Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green

Willowherb Road, Lyde Green, Bristol BS16 7LH
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8.7 52 Reviews
  • Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green, Bristol
Happy Days is proud to present their Lyde Green setting, recently opened in March 2020.

The nursery offers calm and nurturing environments for young ones - with safe and secure free-flow opportunities and a variety of resources to enrich learning.

Perfectly situated with connections to the M4, M5 and M32, Lyde Green is accompanied with a wealth of experience from the early years team.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Darlene Williams (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 15

Total Places for Children

  • 81

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Full Day Care Fees
    0–2 Years: £98.18 per day (08:00–18:00)
    2–3 Years: £98.18 per day (08:00–18:00)
    Over 3 Years: £98.18 per day (08:00–18:00)

    Government funding is available and can be used to reduce daily fees. Further information is available on our website, or you can call and speak with our knowledgeable nursery team. We’re here to ensure you receive all the support and funding you’re entitled to.

    Please note, fee information is correct as of Dec 2025.

  • For fee information, contact the Nursery directly.

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

Parking

  • Parent parking available.

Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green Reviews (52)

8.7

Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green has a Review Score of 8.7 (8.653) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green has 52 reviews.

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Review from Natalie J (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Highly recommend Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green! All the staff are extremely welcoming, friendly and helpful. My son absolutely loves going to Happy Days! It’s really brought him out of himself! He loves all the staff members, especially his key worker! All the staff do a great job and
would highly recommend Happy Days!
Reply from Kelly Russell, Digital Marketing Executive at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde GreenThank you Natalie for this wonderful review! We are so happy to hear how settled your son has been!
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Review from Gemma D (Mother of Child) published on 20 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has attended Happy Days at Lyde Green for the last 2 years. He has thoroughly enjoyed his time there and is just beginning the transition to the school programme. He has a great relationship with his key worker and all the adults he sees. His favourite part is their outside space, forest school
and the water tray. He has learnt so much in the last 2 years, we couldn't be happier with the care and support he has received.
Reply from Kelly Russell, Digital Marketing Executive at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde GreenThank you so much for your lovely review Gemma - it is wonderful to hear about your son's experiences.
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Review from H S (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been blown away by the nursery. They have supported us fantastically right from the initial transition and continue to be amazing.
My child is always greeted with big smiles and open arms each morning, the team always make him feel welcome and excitedly encourage him into nursery. This makes
mornings so much easier and happier for both me and my child.
As a parent, it is invaluable to feel confident and trusting of the team caring for your child. The nursery has gone above and beyond in supporting our family and care so much about children's well-being. The manager is brilliant and cares deeply about ensuring children and families are happy and thriving.
The activities provided are exciting, engaging and creative! The team go the extra mile with providing fantastic experiences for the children! Including local walks!
A great space for children to explore, make friendships and thrive with the care of a brilliant, kind and caring team!
Thank you so much!
Reply from Rebekah Fice-Thomson, Marketing Manager at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde GreenThank you so much for such a lovely review - this will mean so much to the team, thank you!
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Review from Elizabeth S (Mother of Child) published on 13 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been so happy at Happy Days (Lyde Green) since she joined in September when she was 10 months. She settled there very quickly and absolutely loves going. The staff have always been so supportive and positive, and take real trouble to do fun, interactive and creative activities with
the children. The rooms are very clean, with lots of space for the children to play. My daughter has been very happy here and loves the staff.
Reply from Rebekah Fice-Thomson, Marketing Manager at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde GreenThank you Elizabeth - such a lovely review, we are very proud of our Lyde Green team! So pleased to hear that your daughter loves going!
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Review from Vanessa B (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son moved to this nursery as it was easier for me and his dad for work. The nursery made him so welcome on his visits and when he started his three full days a week. The adventurer's staff are so accommodating to my son through his transition and he is happier than ever. He settled really quickly
and made loads of new friends and even bonded with all the staff in both adventurer's rooms. He comes home all the time talking about nursery. If we visit over by the nursery his face lights up and he says "my nursery".
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Review from Katie B (Mother of Child) published on 1 December 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green in October and has settled in amazingly thanks to the fantastic staff. Everyone has been wonderful in their approach, not only to my daughter but also myself and my husband. The feedback that we receive daily is lovely, and staff are
always extremely positive. Would recommend to anyone looking for a nursery that will care for their child and enable them to flourish.
Reply from Rebekah Fice-Thomson, Marketing Manager at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde GreenKatie - thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. This means so much to the team.
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Review from Hollie M (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has such a special relationship with the wonderful staff at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green. She has been attending since the age of 9 months, now at just 2 she looks forward to going to nursery, the environment is safe, educating and loving for her. All the things I could wish
for whilst I am at work and she is in child care. I cannot fault the professionalism and friendliness of the team.
Both my children have attended happy days, my son and daughter, my son attended a different setting prior to happy days, often he was unsettled and unwilling to attend. Once he started happy days he was such a different child, confident and happy, I have no regrets taking him out of his first nursery and placing him with happy days, he flourished heaps and loved every moment at happy days.
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Review from B V (Mother of Child) published on 10 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 1 year old recently started nursery and the staff was extremely welcoming and lovely throughout the settling in period. The room settings are very cosy with lovely educational toys and outside play area. Even though we are still at the very beginning of our nursery journey, my little one already
feels very comfortable around the nurses, and they even managed to put him down for decent amount of sleep.
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Review from Rosie B (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going to the nursery for a few months now, she has settled in so well! I was anxious about how she would be and if she would like it but the staff were great, put my mind at ease and made my daughter very welcome. She is so excited to go to nursery now she beams every day when she
is going in and has a big smile when she sees the staff. I also appreciate how thorough they are with letting me know what she has done that day, what she ate, activities she enjoyed etc!
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Review from George L (Father of Child) published on 19 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Dropping your child off to any nursery for the first time is understandably an experience filled with emotion and anxiety, however, the fantastic staff at Happy Days made this experience a nice one. They are friendly, knowledgeable, caring and have handled the pandemic brilliantly. Thank you all!
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Review from Rachel J (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As with many other parents, we were nervous about our daughter starting nursery at a year old as she had spent most of her life in lockdown!
I was able to visit the nursery and stay for a 1-hour settling in session and it put my mind at ease. The children in Explorers seemed happy, the staff were friendly
and engaged and the facilities are great!
She has now been there for 4 months and she loves it! We get daily updates on her sleep, nappy changes, food and activities. We have already had a long phone call from her key person about her progress in nursery and how they are working on areas of her development.
It’s so lovely to see her becoming more confident, the staff are so lovely and they get her to go to sleep for naps (which is a miracle)!
The children get plenty of outside time if they want and the toys and games are really thoughtful and allow lots of open-ended play.
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Review from Hayley E (Mother of Child) published on 20 May 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has loved her time at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green. In my opinion, the level of care they provide is second to none. You can tell each and every member of staff genuinely really care for the children like they were their own. You are given a written account daily of activities
your child has done as well as what they have eaten along with how much. The food menu is also amazing, so I know my daughter never goes hungry whilst there. Nothing is too much for the team and their compassion reflects in the children's happiness at the end of the day.
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Review from Sarah B (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Upon moving my eldest child from another nursery setting he has become more confident in everything he does. He talks about his friends and about what he has done all the way home. He is so happy at Happy Days and looks forward to going when he wakes up in the morning!
My youngest at 9 months old
started in April and it is like he has been going much longer. He is so content there.
The nursery staff always wear a smile and the handover of the day is always so lovely to hear. They have always done so much, and often come back filthy! Which is great! Makes me happy that they are so happy.
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Review from Gabriela B (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I could not ask for more. I am so so pleased with everything, the staff are great, really supportive and my daughter is really happy here. I am also really pleased that the food they are offering is healthy which was really important to me, no junk or processed foods. Keep up the good work.
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Review from Jess P (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the staff at Happy Days are amazing, they are so caring and all show such love towards childcare. I have every confidence when I leave my child for the day that they are going to have so much fun! The food is varied and all freshly cooked which I love. Definitely a 10/10 from me!
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Review from David F (Father of Child) published on 13 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We took the very difficult decision to move our son from another setting to Happy Days Lyde Green. It has been quite possibly the best decision we ever made.
The nursery is new, fresh and has a social conscience (almost all wood toys, plastic kept to a minimum). The carers are professional and passionate
about what they do and you can tell they really know the children well as individuals. Their enthusiasm is visible in the diversity of activities the children are involved with. For example his first week they turned the nursery into a space station! The journeys home are regularly filled with stories of arts and crafts, books and songs. Our son loves nursery and has flourished at Happy Days socially, physically and academically.
A wonderful variety of food is prepared onsite by chef, our son eats almost everything and it's a daily battle to compete at home!
The caring and approachable office staff complete what is a truly amazing team.
I cannot recommend Happy Days Lyde Green highly enough.
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Review from Kimberley P (Mother of Child) published on 4 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A really lovely nursery, friendly staff who are also so welcoming. My son always comes out happy and says he’s had a great day. The outdoor area has lots of play equipment to play with and a large open space. We have never had any issues and most importantly my son settled in quickly and always happy
to go back.
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Review from Amanda P (Mother of Child) published on 4 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter started at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green last year. She settled in very quickly and absolutely loves her time there. She has made new friends and loves seeing them. The staff are fantastic, nothing is ever too much trouble and they are always willing to help. I would definitely
recommend Happy Days Nursery & Preschool - Lyde Green. It’s such a lovely nursery.
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Review from Laura O’B (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can’t fault Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green, my daughter loves her time there and asks to go on her days at home! I was concerned about how well she would settle as she started during the pandemic and had previously been used to a smaller setting at a childminders but I needn’t have worried.
The staff have settled her in brilliantly and my daughter often talks about them at home. The food is great and she eats so well whilst at nursery. As a parent everything is made easy and I don’t have to worry!
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Review from Maria K (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our two year old daughter joined Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green in July 2020 and has since absolutely thrived. She practically runs into the nursery in the mornings and skips out in the evenings, which is so nice to see as well as being very reassuring. Our daughter loves telling us all
about her day and the friends she’s played with. Our daughters key worker is amazing and we couldn’t be happier with her. She always takes her time to tell us what our daughter has been doing during the day and seems to genuinely care for her which makes us incredibly happy. Thank you to all the staff at Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green for all your hard work!
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Current Review Score: 8.7 (8.653)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.7 (8.653) out of 10 for Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.1 out of 5 from 8 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 4.509 for Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green is calculated as follows: ( (86 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) + (3 Poors x 2) + (8 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 108 Ratings = 4.509
  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 4.144 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Lyde Green is based on 8 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 = 3.65
    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 81 number of registered child places is 16.2. 8 Positive Reviews ÷ 16.2 = 0.494
  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.

Child Vacancies

Child Vacancies

Posted: 09 Dec 2025

Vacancies are available! Please contact Happy Days Enquiries team for more information, and to book a tour.

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Darlene

Darlene Williams

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2024

Hello, My name is Darlene, I am a super proud mum to two adult children and have worked with children and families for over 30 years. My action-packed career has given me the opportunity to work with many inspirational people. Ofsted has graded my leadership and management Outstanding at three different nurseries where I have directly managed. I am passionate about people and love working within teams to create beautiful spaces and meaningful, fun experiences where children can SHINE and achieve lifelong success. I will be on-site from November 27th and look forward to meeting you all.

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