Wiggles & Giggles Day Nursery & Preschool, Mansfield

A Good judgement and a later safeguarding notice both matter here. At its 14 February 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated Wiggles & Giggles Good and judged safeguarding effective at that time. On 20 July 2026, Ofsted found unmet requirements during an unannounced regulatory visit and subsequently issued a welfare requirements notice concerning senior oversight of safeguarding and procedures for following up children's absences. The earlier judgement must be read alongside that later action.

At 79-81 Littleworth, Mansfield, NG18 2RT, the nursery has capacity for 43 children and accepts ages from 3 to 60 months. It remains active. Full-day attendance is offered, with weekday opening hours of 7.30am to 6pm.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage provides the framework for children's learning, development and care: play becomes a way to build language, explore ideas and practise everyday skills. The February 2025 examples give that framework a concrete shape. Children constructed ramps, changed their height by adding bricks and compared the results. Mathematical language grew out of something they were making, rather than an isolated exercise.

In February 2025, resources that could be used in different ways sustained children's interest in play. Adults joined their activities and introduced words alongside actions. Sand play gave younger children opportunities to hear vocabulary and try it themselves; comparing fruit introduced descriptions of taste. These examples connect spoken language to an experience a child can understand.

Practical responsibility also featured in February 2025. Children considered whether wet equipment might be slippery and explained the risk to staff. Nursery rules were revisited during the day, and children reminded one another about handwashing while baking. Safety and hygiene were part of ordinary activity, with children taking an active role.

There was a teaching weakness, too. In February 2025, mistaken ideas about healthy and unhealthy foods sometimes went uncorrected. The required improvement was to help staff recognise misunderstandings and address them promptly. Exploration needs accurate explanations alongside it.

In February 2025, staff used information gathered from families to shape support for individual children. Borrowable learning packs extended this connection into the home, including help with potty training and nutrition. That gives parents something practical to use beyond a conversation about the nursery day.

Emotional understanding was made tangible in February 2025 through doll's-house figures. Staff acted out situations in which one child upset another and talked through how the characters might feel. Children then showed care towards friends after accidental bumps. The approach linked naming feelings with responding to another person.

Health routines in February 2025 included movement, toothbrushing and encouragement to eat healthy foods. Children explored different ways of moving their bodies, while adults explained why oral care mattered. These were everyday habits children could practise, rather than health messages delivered only in discussion.

The later welfare notice changes the care assessment materially. Its 3 August 2026 outcome required senior leaders to keep accurate, timely oversight of safeguarding concerns and risks. It also required a clear absence-follow-up procedure, understood and consistently used by staff and shared with parents. Both actions had a deadline of 17 August 2026; the published position was that the response would be monitored. That deadline is past, and the notice itself does not establish subsequent completion.

Sessions and Attendance

Full-day care fits a working-day pattern. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, and the nursery operates across the year, closing for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. Those closures matter when arranging cover: year-round attendance still includes a Christmas break.

The address is 79-81 Littleworth, Mansfield, NG18 2RT. The nursery's age range extends from 3 to 60 months, so its offer includes younger babies as well as children approaching school age.

Funding and Paid Extras

In February 2025, the nursery provided funded early education for children from nine months to four years. This is a dated description of participation, rather than a promise of a funded place or a particular attendance arrangement. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

• Safeguarding oversight. The 3 August 2026 notice required action on leadership oversight and absence procedures by 17 August 2026. Ask for the subsequent compliance outcome and an explanation of how these procedures now work.
• Correcting misunderstandings. In February 2025, children's mistaken ideas about food were sometimes left unchallenged. On a visit, ask how practitioners recognise and correct misconceptions while keeping play engaging.
• Your baby's day. Children can join from 3 months. Ask how settling, sleep and communication with a key person would work for your baby.

Wiggles & Giggles suits families seeking full-day, year-round attendance, with a weekday opening window extending into the early evening. Its February 2025 examples show learning through construction, conversation and practical routines, with useful links between nursery and home. The later safeguarding action carries greater weight in a present-day decision. A family considering joining should establish the outcome of that action before relying on the earlier Good judgement.