Wiggles and Giggles
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Mansfield for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2025. Open since 2022, with 43 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 Nottinghamshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottinghamshire 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
NG18 2RTWhat 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.
- 1 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate their confidence, eagerly leaving their parents as they are greeted by warm and friendly staff. Children are happy and can often be heard laughing with their friends and staff. Leaders implement a strong curriculum that supports children to learn key skills from a young age and helps prepare them for the next stage of learning. For instance, staff encourage children to undertake risk assessments to manage their safety. Children show they understand how to keep themselves safe as they tell staff the equipment may be slippery as it is wet.
Children benefit from the vast and varied resources on offer. The open-ended nature of the materials staff provide encourages children's curiosity. Children become fully immersed in play for long periods. Staff are enthusiastic; they join children's play and introduce mathematical concepts. For example, as children build ramps, staff encourage them to adjust the height and compare which is the tallest.
Children learn that when they add more bricks the ramp is taller. They use this newly acquired knowledge to compare who is the tallest and shortest out of their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff skills in identifying children's misconceptions and quickly correcting them to help children develop accurate knowledge.
- 14 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Wiggles and Giggles
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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