Food
Fresh healthy meals, all prepared on site
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Otley
Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2021)
Number of places
75 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2021
Local authority
Leeds
About this day nursery
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Otley is dedicated to providing children with an optimal start in life, fostering their development within a supportive and stimulating environment. The nursery, led by owner Diane, emphasises a play-based curriculum that adheres to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), encouraging children to explore and learn both indoors and outdoors, as well as through local excursions.
Each child benefits from a dedicated Key Person who offers nurturing care, guidance, and encouragement, ensuring they feel secure and valued. The nursery spaces are thoughtfully designed to ignite curiosity and creativity, featuring child-friendly furnishings, sensory equipment, and distinct areas for various activities such as reading, messy play, construction, and imaginative games.
Outdoor gardens further extend learning opportunities with climbing structures, bikes, natural elements, and a dedicated gardening area. Monkey Puzzle Otley also prioritises healthy eating, offering fresh, balanced meals and snacks prepared on-site, with a focus on expanding children's tastes and promoting good nutritional habits.
The team is committed to open communication with parents and carers, providing regular updates on their child's progress and development through an online learning journal. The nursery aims to create a welcoming atmosphere where children can grow in confidence, social skills, and overall well-being.
Our ethos
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Otley is committed to providing an optimal start in life through a play-based curriculum that follows the EYFS framework. They encourage exploration both indoors and outdoors, utilise a Key Person approach for nurturing care, and design spaces to ignite curiosity and creativity. The nursery also focuses on healthy eating, parental communication, and fostering children's confidence and well-being.
What it's like
Children show that they feel happy, safe and settled in every room of the nursery. They develop strong bonds with staff and their care needs are met effectively. Staff have high expectations for all children who attend. Toddlers thoroughly enjoy activities outdoors. Older children demonstrate a good knowledge of festivals and celebrations. Staff help them to develop their understanding of the wider world and people beyond their own community further.
EYFS curriculumDedicated Key Person systemNutritional focusInspiring learning environmentsOnline learning journal
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Opening hours
7.30am to 6.30pm
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Early Bird, Full Day
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Otley
Last inspected 4 November 2021 · Michelle Lorains
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children show that they feel happy, safe and settled in every room of the nursery. They develop strong bonds with staff and their care needs are met effectively. Staff have high expectations for all children who attend. Toddlers thoroughly enjoy activities outdoors. Older children demonstrate a good knowledge of festivals and celebrations. Staff help them to develop their understanding of the wider world and people beyond their own community further.
Inspector highlights
- The curriculum is challenging, coherent and stimulating for children.
- Staff help children to develop good social skills and self-confidence.
- The manager provides support to staff and inspires them to take pride in their roles. For instance, she regularly completes learning walks and observations with staff to help them to reflect on their practice. Staff talk confidently about their group of children and are proud of the changes they have made. For instance, they contact local teachers to discuss how they can help older children to develop the skills that they need to prepare them for school.
- Staff say they feel valued and happy in the nursery. The manager prioritises staff's well-being and provides one-to-one meetings for them to discuss any issues.
- The manager and staff team develop and maintain effective partnerships to promote continuity for children.
Areas to develop
- 1consider ways to enhance group times so that all children can take an active part and benefit fully from learning experiences
- 2provide consistent messages to children about the importance of good hygiene, particularly during outdoor snack times.
Inspection #10132943 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Children have hit many developmental milestones with staff
care provided for children is amazing
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The manager and staff team develop and maintain effective partnerships to promote continuity for children. For instance, they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities effectively and work towards targets alongside parents and other professionals.
Outdoor space
Children benefit from regular opportunities for fresh air and exercise. They thoroughly enjoy spending time in the garden and develop good physical skills.
Parent Reviews of Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Otley
4.3
(12)
Nicole Walker
3 years ago
The staff are lovely and have made a great bond with my 2 children! We have experienced each of the rooms now and everyone is always amazing, my children love going here which tells me they are happy, well cared for and entertained! They always get involved in the community holding collections and going for trips around which is lovely also. Loads of great learning experiences which I’ve not had from other nursery settings such as learning of different cultures where they have themed interactive weeks etc and learning about the environment encouraging children to look after the planet which is fantastic! 10/10 can’t fault them!
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steve Kenworthy
3 years ago
All the staff are amazing at this nursery. My little boy absolutely loves going into the nursery and all the staff take good care of him. He's always telling us of how much of a good day he's had each day. The staff are are always finding new things to do with the kids, from arts and crafts to going out into the local community and the local parks. Keep up the great work Monkey puzzle!
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Jenny Walton
2 years ago
I'm so happy with the care my daughter received over the last 3 years at Monkey Puzzle. The staff are wonderful, I can't thank them enough for all of their kindness and hard work ensuring my child was always safe and happy. My little girl loved going to nursery and came home with a huge smile everyday. We will miss you all very much.
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Анна Єлісеєнко
3 years ago
The best nursery! Wonderful staff! My daughter is looking forward to the next day of Monkey Puzzle. She speaks Ukrainian, but their nice girls managed to find common language with her and make her happy with other kids! Awesome place for bringing up kids!
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Charlotte Gill
8 years ago
All of the staff at Monkey Puzzle Otley are so lovely! They made my return to work an easy transition for both my daughter and I. Nothing is too much to ask and they go above and beyond to accommodate your child. The open-plan, bright setting is fun and enables all of the children to do so many different things in the same room and all of the activities they do are exciting and educational. You can also be sure your child will be eating well while they are there, the menu is amazing! We are really glad we chose Monkey Puzzle Otley!
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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2021
Date: November 2019
- November 2021Good
- November 2019Requires improvement
Frequently asked about Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Otley
About the setting
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Otley registered in 2017. The nursery employs 12 members of staff. The majority of staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, including the manager. Two members of staff hold a relevant early years degree and one has early years professional status. The nursery opens all year round from 7.30am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for a week at Christmas. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- EY549089
- Registered person
- Diane's Nurseries Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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