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Monkey Puzzle Irthlingborough

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Oct 2021)
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5.0(7 parent reviews) ·Diamond Business Centre, Attley Way, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN9 5GF · North Northamptonshire
Number of places
145 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2021
Local authority
North Northamptonshire

About this day nursery

Monkey Puzzle Irthlingborough, situated in the Diamond Business Centre in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, is a welcoming and inclusive nursery that was registered in 2015. The nursery operates from Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year, with sessions running from 7:30 am until 6:30 pm, providing full-day care for children aged 0 to 4.

With a total of 145 places and 166 children on roll, the setting is managed by a limited company and employs 33 dedicated childcare staff, 21 of whom hold appropriate Level 2 and 3 early years qualifications. The highly effective management team focuses on professional development for their staff, fostering a nurturing and respectful atmosphere where staff feel valued and children thrive.

The nursery ensures excellent support for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with staff building strong, positive relationships and secure friendships among peers. Children are encouraged to be curious and motivated, making choices about their activities and developing communication, language, and social skills through engaging play and interactions with staff and peers.

Parents consistently praise the nursery staff for their excellent care and effective communication regarding their children's progress and activities.

What it's like

Children enjoy attending this welcoming and inclusive nursery. All children receive excellent support from staff; they develop very strong and positive relationships and secure friendships with their peers. They are curious and highly motivated to take part in the activities, confidently making choices about what they do and behaving very well. Staff provide children with positive support and encouragement that helps them rapidly develop confidence and learn how to share and take turns with toys.

Welcoming and inclusiveOutstanding supportCurious and motivated childrenEffective managementStrong parent communication

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2015

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Monkey Puzzle Irthlingborough

Last inspected 18 October 2021

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children enjoy attending this welcoming and inclusive nursery. All children receive excellent support from staff; they develop very strong and positive relationships and secure friendships with their peers. They are curious and highly motivated to take part in the activities, confidently making choices about what they do and behaving very well. Staff provide children with positive support and encouragement that helps them rapidly develop confidence and learn how to share and take turns with toys.

Inspector highlights

  • Children enjoy attending this welcoming and inclusive nursery.
  • All children receive excellent support from staff; they develop very strong and positive relationships and secure friendships with their peers.
  • Children are curious and highly motivated to take part in the activities and confidently make choices about what they do.
  • The highly effective management team work exceptionally well with the staff, placing a sharp focus on encouraging staff to continue to develop professionally.
  • Staff show skill in their engagement with children as they play; they plan an exciting curriculum that builds on the knowledge children already have.
  • Staff provide children with positive support and encouragement that helps them rapidly develop confidence and learn how to share and take turns with toys.
  • Staff motivate children to be curious and develop their social skills, successfully using props to help two-year-old children begin to understand their emotions.
  • Parents say that the nursery staff are excellent in their care of the children and appreciate the highly effective communication they receive.
Inspection #10206383 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff help children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities to take a full part in nursery life, receiving excellent one-to-one support to play alongside their friends safely and have the same experiences.

Parent Reviews of Monkey Puzzle Irthlingborough

5.0
(7)
Sally Taylor
7 years ago

Our 1 year old son has been going to the nursery for 2 weeks now. The staff there are so lovely and we knew the minute we looked round it was the nursery for us! The nursery uses an App which you can look through to see what your child has been up to during the day such as naps, what food they’ve eaten and nappy changes. The nursery is great value for money too as the fees all include food, wipes and nappies which many other nurseries did not offer. So pleased we found Monkey Puzzle!

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Ashley Bull
3 years ago

Perfect nursery. Highly recommend for anyone looking to start their littles ones here. The experience my kid has going there is amazing, helping them grow into an intelligent, kind and caring little person. Staff are always kind and friendly, the catering for breakfasts through to dinner including snacks is brilliant. Everyone is first aid trained, were kept upto date with any changes or issues pretty much straight away (nothing is ever left to hearsay).

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keith morgan
10 years ago

Have watched my children grow with the care of all at monkey puzzle. I hope Michelle and her team all the best. If your looking for child care for your own children then please take 30mins to go and have a look around. It does not matter what I think, just go for yourselves.

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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2021

Date: November 2015

  • October 2021Outstanding
  • November 2015Good

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