Little Munchkins Childcare C.I.C
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Chard for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. £4.90 an hour for under 3 years old, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2022, with 56 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
49 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 years oldbirth to 3y | £4.90£4.90 an hour (under 3 years old) | |
| Over 3 years old3y to 5y | £4.75£4.75 an hour (over 3 years old) |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £0.50 a day £0.50 breakfast (per day)includes breakfast
- £2.50 a day £2.50 cooked lunch (per day)includes cooked lunch
- £2.50 a day £2.50 high tea (per day)includes high tea
- £4.60 a day £4.60 cooked lunch & high tea deal (per day)includes cooked lunch & high tea
Funded hours
Early Years Entitlement: Somerset County Council will fund part-time Early Years Entitlement places for three and four year olds starting from the funding period after the child’s third birthday. This is called the Universal Entitlement. Two year olds that meet the eligibility criteria can also access funding.
Worth knowing. The early years entitlement gives your child a maximum of 570 hour each year. This will start the funding period after your child’s third birthday and will last for 3 funding periods (equivalent to one year).The maximum entitlement that can be claimed is 15 hours per week.
What childcare usually costs in Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Somerset from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
TA20 1JPWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 4 June 2024.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Little Munchkins Childcare C.I.C
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £4.90 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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