Minibugs Wincobank
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Sheffield for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2017, with 74 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funding available for children aged 9 months up to 4 years old (subject to eligibility).
What childcare usually costs in Sheffield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sheffield 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
S9 1DJWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 26 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The curriculum is designed and implemented well. Staff describe the nursery as a place for children to learn, play and grow. Staff are clear about what they want children to learn to help them make good progress in their development. Staff support children effectively to be confident learners who are filled with curiosity and feel safe and secure to explore the wonders of their environment.
Children enjoy their time at this warm, welcoming and family-centred nursery. Staff are positive and caring. Children develop close bonds with their key person. Staff use information collected from parents when children start to help them understand children's interests and meet their individual needs effectively. This supports children to settle quickly and helps them feel safe and secure. Babies who are new to the nursery show they already feel safe in their new environment. Staff affectionately play with babies and offer plenty of cuddles and affection when babies become a little unsettled.
Children are encouraged to be independent in all aspects of their self-care and learning. Staff carefully design each room to make sure children can access toys and learning resources for themselves. Staff support young babies to hold their own spoons at mealtimes. Young children are supported to put on their own shoes and coats to go outside. Older children serve their own lunches and scrape their plates when they are finished. This supports children to develop the independence skills they need ready for school. Staff are positive role models, and children behave very well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to better recognise, and make more effective use of, spontaneous opportunities to extend and challenge children's learning.
- 26 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 28 May 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Minibugs Wincobank
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
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