Happy Jacks Childrens Day Nursery

Happy Jacks Childrens Day Nursery Early Years Care and Education for children up to 5yrs old. Happy Jacks is a family run nursery.

Many of our practitioners have been with us since the first year of opening in 2004. We care for up to 6 children under 2yrs old, 16 x 2yr olds and 16 x 3-4yr olds. Our curriculum is led by the children's needs and interests, we believe that children thrive in their early years development when they are engaged in activities of their choosing and one that is child centred. To do this we have highly skilled practitioners who are trained in child development and who also know how to support children with additional needs. We take time to get to know each childs interests, level of engagement and well-being. Happy Jacks early years practitioners are friendly and approachable. If you have a concern or just want to ask a question then someone is always happy to help. Suzanne is our Early Years Professional (EYP) with a BA Honours Degree in Early Childhood Studies and is very experienced and knowledgeable about early years learning and development. An Early Years Professional is the equivalent to teacher status for the 0-5yr olds. In a happy, caring environment children are at their best and are quite happy to learn through play. Behind all the fun, games, messy play, stories etc, lies a framework which guides practitioners through the learning, development and care for children from birth to five. This framework is called the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)


We aim to:
• Treat every child as an individual, promoting happiness and their self-esteem.
• Work in partnership with parents/carers to produce a happy and productive environment.
• Provide a safe, secure and nurturing environment.
• Offer a variety of simulating and new experiences through play to enable children to explore and reach his/her potential in every aspect of the EYFS.
• Promote every child’s physical and intellectual needs.
• Promote and develop independence.
• Challenge children’s thinking skills promoting sustained shared thinking between child and practitioner.
• Support every child’s emotional and social development.
• Provide opportunities to develop self-confidence, encourage curiosity and enthusiasm.
• To develop awareness of, and consideration for, the needs of other in the immediate and wider environment. Our practitioners regularly attend training courses to refresh their knowledge and gain some new skills or ideas. ALL STAFF ARE TRAINED IN PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID and CHILD PROTECTION.

We held our first football session today run by Kixx Football Academy. The children really enjoyed it and they cant wait...
21/09/2026

We held our first football session today run by Kixx Football Academy. The children really enjoyed it and they cant wait for next weeks session ⚽️

✨️A milestone to celebrate✨️Emily has been a big part of our Happy Jacks team for 10yrs!! Yes 10 whole years! When she c...
18/09/2026

✨️A milestone to celebrate✨️

Emily has been a big part of our Happy Jacks team for 10yrs!! Yes 10 whole years! When she came for her interview she had daisies in her hair and was the most bubbliest person I had ever met. I knew then that she was the most perfect Happy Jacker and she proved me right!

Emily has gone from strength to strength and has achieved so much in her career. She is our Preschool Room leader and Level 4 SENCO. Emily has supported so many children and families over the years. Her support plans and EHCP referrals have been admired many times by the SENCO team at Rochdale Council. Children are always given the care and support they need to thrive.

We are super proud of Emily and im sure many of you will join us in congratulating her on this special milestone.

Well Done Emily and thank you for all of your hard work and dedication over the past 10yrs 💜⭐️🥳

Dot Day celebrates the endless creativity that one mark can make. The preschool children shared a collaborative art day ...
16/09/2026

Dot Day celebrates the endless creativity that one mark can make. The preschool children shared a collaborative art day for Dot Day where each child made their own marks, look at the master pieces created.

This activity is a great opportunity to engage all children in mark making, particularly the boys who were offered the chance to do it a different way using their gross motor skills. We got some great results from all of the children, it is one activity we will definitely be repeating.

Pre-school have drawn their own portrait today to add onto our nursery family wall. How cute are these 🤗
15/09/2026

Pre-school have drawn their own portrait today to add onto our nursery family wall. How cute are these 🤗

Earlier this week (8th) we celebrated world literacy day where the preschool learnt about the front and back cover, titl...
11/09/2026

Earlier this week (8th) we celebrated world literacy day where the preschool learnt about the front and back cover, title, blurb, author, illustrator and how the spine holds it all together.
Today we were lucky enough to receive a ticket to the Julia Donaldson live event for her latest book.
Pre-school laughed aloud watching her and Axel's live roleplay of the Gruffalo and sat through the first retelling of Julia sharing her book before watching Axel drawing the Gruffalo Granny.
As you can imagine the new book is a huge hit in preschool!

We had a visit this morning from the beautiful Bodhi. Bodhi is currently in training to become an AAI (animal assisted ...
26/08/2026

We had a visit this morning from the beautiful Bodhi. Bodhi is currently in training to become an AAI (animal assisted intervention)therapy dog. Bodhi has published his own book about his big adventures and how he helps children through therapy.

It was lovely meeting you Bodhi and listening to your stories 🐕
We hope to see you again soon.

Here is Bodhi's instagram page if you want to follow his training https://www.instagram.com/bodhiinthemaking?igsi=bmpoZm9pazFyaGQy

His book is available to buy from Amazon

19/08/2026
The Tweenies have been exploring a little bit about space today and the solar eclipse. The children listened as we expla...
12/08/2026

The Tweenies have been exploring a little bit about space today and the solar eclipse.
The children listened as we explained how the moon will move in front of the sun making it go a little darker. 🌚🌞🌓
They made a cardboard space rocket and painted their own little ones too with their faces on 😃
The children also pretended to walk on the moon and did their best impression of moon walking 🚶‍♀️

Yesterday Pre-school went on the best adventure. Following a recent interest in small world play, we took to the forest ...
07/08/2026

Yesterday Pre-school went on the best adventure.
Following a recent interest in small world play, we took to the forest - the home of the fairies.
We made our own magic wand (which held off the rain for at least 5 minutes) and used a real life fairy catcher to find them.
It was a perfect day with the best opportunities for our preschool, we explored staying safe, Forest school experience, transport, life skills and of course every adventure ends with ice cream. 🎉

Look who has Graduated 🎓 We are absolutely over the moon to announce that Chloe has Graduated with a first class BA Hons...
24/07/2026

Look who has Graduated 🎓

We are absolutely over the moon to announce that Chloe has Graduated with a first class BA Hons in Primary Early Years Education with Qualified Teacher Status, and guess what...Chloe is going to stay with us and be our Early Years Teacher in our Pre-School room 🥳

We feel extremely proud and lucky to have Chloe on our team, she is amazing!

Congratulations Chloe 🎊 ⭐️🎓

Address

26 Centre Vale, Todmorden Road
Rochdale
OL159EL

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 6pm
Thursday 7:30am - 6pm
Friday 7:30am - 6pm

Telephone

+441706374333

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