Cheeky Monkey Childrens Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Leeds for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2010, with 96 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 Leeds
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leeds 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
LS26 8LGWhat 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.
- 17 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 4 March 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy and relaxed in this nurturing environment. They excitedly arrive and leave their parents with ease as they are warmly welcomed into the setting. Staff support children to settle quickly to a chosen activity. Children are inquisitive and eager learners, and make good progress.
Children develop close bonds with their key person and other staff. As a result, children feel safe and emotionally secure. Staff genuinely care about children and swiftly attend to their individual needs. For example, they offer babies loving cuddles and gentle words of reassurance if they feel upset or tired. Children are well behaved, kind and respectful to each other and staff. Staff help them to learn to share and take turns from a young age. For example, staff support toddlers to take turns threading pipe cleaners into cardboard boxes. Children receive lots of praise and encouragement from staff, which helps to raise their self-esteem.
Staff support children's independence well. They invite older children to help to set the table and undertake risk assessments outside. This gives children the responsibility to carry out a task, which helps them to feel valued and included.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of the intent of planned group activities, so that their teaching is consistently focused on what they want children to learn.
- 27 June 2023Good
- 13 December 2017Good
- 18 June 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cheeky Monkey Childrens 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.
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