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A warm, home-from-home environment, equipped with a wide range of age-appropriate resources and activities to support each baby’s individual needs, interests and developmental stage.
Day nursery & pre-school · Spalding town centre
A small, friendly nursery and pre-school keeping children safe, happy and learning since 2007, in a nurturing “home from home” setting.
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Welcome to Munchkins
Munchkins Kindergarten Ltd opened in August 2007 as a Children’s Day Nursery in Spalding and offers a high level of quality in childcare. In October 2010 we opened our pre-school for children aged 3 – 5 years, next door to the existing nursery.
Situated in the heart of Spalding town centre, our nursery is a small, welcoming and friendly setting, providing high-quality care and education for children aged 6 weeks to 4 years.
Our rooms
All of our rooms are thoughtfully designed to support the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), ensuring that every child has the opportunity to learn, develop and thrive.
BabiesA warm, home-from-home environment, equipped with a wide range of age-appropriate resources and activities to support each baby’s individual needs, interests and developmental stage.
ToddlersA warm, home-from-home room full of age-appropriate resources and activities, supporting each child’s individual needs, interests and developmental stage.
3 – 5 yearsOur pre-school spans two floors: a spacious, stimulating ground floor, and a calmer first floor for story time, holistic play and our dedicated sensory area.
All agesExtensive outdoor learning areas with fruit and vegetable growing, mud kitchens, a mark making wall, sound gardens and large-scale construction.
Learning & wellbeing
Through our nurturing approach and stimulating indoor and outdoor environments, we aim to ensure every child feels safe, valued and supported, enabling them to develop confidence, independence and a lifelong love of learning.
A strong emphasis on developing children’s speech and language, with extra focus for children learning English as an additional language.
Ample room to run around and climb, with places to dig and explore, and plenty of indoor physical play too.
Interactive group stories, and books children can choose to explore on their own during free play.
Staff are particularly responsive to each child’s emotional needs, and gently help children understand each other’s feelings.
Two floors of learningA spacious, stimulating ground floor, and a calmer first floor with story time, holistic play and our sensory area.
Our ethos
Here at Munchkins we aim to provide a safe, happy, caring, stimulating and secure environment for our children and families where everyone feels valued, included and respected.
We strive for an atmosphere in which staff build strong relationships and a clear knowledge of their children, and every child’s individual needs are identified, valued, and met in order to support each child in reaching their full potential.
We will provide children with unique and exciting activities and experiences in a language rich environment which promote development in all areas of learning, to instil a lifetime love of learning and to support children through their educational life and beyond.
Our goal is to enable all children to develop their capabilities as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors to society.
We understand and promote the need for continuous parent partnerships, from registration to graduation and everything in between, and support parents as their children’s first and most important educators.
Ofsted
At our latest inspection on 17 March 2022, Ofsted rated Munchkins Kindergarten Good overall and in every area, and found safeguarding arrangements effective.
Overall effectiveness
Good
“Children are busy, engaged and happy in this welcoming, inclusive kindergarten.”
“Staff instinctively know each individual child’s needs.”
“Parents and carers report that staff go above and beyond to support them and their children.”
Funding & fees
We offer funded places for eligible families. Funded days run from 08:45 to 16:15.
Ages 2, 3 & 4
2 full days
9 months – 4 years
Up to 4 days a week
9 months – 4 years
Up to 3 days a week
A peek inside
Messy play, music, potions, sledging and more: a glimpse of everyday life at Munchkins.
Come and say hello
The best way to get a feel for Munchkins is to come and see us. Call, email or send us a message and we’ll arrange a time to show you around.
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