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Minibugs Ovenden

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
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4.6(9 parent reviews) ·147 Ovenden Road, Halifax, HX3 5SA · Calderdale
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
Calderdale

About this day nursery

Minibugs Ovenden is an Ofsted-registered nursery and pre-school in Halifax, established in 2020. The nursery focuses on providing a happy and supportive setting where children aged three months to five years can learn, play, and grow.

They pride themselves on a child-centric approach, where activities are designed around the children's interests and ideas. The environment is rich with natural play resources, encouraging imagination and offering numerous learning opportunities.

Children have daily access to outdoor learning and play in dedicated activity areas, promoting creativity and adventurous exploration both indoors and out. Minibugs Ovenden actively fosters parent partnerships, ensuring families are kept informed of their child's daily activities and learning progress.

Each child is assigned a key person who supports their routines, plans activities, and acts as the main point of contact for parents. The nursery also features a School Readiness Programme to help children transition smoothly to primary school.

Meals are freshly prepared on-site, with a focus on healthy, balanced, and nutritious options, accommodating various dietary needs and cultural requirements.

Our ethos

Minibugs Ovenden centres its philosophy on a child-centric approach, designing activities around children's interests and ideas. They aim to create a happy, supportive setting rich with natural resources that encourage imagination, creativity, and adventurous exploration through daily indoor and outdoor learning. The nursery also emphasises strong parent partnerships and a School Readiness Programme.

What it's like

Children really enjoy their time at this nursery. They are engaged in meaningful and stimulating activities, such as making dough and playing dominos. They learn about the world, for instance, by making models of the earth.

Ofsted OutstandingSchool Readiness ProgrammeFreshly prepared mealsOutdoor play & learningKey person approach

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured into unfunded 'Minibugs+' hours and funded-only places, available on either an All Year Round (AYR) or Term Time Only (TTO) basis. Unfunded session fees include meals, while funded-only places are subject to separate session meal charges. Full-time, sibling, and multiple discounts are available.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Good to know

  • Non-refundable Registration Fee applies (exempt for funded-only places).
  • Fees for unfunded 'Minibugs+' hours include meals.
  • Separate daily or session meal charges apply for funded-only places.
  • Discounts of 5% for full-time/siblings and 10% for multiples (highest applies, excludes meals).
  • Sessions are offered on either All Year Round (AYR) or Term Time Only (TTO) contracts.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday: 07:30 - 18:00 (closed on Bank Holidays and during Christmas holidays)

Food

All meals and snacks are included and freshly prepared on-site; cultural and dietary requirements are accommodated.

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Minibugs Ovenden

Last inspected 19 January 2023 · Jo Clark

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 really enjoy their time at this nursery. They are engaged in meaningful and stimulating activities, such as making dough and playing dominos. They learn about the world, for instance, by making models of the earth.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are engaged in meaningful and stimulating activities.
  • Children learn to take turns and support their friends.
  • Children learn about the world.
  • Staff support children's emerging and developing speech and language.
  • Children are provided with a variety of healthy and home-cooked meals.

Areas to develop

  • 1continue to implement an ambitious curriculum that is sequenced for the age of the children attending, to ensure that they make even better progress in their learning and development
  • 2ensure that staff check what children have learned and understood from planned activities, to make sure that they continue to build on what they already know and can do.
Inspection #10265692 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are passionate about the nurturing care their children receive from staff.

They comment that their children are always eager and happy to attend.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff use additional funding effectively to ensure that children receive support or enhancements to further their learning and development, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Parent Reviews of Minibugs Ovenden

4.6
(9)
Jessica Wood
2 months ago

Fantastic nursery with lovely, caring, friendly staff. My little boy loves going. The activities are well thought out and based upon their needs.

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Charr Rhodes
a year ago

Amazing Nursery has been a wonderful experience for my son, who started there just before his second birthday. He absolutely enjoys his time there. The staff and management have been exceptional in understanding his needs, especially as he is partially verbal and autistic. I am incredibly grateful for their patience and support. Recently, my daughter also joined the nursery, and I have nothing but praise for their approach. The nursery fosters a family-like atmosphere, where no request is too much effort. The way they treat the children as if they were their own is truly heartwarming. It's evident that the children's well-being is their top priority, and the genuine love the staff have for the kids shines through in everything they do.

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Alicja Szczytko
a year ago

We and our daughter love all the staff at Minibugs Ovenden, they are so kind, warm, loving and professional. My daughter loves being there. English is her second language and I can see that her every step in communicating and overcoming barriers brings them so much happines and pride. In addition, our daughter is very shy and I appreciate how much time they devote to helping her learn the language, how much patience they have and that they don't put pressure on her. Everyday she talks about the delicious food, fantastic experience (sand, painting, body painting, play on the garden etc). She is very happy, so we too. I definitely recommend Minibugs Ovenden!

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laura small
a year ago

When my daughter started here it was the first time she had been away from me. After a couple of months she settled and absolutely loved it, I can't thank the staff enough especially her key person Sara and Danielle she always talks about them and says how nice they are she is definitely going to miss the nursery. The staff are great and can't do enough for the children/parents I would highly recommend mini bugs Ovenden

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Luca Clemson
7 months ago

I went here when i was younger (im 13 now) i used to refuse to go everyday my mum had to force me.because they would shout at me for no reason,threaten to hit me because im dyslexic and didnt know how to cross my legs

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Inspection history

Date: September 2022

  • February 2023Good
  • January 2023Good
  • December 2022Inadequate
  • September 2022Inadequate

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