months and learnt so many new things...and this is just thanks to them! I couldn't recommend it more!

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Review from Mirella S (Mother of Child) published on 21 June 2021 Submitted via Website
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I highly recommend the nursery. My son has been at Happy Journeys since he was 11 months old, he started in February 2021 and has loved it ever since.
This is an amazing nursery, they are all great the management team and the staff that takes care of the kids: friendly and trustworthy.

I really appreciate the attention they have on nutrition and the constant updating on the achievement reached!

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Review from Erjola V (Mother of Child) published on 27 May 2021 Submitted via Website
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I highly recommend the nursery and have done so with friends that have asked me. My son went to the nursery when they first opened. Even though some members of staff have changed in time the values of the nursery still remain the same. This is an amazing nursery, we had a difficult journey with settling but they were always there to support and help us go through the difficulties. They are all great the management team and the staff that takes care of the kids. All of them. I am highly satisfied and feel actually sad and nervous that this is our last year with them because my son is going in reception in September. If I could give more than 5 stars I would, their hard work deserves it.

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Katie Murphy Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2019
Katie Murphy

With over 13 years’ experience in Early Years education, Katie began her career completing a Level 3 qualification, later achieving a BA (Hons) in Education Studies. She has progressed through key leadership roles from Room Leader to Nursery Manager, developing extensive expertise in leading teams, maintaining high standards of practice, and delivering high-quality early years care.

Prashanti N Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2019
Prashanti N

With over 10 years’ experience in Early Years, Prashanti has supported children across all age groups, developing a strong and well-rounded understanding of early childhood development, specialising in supporting Under 2’s as a Baby Room Leader, before progressing into leadership roles as Deputy Manager, gaining experience in team leadership and nursery operations.

Siddhi N Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2020
Siddhi N

With over 5 years’ experience in Early Years, Siddhi began her journey as bank staff while completing her Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification. She quickly progressed into the role of Room Leader, demonstrating strong leadership and practice, and has recently completed her Deputy Manager Training.

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