Happy Days Nursery & Preschool, Portsmouth

Babies from three months through to children aged 60 months fall within the age range at Happy Days Nursery & Preschool, Portsmouth. Its Southampton Road address gives families a Portsmouth option spanning infancy and the preschool years, with capacity for 52 children in total. That is a whole-setting figure, rather than the size of an individual group.

No Ofsted inspection has been published for this setting yet.

The accepted age range reaches across very different stages of childhood. A baby starting at three months and a child approaching school age need different routines and experiences; the age limits describe who the setting accepts, rather than how children are grouped together.

For families considering a start in infancy, the three-month minimum age is a consequential practical detail. It makes this an option to consider while a child is still a baby, as well as later in the toddler and preschool years.

Sessions and Attendance

Opening hours are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Those hours give parents a clear window against which to assess work commitments and collection arrangements. They describe the nursery's opening day.

Care runs across the year, with closures on bank holidays and for one week between Christmas and New Year. Families planning year-round childcare should build those breaks into their arrangements, especially where work continues through the festive period.

Getting There

The address is 232 Southampton Road, Portsmouth, PO6 4QD. Use that address when assessing whether the location fits the journeys your family regularly makes.

• Starting with a baby. Children are accepted from three months. At a visit, ask how settling, sleep and key-person arrangements would work for your baby's routine.
• Holiday cover. Bank holidays and the Christmas-to-New-Year closure interrupt the year-round pattern. Plan alternative care around those breaks.
• Daily timing. The weekday opening window starts at 8am and ends at 6pm. Consider whether your working day and travel fit within those boundaries.

This Portsmouth setting suits families whose childcare plans fit weekday opening hours and an offer running across the year. Its age range makes it relevant both to parents choosing care for a young baby and to those considering a preschool start. The practical fit rests on the Southampton Road location, daily timing and planned holiday closures.