Munchkins Village Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Ormskirk for babies from 3 months up to school age, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 September 2022. Open since 2013, with 75 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Government-funded childcare for all eligible age groups.
What childcare usually costs in Lancashire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lancashire 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
L40 5SNWhat 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, 23 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Munchkins Village Nursery is a good setting where children are confident and content, safe in the knowledge that staff value their opinions and ideas. There are lots of opportunities to learn and explore, a place where engagement with the wider community is evident. There are canal cruises, trips to the library and local woods and visits to the setting from the Fire Brigade. This supports children to extend their knowledge and understanding of the world while learning lots of new vocabulary. Children explore a microlight aircraft in the car park one day, much to their excitement. Such experiences increase the capacity of their imagination. The climbing walls and rope activities in the outdoor area provide physical opportunities that some may never encounter otherwise. Staff provide children with lots of meaningful learning experiences both indoors and outdoors. There is a strong focus on language and communication to ensure all children leave the setting ready for school.
Children behave extremely well. At mealtimes, they show each other a high level of respect and patience as they take turns serving themselves and each other. Words such as 'please' and 'thank you' are commonplace. Children are confident about the routines at this setting, they recognise the tidy-up tune and understand what this means. When children spill soil on the floor from an activity, they know to get the broom to brush this up. Adults role model the most effective way to do this and then they copy. Staff respond sensitively to the children and encourage them to manage their own feelings and behaviour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider how the planned environment can be enhanced to increase opportunities for children to explore and independently access intended learning opportunities.
- 23 September 2022Good
- 13 December 2016Good
- 30 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Munchkins Village Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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