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Play, learn and grow
with Monkey Puzzle

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toddlers home
Play, learn and grow
with Monkey Puzzle

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Welcome to Monkey Puzzle

Welcome to Monkey Puzzle Colchester Nursery, conveniently located at 1 Villa Road, Colchester, CO3 0RH. Here at Monkey Puzzle we provide full time childcare in our light and spacious day nursery. Children aged 3 months to 5 years are cared for by our wonderful team of practitioners, carefully hand-picked to offer the highest level of care.

Our vision at Monkey Puzzle Colchester is ‘Working Together with Families, Staff and Children to Provide and Enabling, Safe and Healthy Environment where Children can Learn, Laugh and Grow with Us’.

We have dedicated nursery spaces for the different age ranges, including mobile and non-mobile babies. We tailor our care to suit your child’s age. We achieve this by placing children into the following age categories: babies aged 3 to 18 months, tweenies aged 18 months to 2 years old, toddlers ages 2 to 3 years old and lastly preschool aged 3 to school age.

What Makes Us Special

Spacious, Light-Filled Rooms Designed for Little Learners

Every area of our nursery is created with children in mind — open, airy spaces filled with high-quality resources that inspire imagination, exploration and meaningful learning.

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A Standout Outdoor Environment for Real Adventure

With free-flow access, a mud kitchen, ride-on zone and sheltered spaces, children enjoy outdoor play every single day — building physical skills, resilience and problem-solving in nature.

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Where Every Day Brings Something New

Children enjoy an exciting, well-rounded curriculum with Spanish, Yoga, Music & Movement and Tennis, alongside a large free-flow garden designed for exploration, problem solving and outdoor learning all year round.

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Spacious, Light-Filled Rooms Designed for Little Learners

Every area of our nursery is created with children in mind — open, airy spaces filled with high-quality resources that inspire imagination, exploration and meaningful learning.

Book A Personal Tour Today

A Standout Outdoor Environment for Real Adventure

With free-flow access, a mud kitchen, ride-on zone and sheltered spaces, children enjoy outdoor play every single day — building physical skills, resilience and problem-solving in nature.

Find Out More

Where Every Day Brings Something New

Children enjoy an exciting, well-rounded curriculum with Spanish, Yoga, Music & Movement and Tennis, alongside a large free-flow garden designed for exploration, problem solving and outdoor learning all year round.

Find Out More

Parent and Carer Reviews

From our Daynurseries.co.uk reviews, find out what our parents have to say about their time at our Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery and Preschool in Colchester.

Hear what our parents and carers have to say about our Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery and Preschool in Colchester with a selection of reviews from Daynurseries.co.uk.

Manpreet P (Mother of Child)

Monkey Puzzle has cared for our daughter since she was 8 months old, and we’ve watched her grow into a confident little girl ready for primary school. The director, owner and team have been warm, supportive and professional throughout. We’re so grateful and would recommend this nursery.

Kimberley P (Mother of Child)

My son started in the Starfish room at 7 months and has just moved up at 18 months. His key worker has stayed the same and knows him so well. The whole team are kind, supportive and approachable. I feel very lucky he has such a wonderful place to grow.

N B (Mother of Child)

My daughter started at Monkey Puzzle when she was just 6 months old and has always been happy to go in. She is now a confident 20-month-old, and we can really see the difference. The team are so caring and welcoming. Thank you for your fantastic care and support.

Amina S (Mother of Child)

After a bad experience elsewhere, we were nervous about starting nursery again. As someone working in education, I had high expectations, and Monkey Puzzle has exceeded them. Staff really know the children, plan around their interests and support each individual.

Georgios M (Father of Child)

This nursery has been fantastic for our little boy. The staff are incredibly caring and professional, and he settled in very quickly. He enjoys a great variety of food, snacks and extra activities, including music sessions. We’re very pleased with the care he receives and happily recommend

S H (Mother of Child)

Our daughter joined Monkey Puzzle when we moved to the area and has been there almost a year. She settled quickly thanks to the welcoming, reassuring staff. She has made lovely friends and strong bonds with her carers. We’ll be genuinely sad to leave when she starts school.

A Day In Our Nursery

Healthy Eating

As children grow, a healthy and balanced diet is key, and we inspire with a variety of colour, texture, and taste to expand their food experiences.

Seasonal and local produce are also important in helping children understand more about where food comes from and nutrition.

All The Essentials 

Monkey Puzzle Colchester’s key information at a glance.

  • Learning guided by the national Early Years Foundation Stage
  • An amazing home-from-home environment

  • Daily extracurricular activities, all included in our fees

  • Branded nappies and creams included
  • Fantastic all-seasons outdoor play area
  • Inspiring, caring and highly qualified team
  • Open 51 weeks of the year

Exciting Days 

It’s smiles all round with fun and inspiring days with child centred activities supported, guided, and encouraged by our passionate team.

Follow your child’s progress as they learn and develop through their learning journal with regular updates from our nursery team throughout their day with us.

What’s Been Happening At Our Nursery

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In Dolphins we enjoy our circle times, we take the opportunity to work in large groups and smaller groups. This time is great for focus group times and working on specific areas of the early years curriculum. One group time we do every day is story time, the children in Dolphins really enjoy sitting down together and listening to their chosen books and stories. They have done so well with joining in and showing off their listening skills. We really enjoy our circle times, using this time is a wonderful way to support focused group learning. During smaller group sessions, we have been focusing on communication and language. The children enjoy rolling a ball to one another, practising turn-taking, and sharing their favourite colours, animals, and more. Song and rhyme time is always a big hit too — the children love singing loudly and exploring different musical instruments. In Dolphins we also enjoy a dance and boogie with the children showing us their amazing dance moves. Every morning, we also come together for a whole-group circle time where we sing our hello song, talk about the day of the week, and explore what the weather is like. This creates lots of opportunities for conversation, helping the children build confidence while having fun with their friends ... See MoreSee Less

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🎉 Two Years Strong! 🎉

Our Monkey Puzzle Nursery Parents Football Team is officially 2 years old today, and what a journey it’s been. From evening kick‑offs to last‑minute goals, from laughter on the side lines to friendships that now feel like family — this team has become something truly special.

Thank you to every parent who’s shown up, played hard, cheered louder, and helped build this little community of ours. Here’s to many more matches, memories, and moments together ⚽💛

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* FEW MORE VERY KIND REVIEWS FOR MONKEY PUZZLE COLCHESTER 😁*

My son enjoys his time in Monkey puzzle and we joined him since he was 10 months old. Their teaching methods, interaction with children and activities are very impressive and it’s evident positively with our son’s growth there 🙂 Many thanks to staffs, key workers and management

My daughter has attended Monkey Puzzle since March 2025, she started in the starfish room and has recently transitioned into Rainbow Dolphins. The staff are all amazing, giving detailed hand-overs as well as the communication through the parent app and emails. My daughter goes into nursery happy and has a lovely bond with all staff in her room. Couldn’t recommend Monkey Puzzle enough! ... See MoreSee Less

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How To Find Monkey Puzzle Colchester

Monkey Puzzle Colchester Nursery, conveniently located at 1 Villa Road, Colchester, CO3 0RH. Here at Monkey Puzzle we provide full time childcare in our light and spacious day nursery. Children aged 3 months to 5 years are cared for by our wonderful team of practitioners, carefully hand-picked to offer the highest level of care.

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Colchester
1 Villa Road, Colchester, CO3 0RH

Call us: 07852988986
Email: admin@monkeypuzzlecolchester.co.uk

Opening times: 7:30am to 6:30pm

Monday to Friday for 51 weeks per year, (closed for the week between
Christmas and New Year)