What Ofsted grade does Munchkins Nursery have?

Munchkins Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 24 March 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 1 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Munchkins Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Munchkins Nursery for 75 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Carlisle has 48.

How much does Munchkins Nursery cost?

Munchkins Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Munchkins Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Munchkins Nursery how it offers them.

When was Munchkins Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Munchkins Nursery on 24 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Munchkins Nursery?

Nearby in CA2: Parkfield Nursery, Yewkids Nursery at Yewdale Community Centre, Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery.

Munchkins Nursery

Day nursery in Carlisle, CA2. Part of the Cumberland council area.

Unit 1, Canal Court Business Centre, Carlisle, CA2 7AN

75 places

1996 registered with Ofsted

26 of 29 in our Carlisle ranking

£120 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North West average

What Ofsted found

Needs attention in 1 of 6 Inspected 24 March 2026

Ofsted report card for Munchkins Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Munchkins Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£136	£429
2 years old	£124	£391
3 to 4 years old	£120	£381

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Munchkins Nursery against Carlisle

	Munchkins Nursery	Carlisle average
Places	75	48
Ofsted outcome	Needs attention in 1 of 6	86% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Munchkins Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Munchkins Nursery have?: Munchkins Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 24 March 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 1 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Munchkins Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Munchkins Nursery for 75 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Carlisle has 48.
How much does Munchkins Nursery cost?: Munchkins Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Munchkins Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Munchkins Nursery how it offers them.
When was Munchkins Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Munchkins Nursery on 24 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Munchkins Nursery?: Nearby in CA2: Parkfield Nursery, Yewkids Nursery at Yewdale Community Centre, Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.