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Mini Munchkins Day Nursery And After School Club

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2021)
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4.5(99 parent reviews) ·Sports Pavilion, Corfe Mullen Recreation Ground, Wimborne, BH21 3HU · Dorset
Number of places
20 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2021
Local authority
Dorset

About this day nursery

Mini Munchkins Day Nursery, situated in Wimborne at the Corfe Mullen Recreation Ground, provides a flexible and affordable early years education and care experience for children ranging from 18 months to 12 years old. The nursery operates 39 weeks a year, from 8 am to 6 pm, excluding Bank Holidays.

They offer before and after-school care, including a pick-up and drop-off service to and from local schools, and can also provide childcare on school inset days, subject to availability. The curriculum integrates the Curiosity Approach, fostering natural curiosity and creativity.

Children at Mini Munchkins engage in daily learning walks to explore their surroundings and have free-flow access to a secure outdoor play area. The nursery focuses on developing communication, language, creative, writing, and physical skills through a diverse range of toys and activities.

The team, comprising experienced and qualified practitioners, is dedicated to providing a nurturing environment where children feel safe and are encouraged to achieve their developmental milestones through cooperative play and creative engagement.

Our ethos

Mini Munchkins Day Nursery integrates the Curiosity Approach to foster natural curiosity and creativity. Their philosophy encourages children to explore surroundings through daily learning walks and free-flow access to a secure outdoor play area, promoting the development of communication, language, creative, writing, and physical skills via cooperative play and creative engagement.

What it's like

Children receive a warm welcome and understand routines, self-registering and quickly joining in small-group activities. They develop good hand-to-eye coordination and concentration. Children behave well, using good manners and developing strong relationships with friends and staff.

Flexible and affordable early years provisionCaterson for ages 18 months to 12 yearsBefore and after-school club with school pick-up/drop-offFocus on outdoor exploration and the Curiosity ApproachExperienced and qualified staff team

Pricing & funding

The nursery charges an hourly rate for childcare, with fees tiered by age and billed per half hour for flexibility. Funded sessions are subject to an hourly consumables charge. Out of school club fees are charged per session and include school drop-offs, collections, and snacks.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Fees are calculated and charged per half hour to allow for flexibility.
  • An optional consumables charge applies to funded hours, with fully funded options available.
  • A sibling discount is available for non-funded children, subject to minimum hours.
  • Out of school club fees include local school drop-off, collection, and an after-school snack.

Key facts

Opening hours

8am till 6pm, 39 weeks a year (excluding Bank Holidays)

Age range

18 Months - 12 Years

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

before and after school care

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Mini Munchkins Day Nursery And After School Club

Last inspected 19 July 2021 · Rachel Cornish

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 receive a warm welcome and understand routines, self-registering and quickly joining in small-group activities. They develop good hand-to-eye coordination and concentration. Children behave well, using good manners and developing strong relationships with friends and staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Children benefit from a good range of activities across all areas of the curriculum, planned around their interests.
  • Staff encourage children to develop skills for early writing using sensory materials and practice indoors and outdoors.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well with effective use of additional funding.
  • Staff use very effective tone and expression to capture children's interest and imagination, joining in with their pretend play.
  • Staff and children take full advantage of the pre-school's location, encouraging daily access to playing fields and wooded areas to promote good health and physical skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve the arrangements for reviewing staff practice to further raise the good standard of teaching to a higher level
  • 2strengthen the use of information provided to parents, so they are clear on how they can support their own child's learning at home.
Inspection #10191538 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. Additional funding is used effectively to provide resources to help children make progress in their learning. For instance, children listen to stories through a compact disc player with multiple headphones, extending their vocabulary.

Outdoor space

Staff and children take full advantage of the pre-school's location. Staff encourage daily access to the wide and open playing fields and wooded areas, which helps to promote children's good health. Children show their good physical skills as they run across the field and climb in the lower tree branches.

Parent Reviews of Mini Munchkins Day Nursery And After School Club

4.5
(99)
Andrew Shapland
7 years ago

Great place to walk the dog. Four large fields mostly level with views of Badbury rings. There are football pitches, tennis courts, new skateboard area and one of the best kids play grounds around. I love it and so does little Harry, my dog.

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Darren Stratton
7 years ago

The new skate park is amazing. Great for the community to have somewhere like this for kids. The play park is massive and kids really enjoyed it. Loads of space for dog walking and playing football.

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Sarah S
8 years ago

Great play area, with massive field. Perfect for children to run off steam. Plenty of parking. Nearby post office to get ice-cream and drinks. Toilets on site but they aren't great.

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Beth Wilson
3 years ago

Mini munchkins is a wonderful nursery. The staff are kind, gentle and welcoming and my own children love spending time with them. My youngest daughter has thrived at mini munchkins and thoroughly enjoyed her time there, she is now ready for big school, equipped with all the skills and confidence she needs. I wish my daughter could stay longer and have booked her into after school club as I’m not ready to say goodbye to this wonderful nursery just yet and want her to continue spending time there. Thank you so much for all you have done. We will miss you all. The Wilson’s

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Lee Hawkins
8 years ago

A great place for walking dog walking lots of dog wast bins around the fields and great views, a play area for the kids as well as basket ball ball hoops, skateboard ramp, tennis courts and toilet.

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Inspection history

Date: July 2021

  • August 2021Good
  • July 2021Good

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