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Munchkins Day Nursery in Exeter

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2024)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·1 Mount Radford Crescent, Exeter, EX2 4EW · Devon
Number of places
39 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2024
Local authority
Devon

About this day nursery

Munchkins Day Nursery, established in 2004, is a well-regarded childcare setting located in the St Leonard's area of Exeter, Devon. Open weekdays from 7:45 am to 6 pm all year round, this privately owned nursery operates across three separate buildings, offering a comprehensive full-day care service for children aged 0 to 5.

The nursery is committed to high-quality education, boasting a team of 24 dedicated staff members. This includes four early years teachers, one individual with a Level 5 qualification, and eleven holding relevant Level 3 qualifications, ensuring a strong foundation for children's learning and development.

The latest Ofsted inspection, on December 2, 2024, rated Munchkins Day Nursery as "Good" in all areas, maintaining its overall effectiveness from previous inspections. The nursery focuses on fostering curiosity, engagement, and a love for learning, with a curriculum designed to promote independence and strong social and emotional well-being.

Staff are skilled in guiding children through creative explorations, developing communication, and building numeracy skills, all within a nurturing and supportive environment.

What it's like

Children are curious, engaged and eager to learn. Pre-school children move confidently around the learning spaces, chatting with their friends and playing games. They develop their creative and imaginative skills as they pretend to bathe toy babies and rock them to sleep in a toy cot. They take turns, share toys and explain how they will help each other. Staff build strong bonds with children, focusing on their social and emotional well-being to help them feel safe and secure in the nursery.

Good overall effectivenessAmbitious curriculumStrong bonds with childrenFocus on independenceEffective safeguarding

Key facts

Opening hours

open each weekday from 7.45am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2004

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Munchkins Day Nursery

Last inspected 2 December 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are curious, engaged and eager to learn. Pre-school children move confidently around the learning spaces, chatting with their friends and playing games. They develop their creative and imaginative skills as they pretend to bathe toy babies and rock them to sleep in a toy cot. They take turns, share toys and explain how they will help each other. Staff build strong bonds with children, focusing on their social and emotional well-being to help them feel safe and secure in the nursery.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are curious, engaged and eager to learn.
  • Leaders have created an ambitious curriculum, and all children make good progress in their learning and development.
  • Staff build strong bonds with children, focusing on their social and emotional well-being to help them feel safe and secure in the nursery.
  • The nursery has a curriculum that guides children in developing their independence skills.
  • The curriculum has a good focus on supporting children's physical development.
  • Staff build children's numeracy skills throughout the day.
  • Staff guide children to develop a love of stories.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Areas to develop

  • 1extend opportunities to develop children's communication skills even more in the baby and toddler room
  • 2develop strategies in the toddler room to offer more experiences to children, consistently motivating and engaging them.
Inspection #10373914 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Parent Reviews of Munchkins Day Nursery

5.0
(4)
Tehmina tamzy
3 months ago

One of the best nurseries my son Rahim has attended. He’s been to a few and this by far was the best. They always did yoga with staff dressing up as a fairy which my son loved. He always came home with a smile on his face and a messy top. This shows he had so much fun. Staff were so kind and professional always! The staff cried the day my son left as he left his beautiful personality with them in their hearts. I wish he was still there but we moved cities so that’s why he left. Just go for it, enrol your child you won’t regret it. I found this nursery last minute and they did everything they could to help me and make space for my son. Just want to say a big shout out to Chelsea and Jess. Thank you both so much.

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Niki Warner
4 years ago

Our daughter had the privilege of attending Munchkins for a little over two years and I can honestly say that we have only ever had positive experiences. We viewed several nursery settings but were immediately struck by the ground and then soon after by the staff...but for us it was how engaged the children were that swung our decision to send her there. She always comes home full of tall tales of the adventures she has had there and we feel very lucky to have been able to find such an engaging setting for her. I know that foundations have been set for our very confident girl and we only hope that she continues to be as confident and supported in her new school. Today is a sad day for us as we say goodbye and thank you...but we know that the next children to be starting there will be very lucky indeed. It's the end of a very beautiful chapter for our family and it's a time we will always treasure. We cannot thank the staff there enough.

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Inspection history

  • December 2024Good
  • December 2019Good
  • April 2015Outstanding
  • April 2014Requires improvement
  • May 2010Good

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