On Monday 9th December, Happy Days Nursery, Droitwich hosted a Christmas fair for the community, new and existing parents.

The nursery was filled with various different local businesses as well as some festive activities for the children. There was even some special visitors, Father Christmas and The Friendly Snowman.

Ashley Webb, the nursery Manager at Happy Days Nursery Droitwich – who recently won NMT Nursery Manager Of The Year – stated ‘We had a fantastic afternoon of Christmas activities and fun here at Happy Days nurseries Droitwich. We had a visit from the friendly snowman and enjoyed singing and dancing with him to our favourite Christmas songs. There was a biscuit decorating station and Christmas tuff tray experiences. Then the eagerly awaited visit from the big man himself, Santa. This was all aboard The Learning Bus for art and craft activities in his mobile grotto. There were more opportunities to create inside with activities by Dragonfly crafting workshops.’

Thank you to everyone who attended the Happy Days Nursery, Droitwich Christmas Fair and to all the local businesses who joined us. The Friendly Snowman and Father Christmas loved meeting you all!

We are delighted to announce that the Manager of Droitwich Happy Days Nurseries and Pre-Schools setting has won the Nursery Management Today NMT award as Nursery Manager Of The Year.

Ashely is Manager of Happy Days Nursery, Droitwich and with over 20 years experience in childcare she goes above and beyond every day for Droitwich and her team. The award was very well deserved, due to the dedication and commitment she has shown throughout her time at the Droitwich setting.

The result was announced at the official Nursery Management Today Awards 2024, hosted by Keith Duffy on November 30th.

Ashley stated ‘I was blown away to be nominated by my amazing team and to read their testimonials along with our parents. It makes it easier to manage a nursery when you have a supportive and collaborative team. It is such an honour to be picked for this category, I am over the moon.’

Early Years Operations Manager, Sam also attended the NMT awards and spoke ‘I am delighted that NMT recognised the hard work and commitment Ashley has to the nursery and her team at Happy Days Droitwich. It is a pleasure working with Ashley and seeing the passion she has for supporting everyone who uses the nursery. I am thrilled she has received this award and that I got to celebrate on the evening with her.’

We’d also like to say a huge WELL DONE to all of our finalists, Toddletown Day Nursery – Godalming who were shortlisted for their Training and Development and Phil our Nursery Cook from Happy Days Nursery Exeter!

Happy Days, Droitwich is a nursery & pre-school that is perfectly located within the heart of Yew Tree Village, just south of Droitwich Spa. We are conveniently located just minutes from the M5 at Junctions 5 and 6. The nursery has designated parent parking for ease of a swift drop-off and collection. The nursery provides secure, calm, and neutral environments and wonderful outside areas with free-flow access throughout the day.

To find out more about Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School, Droitwich click here, to book a tour and view this incredible space click here. Alternatively you can get in touch with the nursery via the contact information below.

Phone: 01905 590500 | Email: droitwich@happydaysnurseries.com

Happy One Year Yeovil!

Yeovil were celebrating one year of being part of the Happy Days Nursery group. Formerly Yew Tree Nursery, the nursery has undergone a significant refurbishment since joining us. The newly designed spaces and fresh interiors provide a fantastic environment, perfectly equipped to provide children with the best start in life!

We’re so glad to have Yeovil as part of our growing Happy Days team.

Happy Days Nurseries and Pre-Schools is delighted to have been given the opportunity to expand its portfolio further with the acquisition of Teddy Bears Nursery School, increasing their portfolio to 29 settings across the South West, Wales, Surrey and into the South East of England.

Teddy Bears Nursery, located in Portsmouth, has been providing a high standard of care and education, offering a great service to the whole family, for nearly 20 years. Teddy Bears offer a structured, stimulating and varied routine to include exciting indoor and outdoor activities ensuring that all children are supported individually and receive the best care and education to assist them in reaching their full potential.

Marcia Viccars, Merger & Acquisitions Director, said, “We are thrilled to be growing our portfolio again with the acquisition of this fantastic nursery whose ethos of nurturing children in a warm, friendly environment aligns with our own, and we are looking forward to building on this.”

Kim Herbert, Managing Director for Happy Days Nurseries and Pre-Schools added,“ Teddy Bears values and beliefs of providing children with the very best care and education align with our own. The staff team will remain in place, and we look forward to working with them to support children to become strong and motivated learners for life and provide a top-class service to enable parents to work and live their daily lives knowing their children are cherished and cared for to the highest standard.”

Vicky Arenesarajah, the outgoing owner, said “Finding a buyer who places the same value on providing children with the building blocks they will use for the rest of their lives was extremely important to me, given the amount of passion I poured into Teddy Bears. Having the opportunity to get to know the Happy Days Team has reassured me that they do indeed share these values, and that they will take it from strength to strength.”

Happy Days Nurseries and Pre-Schools has now increased its total number of settings to 29, with new nurseries in the pipeline. Anyone interested in selling their business, or a developer looking for a nursery provider to partner with, should contact Kevin Higgs: kevin.higgs@happydaysnurseries.com; Kim Herbert kim.herbert@happydaysnureries.com or Marcia Viccars marcia.viccars@happydaysnurseries.com

For more information on Happy Days Nurseries and Pre-Schools visit www.happydaysnurseries.com

We are delighted to announce that from Monday 6th January 2025 Happy Days Nursery Droitwich will be visiting their local care home, Woodland View, weekly, for stay & play sessions with the residents.

They will be taking part in different activated such as singing, creative play, music & movement, and storytelling. These visits not only provide a boost for the residents, but studies have shown that children learn valuable social skills, and improves their communication, language, and literacy skills. You can read more about the benefits below:

Social Benefits for the Children

Children have often not spent a lot of time interacting with the older generation outside of their home and new experiences like this are a great way for children to practice the social skills they’ve picked up.

Communication and Language Benefits

Many children find it difficult to talk about personal and emotive feelings. The elderly can provide that space for the younger generation which allows them to open up without the worry of being judged or misunderstood.

Understanding of the World

One of the best benefits for children is that they can learn about ageing and develop an understanding and respect towards elderly people.

Increased empathy

Many of the older generations have mobility issues and children quickly realise that their new friends are a little different to the adults they are used to. Children learn to take care of the elderly and start to understand that people have different physical abilities.

Entertainment for Residents

The elderly are entertained by hearing children’s stories and singing along to nursery rhymes that they may have sung when they were younger. Not only that, but it’s precious to watch the children’s excitement when they get to sing or tell stories.

Taking part in activities

It’s an opportunity for Children to play games and sing songs with the residents who often long for company.

After developing all of the above points, children are left with an increase in self-confidence because of the positive interactions they gain with the elderly by feeling valued and important. Both have so much they can share and learn from one another.

Source – The benefits of children visiting a care home – Connect Childcare

Halloween Week at Happy Days, Droitwich

We visited the care home stay and play and has lots of activities going on throughout the week including, Halloween baking, potion making and painting and carving pumpkins!