Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Woodford
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Woodford Green for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2024, with 120 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 or 30 hours funded childcare, from 9 months to 5 years old.
Worth knowing. Additional charges apply for meals, consumables (such as nappies, wipes, and sunscreen), trips, and any extra hours beyond the funded entitlement.
What childcare usually costs in Redbridge
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Redbridge 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
IG8 0BSWhat 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.
- 5 March 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and safe at this welcoming nursery. They eagerly leave their parents and carers to start their fun day of play and learning. Staff offer emotional warmth and care to help the children thrive and feel secure. Staff provide a wellbalanced and stimulating curriculum, which helps support children to develop across all the areas of learning and development. Children enjoy getting outside and learning hands-on in the large well-resourced garden, where children develop their physical skills, balance and coordination. Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to make good progress from their starting points. Staff work closely with parents and other agencies to get children the right help that they need.
Children behave well. Staff help children to understand that their actions have consequences and how to manage their feelings. This helps support children to gain the skills they need for school and later life. Children enjoy mealtimes and staff support and encourage children to have interesting conversations. Children know the nursery routines, which helps to give them a sense of security, and they form meaningful relationships with each other. Staff support children to manage their own care needs. For example, children gain a sense of responsibility when they wash their hands.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the key-person system to ensure consistency across all rooms.
- explore a wider range of professional developmental opportunities so that all staff know how to plan small-group activities effectively.
- 21 October 2024Good
Still missing for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Woodford
- What it costs
- Meals
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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