Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School in Verwood is a new nursery in Dorset offering childcare to children up to when they start school.
The nursery has 81 registered childcare places and offers children a secure and calm environment where they can learn and grow emotionally, socially and physically.
Children are encouraged to explore their environment and develop a love for learning that will sustain them throughout their lives.
Staff are nurturing and teach children to learn resilience and grow in independence.
Funding & Fees
0–2 Years: £81.00 per day (08:00–18:00)
2–3 Years: £81.00 per day (08:00–18:00)
Over 3 Years: £81.00 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.
Contact Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Verwood to get a personalised quote:
Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearFull days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup/Owner
- Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Shanice Williams (Manager)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 5
Total Places for Children
- 81
Age Range
- from 0 years 3 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
NoConsumables provided
NoOpening 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
- Bank Holidays
Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Verwood Reviews (22)
Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Verwood has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.920) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - Verwood has 22 reviews.
Happy Days staff have been friendly, approachable and helpful during the whole time since we first had contact with them last year. The settling-in process was flexible and they offered as many sessions as required to ensure our child felt happy and confident. The updates on the app are a great peace of mind and really appreciated. Their caring nature makes it easy to drop off our child with the confidence that they will have a great day.
Our children are really enjoying this lovely nursery. The staff have been so friendly, caring and helpful. Our daughter went from feeling so negative about her previous nursery to actually looking forward to going to Happy Days and coming home having had a great time. The outdoor space is brilliant and I feel they do activities with the children to keep them engaged. The settling-in sessions helped our children so much and we thank you for your support through this. We would really recommended Happy Days.
Child Vacancies
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (3) & Events (1)
- Posted: Wednesday 30 Apr 2025At Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School Verwood, we recognise the importance of music and movement in early childhood development — and what better occasion to celebrate this than International Dance...
- Posted: Tuesday 26 Nov 2024Happy 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...
- Posted: Friday 04 Oct 2024Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools officially opened its doors in Verwood on Tuesday, September 24th, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Deputy Mayor Councillor Toni Coombs. Deputy Mayor Coombs toured...
- Organiser: Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - VerwoodDate: 27 June 2026
Awards / Recognitions (9)
- Recipient: Happy Days Nursery & Pre-School - VerwoodDate: Tuesday 31 Mar 2026
- Recipient: Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-SchoolsDate: Tuesday 31 Mar 2026
- Recipient: Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-SchoolsDate: Monday 31 Mar 2025
Meet the Team (1)
Hi, I’m Shanice, the manager of Happy Days Nursery Verwood. I’ve been working in childcare for over 8 years and love creating a safe, happy, and inspiring environment where children can grow and thrive.
Since opening in August last year, it’s been a joy to welcome families into our setting and see the children flourish. Our Shine values: Safety, Happiness, Inspiration, Nurture, and Education, are at the heart of everything we do.
We regularly host stay and play sessions and love meeting new families, so feel free to pop in, say hello, or book a visit to see what makes our nursery so special!
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