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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery West Kensington
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
Number of places
88 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
About this day nursery
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery West Kensington, located in London, W14 0AE, aims to provide an enriching and nurturing environment for children from 9 months old. The nursery focuses on supporting children's development through dedicated spaces for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, offering tailored learning experiences guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.
They emphasise rich experiences including creative, outdoor, and community-linked learning, facilitated by a highly trained and caring team. The nursery also works with families to accommodate flexible schedules and funding options.
They provide an all-inclusive package that covers meals and consumables, though government funding may not fully cover these costs. Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery prides itself on being an award-winning nursery group with extensive experience, offering a supportive place where children can play, learn, and grow, preparing them for school and life while easing financial pressures for working parents through various funding initiatives.
What it's like
Leaders and staff provide a warm and welcoming environment where children happily arrive and settle quickly at their chosen activity. Children confidently explore the resources on offer and make choices in their play. Effective settling-in processes support children to build strong relationships with staff, who are very kind and nurturing towards the children, resulting in children feeling safe, secure, and ready to learn.
EYFS-led learningAll-inclusive packageOutdoor learning
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
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
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery West Kensington
Last inspected 2 September 2025 · Becky Phillips
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Leaders and staff provide a warm and welcoming environment where children happily arrive and settle quickly at their chosen activity. Children confidently explore the resources on offer and make choices in their play. Effective settling-in processes support children to build strong relationships with staff, who are very kind and nurturing towards the children, resulting in children feeling safe, secure, and ready to learn.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and staff have a good understanding of their curriculum, closely observing and monitoring children's learning to plan exciting activities based on their interests.
- Leaders and staff closely monitor children's development, quickly identifying and addressing learning gaps in collaboration with professionals and parents.
- Staff have recently introduced new ways of supporting children's self-regulation, using stories and activities to encourage emotional expression and coping strategies.
- Staff are well supported by leaders who value their well-being, conducting regular peer observations and supervision meetings to discuss progress and professional development.
- Staff effectively encourage children's independence skills, from younger children learning to feed themselves and make choices, to older children serving themselves and managing hygiene routines.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to increase experiences for babies to follow their own interests and ideas to support their learning
- 2enhance staff's teaching skills to allow children sufficient time to respond to questions to fully enhance their learning
- 3help staff to review how some transitions in daily routines are organised to ensure all children stay engaged and do not lose interest.
Inspection #10371945 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders and staff closely monitor children's development and quickly identify any gaps in children's learning. They work effectively with other professionals and parents and put strategies in place to minimise these gaps. As a result, all children make good progress and are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.
Outdoor space
The inspector observed the quality of teaching, indoors and outdoors, to assess the impact of this on children's learning.
Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025
Date: October 2024
- September 2025Good
- October 2024Requires improvement
Frequently asked about Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery West Kensington
About the setting
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery West Kensington registered in 2024. It is based in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The nursery is open each weekday, from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. It receives funding to provide early education for eligible children. The nursery employs 20 members of staff, 15 of whom hold appropriate childcare qualifications.
- URN
- 2778686
- Registered person
- Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries (West Kensington) Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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