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Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool - Ince

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2023)
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5.0(8 parent reviews) ·Former Ince Town Hall, Ince Green Lane, Ince, WN3 4RJ · Wigan
Number of places
182 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2023
Local authority
Wigan

About this day nursery

Little Giggles in Ince, Wigan, is a modern day nursery and preschool located in the former Ince Town Hall. Spread across 10,000 square feet, the facility boasts bright, refurbished spaces designed for children's learning and development.

The nursery is conveniently situated near the train station and local bus routes. They offer dedicated sleep rooms, separate baby gardens, two large preschool classrooms, and a spacious garden with engaging resources.

The nursery also provides a sensory room and en-suite toilet facilities in each room to aid with toilet training. Beyond the nursery, Little Giggles operates a Breakfast Club, After-school Club, and Holiday Club, partnering with Britannia Bridge Primary School.

They are committed to providing a supportive environment and cater to various needs, including allergies, with an onsite chef. The team prioritises communication with parents through both in-person interactions and an online system, ensuring families are kept informed about their child's daily activities and progress.

Little Giggles Ince has received an Ofsted rating of "GOOD" in all areas.

What it's like

Staff create a warm and welcoming environment for children, getting to know their individual likes, dislikes, and interests. This approach helps them to plan engaging activities that foster positive attitudes towards learning, resilience, and creativity.

Ofsted GoodSensory RoomHoliday ClubBreakfast and After-school Clubs

Pricing & funding

Charges are structured around private sessions available either all year round or term-time only. Options include full day, half day, or full week care. Extracurricular care is offered via breakfast, afterschool, holiday clubs, and ad-hoc hourly rates. Funded sessions incur a variable consumables fee.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Available on both an all year round and term-time only basis.
  • Registration fee applies to private paying parents.
  • Consumables charges apply to funded sessions, with disadvantaged two-year-olds exempt.

Key facts

Age range

Children in full-time school up to age eleven for Holiday Club

Opening hours

Mon-Fri: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool - Ince

Last inspected 25 October 2023

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff create a warm and welcoming environment for children, getting to know their individual likes, dislikes, and interests. This approach helps them to plan engaging activities that foster positive attitudes towards learning, resilience, and creativity.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff create a warm and welcoming environment and plan engaging activities.
  • Children develop positive attitudes to learning, perseverance, resilience, and creativity.
  • Staff act as positive role models, promoting politeness, turn-taking, and an awareness of democracy.
  • Children are taught healthy habits, including regular exercise and proper hydration.
  • Staff work in partnership with parents and professionals to support children with SEND, assessing needs and making swift referrals.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to develop the curriculum for outdoor play
  • 2encourage staff to share their skills and good practice to enhance children's communication and language development.
Inspection #10309978 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff work in partnership with parents and professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They carefully assess children's individual needs and make swift referrals to other agencies, ensuring children receive the necessary support to make progress.

Outdoor space

Managers work with staff to create a carefully sequenced curriculum, but staff are unclear on what they want children to learn outdoors and do not take into consideration children who learn best outside. Consequently, children do not gain the most from the available activities.

Parent Reviews of Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool - Ince

5.0
(8)
Foev Echo
5 years ago

My son Elliott started at little giggles after his second birthday, when Elliott started at little giggles he was very timid, quiet and very much in his own little shell which I was struggling with at home which is why I decided to put him into nursery. Within the first 4 weeks his speech became amazing and he came out of his shell completely! He then moved up into pre school room & he loves it even more, he loves all the staff and children. He has a brilliant relationship with Deb out of the office & regularly talks about Jessica outside of school & says he is her favourite. I will be gutted when Elliott moves on to school in September but would recommend little giggles over and over to anybody else!

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Jessica Garside
5 years ago

My eldest daughter has been coming her since she was 18 months old! She is now 3 and has excelled within her development and has good relationships with all the staff at Little Giggles. My youngest daughter was 9 months when she started in January this year, she is loving nursery life that is clear from all the videos and photos which have been published on the parentzone app which is amazing to see how your child is doing at nursery!

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Liga B
6 years ago

Everyone from practitioners to office staff are very friendly and welcoming. The place is clean and tidy and adults are not allowed to wear outdoor shoes in rooms which I like. Everybody has helped my little boy to settle in and after couple of months when I drop him off he gives cuddles to his practitioner and even doesn't look at me. I guess he likes it there very much. There is great outdoor space for little ones to run around and plenty of space to park your car while you drop your little one off.

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Catherine Cavill
5 years ago

I have been impressed by the level of care given to both my son and daughter during their time at Little Giggles. The daily warm welcome of staff makes both children and parents alike feel at ease. My children have both learned and grown but most importantly had fun. Thank you to all the team at Little Giggles ❤️

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Emma-Jane Young
5 years ago

I viewed alot of nurseries before finding this one for my little girl (I'm fussy) She started when she was around 6 months old when the nursery had not long been set up. She loves absolutely everything about it, the staff have always been amazing with my daughter and me. She has grown up in little giggles, we will be sad when she leaves to go to school in September.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

25 October 2023

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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