Cheeky Monkees Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Redcar for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2004, with 54 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Redcar and Cleveland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Redcar and Cleveland from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
TS11 6HUWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 27 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy to attend this nursery. Older children rush to hang up their coats and bags, in a hurry to meet their friends and for their play to begin. Babies put their arms out towards staff, who greet them with big smiles and friendly words. Staff know children very well and make sure that their favourite resources are available from the moment they arrive. This helps to make children feel safe and secure in their environment.
Staff provide children with a wide variety of well-resourced activities and talk about the overall learning children are getting from the activities provided. Staff organise their environments to offer children many opportunities to practise their developing physical skills. Babies smile in delight as staff encourage them to stand up. They actively bounce up and down as they recognise they are moving on their legs.
Older children confidently negotiate different levels and surfaces. They climb and balance on different pieces of equipment and giggle as they jump into puddles.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to be consistent in developing children's mathematical understanding, particularly children's understanding of numbers and counting n review how daily routines, such as lunchtime, can be used to extend and enhance learning for all children.
- 27 July 2023Good
- 18 December 2017Good
- 7 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cheeky Monkees Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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