Play, learn and grow with
Monkey Puzzle
Welcome to Monkey Puzzle
For over twenty years, Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries and Preschool have worked closely with parents, staff and Ofsted to deliver outstanding childcare, providing children with unlimited opportunities to play, learn and grow within a safe, secure and caring environment. Asking “Where can I find a nursery near me?” Monkey Puzzle has nurseries across the UK to support your family.
Enriching Environments
Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries offer a space to thrive for your child where they can play, learn and grow. All our nurseries are carefully designed creating a home from home feel with well resourced, enriching learning and play spaces. Every nursery has dedicated outdoor spaces used for a wide variety of activities from discovering nature to sports. The wider local community plays an important role in the nursery experience as an extended learning environment to create well rounded socially aware young children.
Community Cornerstones
A Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery and Preschool has a special part to play in their local community. We want to build relationships and become an important asset for families in the area. We know that we have a responsibility to support them as much as they support us. From hosting mother and baby groups to raising money for local charities, Monkey Puzzle want to have a positive contribution to every community we are lucky to be a part of.
Our People Care
Monkey Puzzle strives for excellence in early years education. We see this passion in our staff every day. Our nursery teams are friendly, empathetic and creative, caring for your children like they are our own. This is reflected every day in the practice in all our nurseries and we take great pride in what we do.
Holisitic Early Years Approach
Monkey Puzzle takes a holistic approach to learning guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage framework (EYFS). We inspire through excellence in Early Years Education placing the development and needs of the children we care for at the heart of everything we do. Nursery and preschool is a time when a child learns about themselves as much as the world around them. We enable this through the magic of learning through play and encouraging curiosity that stimulates the mind and body of children.
Enriching Environments
Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries offer a space to thrive for your child where they can play, learn and grow. All our nurseries are carefully designed creating a home from home feel with well resourced, enriching learning and play spaces. Every nursery has dedicated outdoor spaces used for a wide variety of activities from discovering nature to sports. The wider local community plays an important role in the nursery experience as an extended learning environment to create well rounded socially aware young children.
Community Cornerstones
A Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery and Preschool has a special part to play in their local community. We want to build relationships and become an important asset for families in the area. We know that we have a responsibility to support them as much as they support us. From hosting mother and baby groups to raising money for local charities, Monkey Puzzle want to have a positive contribution to every community we are lucky to be a part of.
Our People Care
Monkey Puzzle strives for excellence in early years education. We see this passion in our staff every day. Our nursery teams are friendly, empathetic and creative, caring for your children like they are our own. This is reflected every day in the practice in all our nurseries and we take great pride in what we do.
Holisitic Early Years Approach
Monkey Puzzle takes a holistic approach to learning guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage framework (EYFS). We inspire through excellence in Early Years Education placing the development and needs of the children we care for at the heart of everything we do. Nursery and preschool is a time when a child learns about themselves as much as the world around them. We enable this through the magic of learning through play and encouraging curiosity that stimulates the mind and body of children.
Why Choose Monkey Puzzle?
70+
Nurseries UK wide
With child centred, enriching and beautifully designed environments.
4.5k
Supported Children
Every week children are cared for to play, learn and grow.
9.4/10
Daynurseries score
Nationally recognised and trusted locally by parents and carers.
20+
Years of experience
Delivering excellence in early years education.
70+
Nurseries UK wide
With child centred, enriching and beautifully designed environments.
4.5k
Supported Children
Every week children are cared for to play, learn and grow.
9.4/10
Daynurseries score
Nationally recognised and trusted locally by parents and carers.
20+
Years of experience
Delivering excellence in early years education.
Parent and Carer Reviews
From our Daynurseries.co.uk reviews, find out what our parents have to say about their time at some of our Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries and Preschools.
Nursery Parent, Catford
My son started at Monkey Puzzle at ten months and has just started primary school, with my daughter now just in the baby room. All the way through nursery, the staff have been absolutely amazing with genuine care for their welfare and happiness, which makes leaving them there so easy.
Nursery Parent, Highbury
So happy with Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Highbury. The team are incredible and really cares about the children. They are also very considerate of parents and so accommodating when there are special requests. Can’t recommend them highly enough!
Nursery Parent, Billericay
Monkey Puzzle is a wonderful nursery, and it's the staff there that make it so brilliant! The care they give my son (and my son, who has now left and is at school) is impeccable. My youngest son suffers from multiple allergies, and the staff at Monkey Puzzle couldn't be more accommodating.
Nursery Parent, Guildford
My daughters' key workers and the management have made us both feel very welcome and have been very supportive in helping my daughter to adjust. The management at Monkey Puzzle is absolutely brilliant. They have been comforting and accommodating to mine and my daughter's needs.
Nursery Parent, Welling
The nursery is great, I can't recommend it enough. My first son joined during lockdown and has gotten along really well. My second born has joined this year and is doing great and loving the staff everyone is very friendly and really care for my kids so I'm very pleased.
Nursery parent, Harrow
We had previously had a disappointing experience with another nursery, and after following Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery on social media for some time, we had decided to move our daughter there - we couldn’t be happier.
Nursery Parent, Eltham
Great nursery. The care that is shown towards our son is very noticeable and comes across as genuine and sincere. Activities that take place are varied and staff always take time to discuss what has happened on the day. Overall couldn’t be happier.
Nursery Parent, Harrow
The staff at Monkey Puzzle are friendly, knowledgable, supportive and professional; and my daughter has created positive bonds with the team and her peers. Every day is fun and exciting and the effort put into the activities is exceptional. We’re so pleased we wish we'd found it sooner.
Nursery Parent, Sidcup
Our son spent three and a half years at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup. The staff are truly wonderful and really care and are interested in the children. My son has grown and learned so much. He leaves the nursery fully ready for school. I'd have no hesitation in recommending them.
Nursery Parent, East Sheen
Monkey Puzzle has been the best experience for us. The team is so lovely and caring, and amazingly supportive. I can't say enough good things about this nursery.
Nursery Parent, Cheshunt
The staff have gone above and beyond for my son, they are incredibly attentive and kind and have catered to all his needs. My son is autistic and the staff have shown an incredible level of understanding, patience and genuine care, Since starting here, we've seen an amazing change in him.
Nursery Parent, Watford
Monkey Puzzle is a fantastic nursery with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The environment is always clean, safe, and filled with activities that keep the children happy and engaged. The staff are truly wonderful - caring, attentive, and professional.
Nursery Parent, Sevenoaks
The nursery is outstanding in every way. We have felt completely reassured that our child is in a safe, caring, and stimulating environment. It's spotless, highly organised, and equipped with excellent facilities, including a fantastic garden.
Nursery Parent, High Wycombe
Monkey Puzzle is hands down the best of the best. They have great staff, who are all dedicated to their jobs, they are always there for any support that you might need.
Nursery Parent, West Acton
I'm truly grateful for the amazing care and support my two children receive. The practitioners are so kind, protective, and genuinely caring. From day one, they made my children feel safe, welcomed, and valued.
Nursery Parent, Borehamwood
There are so many stimulating activities, lots of opportunities for our son to develop so many new skills. Being a working mum, its been really reassuring that my son is in such caring hands.
Nursery Parent, Chadwell Heath
Our daughter is now thriving-she is always excited to go to nursery and comes home each day full of stories about what she learned and the fun she had. It's clear that the team at Monkey Puzzle create a joyful, stimulating, and safe environment where children can explore, grow, and develop
Nursery Parent, Riverside
My daughter is so happy here. She settled in really quick. The nursery staff is always friendly and welcoming. I also like the fact that they are posting my daughter's activities on Famly. This way I know she is fine and enjoying her time there.
Our Latest News and Insights
Our expansion in southwest London continues with brand-new Kingston setting
September 8th, 2025The new setting is the second for our franchisee Vjollca Niklekaj, having first opened Monkey Puzzle Surbiton in 2019.
Vjollca has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality early years education and is thrilled to bring her passion and expertise to even more families across southwest London. “Opening a second setting was a natural next step for us,” said Vjollca.
Nursery vs Preschool at School
September 3rd, 2025Deciding whether to transition your child from a nursery to a local school preschool is a choice many parents face as their little ones approach school age.
Why Balancing Childcare and Personal Development Matters? How to Make It Work?
August 19th, 2025Many working parents aspire to grow, thrive, and feel fulfilled not just as caregivers, but as individuals. Whether it’s advancing in your career, pursuing a personal goal, or simply finding time for your own wellbeing, balancing childcare and personal development is both possible and powerful.
How to Thrive as a Parent and Professional: Practical Strategies for Working Families
August 19th, 2025In today’s fast-paced world, many parents are navigating the rewarding but often overwhelming challenge of juggling a career while raising children. Whether you're returning to work after maternal leave, parental leave or managing the demands of a growing family, finding balance is key.
Our expansion in southwest London continues with brand-new Kingston setting
The new setting is the second for our franchisee Vjollca Niklekaj, having first opened Monkey Puzzle Surbiton in 2019.
Vjollca has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality early years education and is thrilled to bring her passion and expertise to even more families across southwest London. “Opening a second setting was a natural next step for us,” said Vjollca.
Nursery vs Preschool at School
Deciding whether to transition your child from a nursery to a local school preschool is a choice many parents face as their little ones approach school age.
Why Balancing Childcare and Personal Development Matters? How to Make It Work?
Many working parents aspire to grow, thrive, and feel fulfilled not just as caregivers, but as individuals. Whether it’s advancing in your career, pursuing a personal goal, or simply finding time for your own wellbeing, balancing childcare and personal development is both possible and powerful.
How to Thrive as a Parent and Professional: Practical Strategies for Working Families
In today’s fast-paced world, many parents are navigating the rewarding but often overwhelming challenge of juggling a career while raising children. Whether you're returning to work after maternal leave, parental leave or managing the demands of a growing family, finding balance is key.
Careers
Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are committed to providing the very best care and early years education to everyone within our nurseries. Alongside that, we strive to provide great jobs and careers in all of our nursery settings that people can be proud of.
The Early Years childcare sector is a great place to build a long term career. There are many routes to get started from college and university study to apprenticeships which are proving more and more popular, as you earn and get work experience whilst studying. At Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries we value our people and recognise that everyone is on an individual career journey and we aim to provide training, support and opportunities to help our people achieve their career goals.
