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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
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4.2(5 parent reviews) ·59 Station Road, Sidcup, DA15 7DR · Bexley
Number of places
105 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Bexley

About this day nursery

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup, established in 2016, is a childcare setting located in the London Borough of Bexley, offering full day care for children from birth to four years old. The nursery, registered to accommodate 105 children, currently has 91 children on roll.

It operates all year round, from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, Monday to Friday. The setting benefits from a strong leadership team, with two directors holding qualifications at levels 6 and 7, and one with qualified teacher status.

The dedicated team of 24 staff members includes 17 with relevant childcare qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery provides government-funded childcare and is committed to an open and positive safeguarding culture.

They have been rated 'Good' in their latest Ofsted report on 9 October 2024, maintaining the same good rating from their previous inspection, highlighting consistency in their quality of provision across all areas including education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership. Managers demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development by offering staff individualised training to help them develop their ongoing professional practice.

What it's like

Staff greet children warmly as they arrive, helping children to separate from their parents with ease and settle into their learning. Staff support children to become familiar with routines well, enabling confident engagement in various activities. Staff use their knowledge of key children to plan a curriculum that considers children's interests and supports their developing skills across all areas of the curriculum.

Strong parent partnershipsEffective key-person systemFocus on independenceGood SEND supportPositive behaviour

Key facts

Opening hours

all year round, from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2016

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup

Last inspected 9 October 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff greet children warmly as they arrive, helping children to separate from their parents with ease and settle into their learning. Staff support children to become familiar with routines well, enabling confident engagement in various activities. Staff use their knowledge of key children to plan a curriculum that considers children's interests and supports their developing skills across all areas of the curriculum.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff greet children warmly as they arrive at the nursery, helping them to separate from their parents with ease and settle into their learning.
  • Staff use their knowledge of their key children to plan a curriculum that considers children's interests and enables them to practise their developing skills across all areas of the curriculum.
  • Children benefit from a wide range of experiences that staff plan to teach children to develop respect and understanding of diversity.
  • Children's language and communication development is a key priority across the nursery.
  • Staff encourage children to develop their independence skills well, such as serving their own food and cleaning their cutlery.
  • The key-person system is effective, with staff knowing their children well and planning a curriculum that supports good progress.
  • Staff's morale is high, and managers offer individualised training to develop ongoing professional practice.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, promoting an open and positive culture where children's interests are paramount.

Areas to develop

  • 1Strengthen the teaching of different mathematical concepts, with a key focus on developing children's language around capacity.
Inspection #10360062 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive good support. Managers work closely with parents and staff to plan a bespoke curriculum that meets children's developing needs effectively. All children achieve positive outcomes and are prepared well for the next stage in their learning.

Parent Reviews of Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup

4.2
(5)
David Price
3 years ago

Two children have happily attended Monkey Puzzle Sidcup. The staff are pretty much all delightful, and this is noticeable by the love our children have had for them. Good facilities, with plenty of indoor space, and adequate outdoor. No issues with non-openings, come rain or shine they were functioning. We will miss Monkey Puzzle Sidcup, as it became a real part of the routine. The interaction we had as they assisted with the development of our children at key ages was excellent.

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Shivvy Vivvy Givvy
2 years ago

I was going to look at this nursery but walking past I saw the children’s files in the window with their names visible from the street! Serious GDPR breach. As a teacher myself I was quite shocked at such carelessness from an apparently professional organisation. It made me question if they are so obviously careless from the street then what on earth is going on inside. As a educational professional myself, that was enough to make me not even go in!!

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Parminder Kalle
5 years ago

A well run and extraordinary nursery - that both my two boys benefited...

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Inspection history

Date: December 2018

  • October 2024Good
  • December 2018Good

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