Munchkins Nursery & Pre-School Somerset Rd

The team have been fantastic all the way through and they give our son the encouragement and assistance that is needed, we have seen him come on leaps and bounds since joining last year. Thank you. We adore Munchkins.

When viewing nurseries in the local area Munchkins stood out miles above every other I visited. Having worked in a setting myself in the past I knew what I did and didn’t want and Munchkins ticked every box.
Inviting and homely setting, compassionate team who were able to answer all of my questions and queries as a nervous first time mother leaving her kid in a childcare centre setting. Absolutely fabulous team, my son is currently in early walkers and the girls consistently go above and beyond and my little boy basically runs into childcare centre every day so excited to learn, playtime and be part of the setting. Thanks so much everyone. My son has been attending Munchkins Childcare centre & Pre-School since September 2022.

It’s a lovely setting and my only issue is that she only goes one day a week! My daughter attends weekly and loves her time at Munchkins, she often talks about her friends and keyworkers when at home.

Consistently kept very updated. They are consistently reassuring and building on self‑assurance with the kids which is lovely to see. Team are consistently very cheerful to answer any questions. Overall very cheerful with the service and care provided. Would highly suggest. Very pleased with the childcare centre.

After meeting the team & undertaking settle in days we were more than cheerful with our choice and felt very comfortable & confident with leaving her in their care. The management has consistently gone out of their way to assists with any special requests & her ‘ladies’ have been exceptional with her development & additional skincare needs. The parents’ app is remarkable, especially supportive during my transition of adapting to her being in the childcare centre as you and family can stay connected with what goes on whilst working. They undertake lots of different activities indoors &outdoors, going to rhyme time, the park, doing arts and crafts, soft playtime, books, playing in the garden etc giving her a wide range of experiences. The childcare centre has a lovely home away from home feeling we are consistently welcomed by cheerful team. Our daughter goes to them with open arms in the morning and often seems somewhat disappointed when we pick her up even if she is the last one. Our daughter joined Laindon Munchkins in December 2019.

My daughter joined during lockdown and I found it difficult not being able to see her in the setting, especially in the first few weeks. The team reassured me with regular updates and the daily portal is incredible. I can see how much my daughter’s self‑assurance has grown since attending Munchkins and I sense completely at ease when dropping her off and collecting her. She asks to go to childcare centre on her days off and you can’t ask for more than that. I would highly suggest Munchkins it’s a excellent setting for early years kids.

Especially if you encounter one sickness bug after another, random unexplained bumps to the head and them signing the accident form for you and then dismissing the fact she wasn’t cared for properly by landing us with a six-week “break the contract” bill which we think is ridiculous. I would never leave a do not suggest for no reason. Out of goodwill, we paid for four weeks because they were very insistent we paid for them to never have our daughter, which why should we of? I pulled her out immediately because she barely attended due to picking up so many bugs from there and wetting herself four times a day (all before 1 pm pick up as she needed mummy so much due to being so distressed). So we were actually paying for half days. I’ve never known anything this bad, save yourselves the bother and I will continue to post across the board so you are fully aware of your rights before they can do this to anyone else. Do not suggest. Read the small print for the six weeks break clause. Would not suggest this childcare centre at all.

After 4 months of attending I can say my kid really enjoys it, he smiles as soon as he sees the girls working there, he walks to the door on his own and the girls all seem to genuinely care for him. I’m really cheerful we decided to send him there and I sense comfortable going to work knowing he’s well looked after and entertained. I would really suggest. I was quite anxious at the idea of sending my kid to childcare centre, but when I went to check Munchkins it looked lovely and everyone was super nice and smiley, the kids seemed very at ease and comfortable with them too.

He has moved up through every room and is now due to leave in September for school. Every step of the way Munchkins have been absolutely exceptional for his development.
The team are welcoming, open and honest, any issues he has had over the years have been dealt with by the team with incredible assistance and guidance to us as parents without being overbearing.
The outdoor spaces are incredible with plenty of provision for water playtime in the summer and a huge sandpit (which our son loves). Arts and crafts often come home, and many different cultures and holidays are celebrated and learnt about. The day is well balanced between discovering and enjoyable and our son has come on leaps and bounds during his time at Munchkins and we will all miss it for sure come September. My son has attending Munchkins since shortly after his 1st birthday.

From the first walk around, everyone was so lovely to me and my son who was then 8 months old. He even got excited when he saw the kids doing childcare centre rhymes. Munchkins’ garden is what sold it for me. Kids should be outdoors exploring, being adventurous. They have a excellent mud kitchen for the older ones, little ones, tunnels, sensory area. The team and girls have been so accommodating since my son started. I also adore the online discovering journal, as a new mum, of course, deep down we want to ring every hour and see if they’re okay, are they having enjoyable, this app really does that for you. They upload throughout the day, so you can what they’ve eaten, toilet times, sleep times and also observations on their day, eg. splash time, sensory, rhyme time. Really can’t suggest Munchkins enough. There is so much I want to say about this childcare centre as it is incredible!