Cheeky Monkees Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Billingham 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2024. Open since 2016, with 98 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 Stockton-on-Tees
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Stockton-on-Tees 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
TS23 1BLWhat 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, 4 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children engage very well in their learning and have great fun in this nursery. Older children demonstrate this as they show the inspector photos of visits they have been on. These include trips to the local care home to take Christmas cards to the residents. Staff help children to take an active part in their community, and children enjoy visiting local shops and other features in the area. Staff plan a well-thoughtout curriculum and provide inspiring, innovative activities that children engage well in. For instance, very young children in the baby room copy the actions of staff as they make sounds with a paintbrush along the edge of a mirror. Two-year-old children enjoy exploring real foods, such as broccoli and lemons. Staff help them to cut the food and they enjoy trying this out for themselves. Children make good progress in their learning.
Staff set out clear age-appropriate rules and boundaries for children. They make their expectations, such as walking indoors, clear so children know what is expected of them. Older children demonstrate their understanding by using the words 'walking feet' and proceed to follow this instruction correctly. Staff encourage children to concentrate and persevere in their learning. This helps children to develop positive attitudes that will support their future lives in school and beyond.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop a stronger understanding of how to extend children's early writing skills further n work even more closely in partnership with other settings, including schools the children attend, to provide even greater continuity in children's learning.
- 4 June 2024Good
- 10 July 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 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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