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Little Minds Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
·Moorends Family Hub, 161 Marshland Road, Doncaster, DN8 4SB · Doncaster
Number of places
63 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Doncaster

About this day nursery

Little Minds Day care offers a nurturing and stimulating "home away from home" environment for children. With over nine years of experience, the nursery prioritises safety with staff who are CPR and First Aid certified, and also trained as mandated reporters.

The approach blends structured learning with creative exploration, offering a balanced day of imagination and hands-on activities. They provide free transportation, flexible payment plans, and do not require a deposit.

Children receive three nutritious meals and two healthy snacks daily, eliminating the need for parents to pack food. The nursery also organises exciting outings, especially during the summer, and offers temporary and drop-in care for school breaks.

Little Minds Day care aims to foster curiosity, creativity, and social skills through engaging activities like science experiments, art, music, and imaginative play, alongside outdoor and group activities. They are dedicated to building strong relationships with both children and parents, creating a warm and welcoming space for all.

Our ethos

Little Minds Day care aims to foster curiosity, creativity, and social skills through engaging activities like science experiments, art, music, and imaginative play, alongside outdoor and group activities. They are dedicated to building strong relationships with both children and parents, creating a warm and welcoming space for all.Their approach blends structured learning with creative exploration, offering a balanced day of imagination and hands-on activities.

What it's like

All children are included and supported to make good progress from their individual starting points. Children's safety is maintained due to the vigilance of the staff team. Management has identified the key skills children should develop as they progress through the nursery.

No deposit feeFree transportationFlexible payment optionsMeals and snacks includedTemporary and drop-in care

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Food

Three nutritious meals and two healthy snacks served daily; no need to pack food

Opening hours

Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full Time, Part Time, Temporary, Drop-In

Established

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Minds Day Nursery

Last inspected 22 January 2024 · Melanie Arnold

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

All children are included and supported to make good progress from their individual starting points. Children's safety is maintained due to the vigilance of the staff team. Management has identified the key skills children should develop as they progress through the nursery.

Inspector highlights

  • Management continually evaluates the quality of provision.
  • Staff carefully plan the environment and activities to be inviting and purposeful.
  • Mats are used so children learn to sit, listen and focus during small-group activities.
  • Numbers are set up around the rooms, enabling children to access these in their play.
  • All staff continually chat to children as they play.

Areas to develop

  • 1consider how to encourage babies to participate more fully with singing and rhymes
  • 2consider how to promote pre-school children's understanding of new words and two- to three-year-old children's use of language. consistently.
Inspection #10308740 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents report how inclusive management and staff are in meeting their children's needs.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are promptly identified and supported. Focused learning plans are introduced, and staff work closely with other professionals to ensure children's needs are met and gaps in their development begin to close. Additional funding is spent wisely to the benefit of children's learning.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

22 January 2024

Good

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

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