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Little Monsters Day Nursery in Church Crookham

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2024)
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5.0(6 parent reviews) ·2 Wakefords Corner, Sandy Lane, Church Crookham, GU52 8DB · Hampshire
Number of places
46 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Little Monsters Day Nursery, established in 2009 by Shweta Ganger, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 3 months up to school age. Shweta, who holds a BA (hons) in Early Years and has over 14 years of experience, initially opened the nursery as a 20-place setting.

In 2022, the nursery relocated to a larger premise, expanding its capacity to 46 children. The nursery prides itself on fostering a creative learning path to build confidence and prepare children for their ongoing educational journey.

Their core philosophy is "Inspiring Children to fulfill their Aspirations," focusing on the belief that happy and secure children are more receptive to learning and personal growth. They provide flexible full-time and part-time sessions, and all meals and snacks are included in their childcare provision.

Our ethos

The nursery's core philosophy is "Inspiring Children to fulfill their Aspirations." They focus on fostering creativity and confidence to prepare children for school, believing that happy and secure children are more receptive to learning and personal growth.

What it's like

Children are confident and happy in the setting, with staff building strong bonds and providing nurture. Staff plan engaging activities, using assessment and observation to ensure children make good progress and build on prior learning. Young babies develop good physical skills in a well-planned space, while older children learn to follow instructions and share resources during activities like making dough.

Established since 2009Nurturing and stimulating environmentFlexible full-time and part-time sessionsMeals and snacks included

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged weekly, daily, or per session, with rates varying based on whether the child is under 3 years old or aged 3 to 5 years. Additional hours can be booked as needed.

Funding accepted

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

Good to know

  • Offers a 10% sibling discount.

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays.

Session types

Full-time, Part-time, Morning session, Afternoon session

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Food

All meals and snacks included

Established

2009

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Monsters Day Nursery

Last inspected 10 July 2024 · Lisa Robinson

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

Children are confident and happy in the setting, with staff building strong bonds and providing nurture. Staff plan engaging activities, using assessment and observation to ensure children make good progress and build on prior learning. Young babies develop good physical skills in a well-planned space, while older children learn to follow instructions and share resources during activities like making dough.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager and staff have a clear and ambitious vision for what they want children to learn.
  • The manager has placed a focus on supporting staff and their professional development.
  • Parent partnerships are strong.
  • Children's communication and language skills are generally supported well.
  • Children show positive attitudes towards their behaviour and their learning.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance interactions to offer a more consistent approach to supporting children's communication and language development.
Inspection #10309434 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The recently appointed special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator works with staff, parents and children to plan and provide activities to support children in their unique next steps in learning.

Outdoor space

Staff interact and help children manage risk as they explore a range of apparatus outside. Children grow in confidence through the encouragement and praise of staff, showing pride in their achievements as they climb, balance, and slide.

Parent Reviews of Little Monsters Day Nursery

5.0
(6)
Kate P
a year ago

My son has been at Little Monsters for over a year now and he absolutely loves the nursery. The environment is safe, well organized and very friendly. I find staff members to be experienced who let children develop at their own pace. A BIG THANK YOU to Shweta, nursery director for being so approachable and always keen to answer any questions as well as all the team who's been looking after my boy for the past year.

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Amy
a year ago

Little monsters is truly a lovely setting, my little one loves it and has thrived since being there. Always tells me when she has being doing that day. Shweta (manager) is great, any issue or looking for advice she is always responsive. Laura is amazing too, she helped my little one to come out of her shell and also supported her on her days where is shy or just not happy. She always leaves Nursey with the biggest smile. 100% recommend!

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Emma B
a year ago

My daughter has been at Little Monsters since she was 2. From the start, Shweta, the manager, put our mind at ease and answered all the questions and anxieties we had about our little girl starting nursery. From then on, communication has been great and it's clear Shweta and the team really care about the children and work closely with parents to help the children grow and go through all the phases toddlers and pre-schoolers inevitably go through. The staff are very caring and our daughter has really thrived there growing in confidence both socially and academically. She will be sad to leave.

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Charlotte Linfoot
a year ago

My little boy loves going to Little Monsters. The staff have been amazing at ensuring he’s settled in well and put things in place to ensure he is comfortable after he’s been off for a period of time. For example, ensuring his key worker comes to greet him at the door. He always comes home with arts and crafts and we get updates on what he’s been eating, how long he’s slept, nappy changes and his golden moments. We’re so glad we chose Little Monsters!

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Arun Kumar
5 years ago

Our son has been going to little monsters since he was 1.5 years old and now he is just above 3. This is the most loving/caring nursery that I have come across in my experience of being a parent. My son has learned so much, all thanks to the exposure that he has received at little monsters. Best price in Fleet/surrounding area and kids are not just put at a corner to entertain themselves with toys but kids are actually taught phonics, new vocab etc through activities and they do a lot of fun-learn projects everyday. A big shout out to Shweta,Jessy,Anna,Laura,Jenny,Ada, not to forget the latest staff additions - Kat and Vicky, you all are doing a fantabulous job, thank you ever so much and its such a pleasure to meet you all on a daily basis.

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2024

Date: August 2023

  • July 2024Good
  • August 2023Requires improvement

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