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Monkey Puzzle Streatham Common Day Nursery

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.2(30 Google reviews) ·Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Streatham, 496 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 3QB · Lambeth
Number of places
69 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
Lambeth

About this day nursery

Monkey Puzzle Streatham Common Day Nursery was registered with Ofsted on September 11, 2023, and operates as a childcare setting on non-domestic premises, catering to an age range of children from 0 to 3 years old with a total capacity of 69 places. The day nursery is located at 496 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 3QB.

The team ensures that all children, including babies, make appropriate progress from their starting points, fostering independence through routines and daily opportunities for language development. Children engage in conversations with adults and peers, becoming confident speakers as they prepare for the next stage in their learning.

The nursery provides a warm and nurturing environment where staff are positive, kind, and act as respectful role models, setting clear expectations for children's behaviour. They also place a strong emphasis on children's welfare and wellbeing, ensuring children feel happy, secure, and free to explore and learn.

Leaders and staff continuously work to improve standards to benefit children's learning and wellbeing.

Our ethos

This nursery's learning approach is guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. They tailor activities to individual children's interests and foster development through creative, outdoor, and community-integrated experiences. They focus on providing a nurturing and stimulating environment.

What it's like

Staff welcome all children with warmth, and they value each child individually. Children build positive relationships with all staff and their peers through their daily experiences. Whenever children feel unsure, sad or frustrated, staff are responsive, and they guide children with care. Parents speak highly about the support and open communication they receive around children's wellbeing and learning. Younger children play alongside each other and join in activities that staff prepare for them while older children collaborate well and explore activities provided by staff to extend their learning.

Strong partnershipsClear expectationsNurturing environmentIndividual needs metGood communication

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:00 - 18:00

Term time / All Year

All_year

Registered with Ofsted

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Feb 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 3
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Monkey Puzzle Streatham Common Day Nursery

Last inspected 27 February 2026

What it's like to attend

Staff welcome all children with warmth, and they value each child individually. Children build positive relationships with all staff and their peers through their daily experiences. Whenever children feel unsure, sad or frustrated, staff are responsive, and they guide children with care. Parents speak highly about the support and open communication they receive around children's wellbeing and learning. Younger children play alongside each other and join in activities that staff prepare for them while older children collaborate well and explore activities provided by staff to extend their learning.

Inspector highlights

  • All children make appropriate progress from their starting points and achieve their individual next steps.
  • Children develop good language and communication skills through singing and reading.
  • Children have positive attitudes towards learning and trying new skills.
  • Staff are positive, kind and respectful role models who regularly set clear expectations for children's behaviour and praise them.
  • Leaders understand the importance of babies' attachments with key persons.
  • Leaders evaluate their curriculum to systematically work on closing any gaps in teaching and improve the outcomes for all children.
  • Staff teach independence skills to children in each classroom.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should reflect on practices to ensure that teaching has the same consistency across the whole setting.
  • 2Leaders should consistently build the curriculum on children's prior knowledge and skills.
  • 3Leaders should continue to support staff's professional development to improve the practice in line with leaders' priorities.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff put additional strategies in place to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities have the same level of access to daily learning experiences as other children. For example, leaders and staff create social stories to enable children to understand their routine at the setting better and use visual props to signal what happens next. Leaders and staff collaborate closely with families to determine when children may need additional support. They use their professional knowledge to implement strategies and utilise their close links with the local authority to seek external help when it is necessary.

Outdoor space

Children are physically active, both indoors and outdoors, to develop their motor skills.

Google Reviews of Monkey Puzzle Streatham Common Day Nursery

4.2
(30 Google reviews)
Lindsay Campbell
9 years ago

So excited for your doors to open on your beautiful nursery... all that hard work has paid off! Congratulations on what will undoubtedly be a wonderful environment for all your new children. Your indoor/outdoor play area is AMAZING!!!! Love it x

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Viyona Patel
2 years ago

I couldn't be happier with Monkey Puzzle West Norwood. The staff are incredibly caring and attentive, creating a warm and nurturing environment for the children. The facility is clean, safe, and filled with engaging activities that promote learning and creativity. I have complete peace of mind knowing my child is in such capable hands. The communication from the staff is excellent, keeping me updated on my child's daily activities and progress. I highly recommend this nursery to any parent looking for a top-notch place for their little one. I’m sure Sheena and her team will deliver the same level of excellence at their new Streatham Common branch.

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Rhianna Spence-Poleon
a year ago

My daughter started at MP Streatham Common almost a year ago and we’ve had a really positive experience. Like all first time parents we were forensic with our research and visited 3 times under different conditions to ensure it was the right environment for our child, speaking to at least 8+ staff members in the process. Personally, I really liked the relaxed ‘nothing to hide’ approach and that gave me a level of confidence after attending heavily structured and likely scripted group tours at 5 other local nurseries. My daughter enjoys each day at nursery and has done do since her first day. She eats very well, naps well (she doesn’t at home!) and is cared for and nurtured by the staff. The staff are warm and it’s clear that the children feel safe and comfortable around them. Feedback is proactively sought, acknowledged and addressed by management also. There are opportunities for extra curricular activities multiple times a week in addition to local trips and adventures on the common. The learning experience is holistic and I’ve been impressed by the weekly topics, parent engagement, celebration days and themed (yet appropriately pitched) learning E.g. International Women’s Day and Black History Month. My daughter is always excited to discuss and demonstrate what she has learned. We are really happy with our choice of nursery and were fortunate that the renovation was completed just as I returned to work.

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Caitlin Bracken
2 years ago

We had a lovely tour of the newly renovated Monkey Puzzle Streatham Common, you have done an incredible job. It is really light and airy. The Baby room is beautiful. Thank you Sheena, Sadie and Melissa for showing us around, you are were so passionate and we are so lucky to have this new nursery.

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Owen Teddy
3 years ago

My child has been attending the nursery for the last few months and I cannot be any happier with the service, care and love they provide for my child. My child comes home happy and tells me how excited they are to go back the next day. As a parent you often worry about where to send your child however this was the best place for our child and we feel so happy, safe and secure with our child at this setting. The staff are absolutely amazing and go above and beyond for each child they provide care for. If your looking for a place to send your child i’d recommend this nursery over and over again. Thank you Monkey Puzzle for all your hard work and dedication to help all our children learn, grow and develop!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

27 February 2026

Expected standard

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

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