Mucky Munchkins

About Us

Mucky Munchkins Childcare Ltd is privately owned and run by Jennifer Francis and Clare Kennedy.

We first established Mucky Munchkins Childcare in 2014 when we became Childminders. We co-worked as Childminders in Jennifer's home in Daisy Hill, Westhoughton.

Prior to becoming Childminders, we both worked together for over 12 years in the legal profession. We decided during our second pregnancies it was time for a change in career! During 2013, whilst working full time, heavily pregnant and looking after our first born children, we decided to train as Childminders.

We officially became Childminders in December 2013. We didn't start working as a Childminders straight away as we had just had our second babies. We therefore opened the doors in April 2014 after a very short maternity leave!

We had our first OFSTED grading after 8 weeks of opening when we were awarded with a GOOD in all areas. The Ofsted Inspector was very impressed with what we had achieved in the short space we had been open and could see a bright future for Mucky Munchkins Childcare!

It has always been our vision to expand and open our very own nursery! As we have children ourselves we are aware of what we want and do not want for a childcare service. We therefore wished, and still do, to put our own experiences into practice and provide parents with good quality childcare.

After 6 months of becoming Childminders, as we had received such a high demand for our services in the area, we decided the time was right to start the search for premises. For just short of 2 years we have been endlessly searching for the right premises to expand our childcare business! At the beginning of 2016, after exhausting all avenues to find the right place in the local area, we were approached with the perfect premises! These premises were not even on the market! It was definitely meant to be! The premises were The Old Scout Hut! We went to see the premises and although it needed extensive renovations and a lot of hard work, we felt it was perfect for us!

ABOUT OUR SETTING

Mucky Munchkins Childcare Ltd is based at The Old Scout Hut on St Helens Road, Bolton. It is decorated in a warm, bright and inviting way. Our premises are sat in an acre of land! There is a car park to the front for safe drop off and collection. Our nursery is extremely secure with a digital access control system and has 24 hour High Definition colour CCTV surveillance. Our setting is situated in an ideal location and has excellent transport links to the local surrounding areas (for example M61, Westhoughton, Atherton, Bolton, Hindley, Horwich). We provide a high standard of care and all our staff are passionate and provide a safe, stimulating learning environment for your little ones.

Our ethos around learning is extremely child led and we follow the "In The Moment" approach. This allows children to explore and make their own choices in learning. Our experienced practitioners enhance your child's learning and makes "the moment" teachable.

As we benefit from a vast amount of outdoor space, lots of play outdoors is massively encouraged and we aim to get outdoors lots throughout the day and in all weathers. The learning is endless in our outdoor learning environment.

Mucky Munchkins Childcare Ltd offers a nurturing, caring and stimulating environment. We feel every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfill their potential. Your child’s development and progress whilst in our care is of utmost importance to us. All our work is in line with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and we ensure children's individual needs are met at all times.

We work very closely with all parents. We feel this is of huge importance to us.

We prepare termly summative reports to inform parents of your child's progress. We discuss these reports at our termly parents evening.

We have a parent Welcome Pack and we are more than happy to send this to you. Please kindly message us if you would like to receive a copy.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to ask.

Jen & Clare