Munchkins Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Exeter for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2004, with 39 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Devon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Devon 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
EX2 4EWWhat 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, 2 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is 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 the 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. They recognise the positive impact this has on children's learning and development. Leaders have created an ambitious curriculum, and all children make good progress in their learning and development.
Staff guide children as they develop their creative skills by exploring with paint.
Toddlers choose the colours they want and express their ideas, such as painting a large yellow banana. They mix cornflour with water, exploring the mixture, and staff guide them to extend their vocabulary by discussing how it feels, such as
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend opportunities to develop children's communication skills even more in the baby and toddler room n develop strategies in the toddler room to offer more experiences to children, consistently motivating and engaging them.
- 2 December 2024Good
- 5 December 2019Good
- 28 April 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Munchkins Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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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