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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Woodford

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
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5.0(13 parent reviews)
·Packfords Hotel, 16 Snakes Lane West, Woodford Green, IG8 0BS · Redbridge
Number of places
120 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Redbridge

About this day nursery

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Woodford is committed to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can thrive and families can save on childcare costs. The nursery offers comprehensive care, catering to children from 9 months up to 5 years old.

They boast dedicated rooms for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, ensuring age-appropriate activities and learning experiences guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. The nursery prides itself on its highly trained and caring team, fostering an environment where children build relationships, develop social skills, and gain confidence.

Beyond the indoor facilities, Monkey Puzzle Woodford features an impressive outdoor space, facilitating creative, outdoor, and community-linked learning. The nursery also emphasises healthy eating habits through nutritionist-approved menus, promoting independence during mealtimes.

They collaborate with families to offer flexible schedules and assist with funding options, including government initiatives like the 15 and 30 hours funded childcare schemes, and Tax-Free Childcare. Furthermore, the nursery provides attractive discounts such as a sibling discount, NHS discount, and a Blue Light discount, aiming to make quality childcare more accessible.

Monkey Puzzle Woodford encourages prospective parents to take a personal tour to experience their child-centred environments and meet the dedicated team.

Our ethos

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Woodford is committed to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can thrive. Their pedagogical approach is guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, with child-centred environments and activities tailored to each age group. They focus on building relationships, developing social skills, and gaining confidence, with an emphasis on child-led learning both indoors and outdoors.

What it's like

Children are happy and safe at this welcoming nursery, eagerly leaving their parents and carers to start their fun day of play and learning. Staff provide a well-balanced and stimulating curriculum and offer emotional warmth and care to help children thrive and feel secure. Children enjoy getting outside and learning hands-on in the large well-resourced garden, where they develop their physical skills, balance, and coordination.

Award-winning nursery groupDedicated baby, toddler, and preschool roomsTailored learning based on EYFSFlexible schedules and funding optionsImpressive outdoor space

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

Opening hours

7.30am to 6.30pm

Age range

9 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Woodford

Last inspected 21 October 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and safe at this welcoming nursery, eagerly leaving their parents and carers to start their fun day of play and learning. Staff provide a well-balanced and stimulating curriculum and offer emotional warmth and care to help children thrive and feel secure. Children enjoy getting outside and learning hands-on in the large well-resourced garden, where they develop their physical skills, balance, and coordination.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff know the children well and plan for their next steps in learning by observing their interests and planning activities around them.
  • The leadership team is committed to providing good quality care and learning opportunities, encouraging and supporting staff well with regular supervision and discussions.
  • Partnerships with parents are a strength, with clear communication and a parent app facilitating a good two-way flow of information.
  • Staff work well with schools to ensure smooth transitions for children, visiting schools and sharing important information.
  • Children benefit from a healthy diet, daily fresh air and exercise, learning about healthy lifestyles for their future well-being.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the key-person system to ensure consistency across all rooms.
  • 2explore a wider range of professional developmental opportunities so that all staff know how to plan small-group activities effectively.
Inspection #10370547 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to make good progress from their starting points. Staff work closely with parents and other agencies to get children the right help they need.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy getting outside and learning hands-on in the large well-resourced garden, where children develop their physical skills, balance and coordination. Younger children enjoy throwing balls outside with staff, learning to develop grasping skills, hand-eye coordination, visual tracking and the ability to transfer objects back and forth between their hands.

Parent Reviews of Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Woodford

5.0
(13)
Jessica
2 months ago

An amazing nursery with great garden space. Staff in the rooms are lovely and management is super helpful and accommodating. Very happy my son goes here!

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Jess Lebon Bradley
a year ago

Our son started here for 2 days a week in October and we have been so happy with all the staff and the care given to him. They have especially been wonderful in expanding his desire to try new foods which has proved difficult in the past. He loves all the staff and enjoys playing with the other children. We can see his confidence growing week on week!

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Richard Myers
a year ago

The facilities are great - especially the garden. The Monkey puzzle team are wonderful- professional, friendly and flexible - George loves the nursery - he never even looks over his shoulder as he struts in for another day of adventures and activities.

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Mobashra Tazamal
a year ago

Our daughter just started Monkey Puzzle and absolutely loves it. The staff are all kind, attentive, and responsive. Highly recommend for any parent(s) looking for a safe and nurturing place for their child.

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Lucinda T
a year ago

We've just had our settling-in week with a fairly sensitive child who's not been apart from us for more than an hour, and I cannot praise the team more for how well they have handled her needs (especially Emani and Jasmine). They are incredibly supportive and nurturing and we're really excited to watch their relationship and her learnings grow.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

21 October 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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