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Welcome to Monkey Puzzle Colchester

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’.

It is owned by mother and father of two, Manjit & Sandy Sandhu and offers a home from home environment, where children are able to prosper and learn. We are part of an award-winning nursery group, offering high-quality childcare in our specially equipped nursery for children aged three months to five years old.

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.

Babies

The very youngest children at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Colchester spend their time in our specially designed Babies’ room, welcoming children from the age of three months to eighteen months.


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Tweenies

From the age of 18 months, children spend their time in our Tweenies room, a space designed to build their independence and curiosity, with perfectly sized furnishings and learning resources to explore.


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Toddlers

Welcomed from the age of 24 months, children enjoy a space in Toddlers that matches their inquisitiveness and energy, with well-considered furnishings and learning resources accessible at all times.


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Preschool

Your child will embark on their preschool journey with us at around three years old, enjoying an enriching learning environment that fully supports their individual needs as well as the group activities and play.


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Babies

The very youngest children at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Stratford-upon-Avon spend their time in our specially designed Babies’ room, welcoming children from the age of three months to eighteen months.


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Tweenies

From the age of 18 months, children spend their time in our Tweenies room, a space designed to build their independence and curiosity, with perfectly sized furnishings and learning resources to explore.


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Toddlers

Welcomed from the age of 24 months, children enjoy a space in Toddlers that matches their inquisitiveness and energy, with well-considered furnishings and learning resources accessible at all times.


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Preschool

Your child will embark on their preschool journey with us at around 3 years old, enjoying an enriching learning environment that fully supports their individual needs as well as the group activities and play.


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We’re just around the corner, with lots for you to discover…

  • Part of an award winning nursery group with over 30 years experience in childcare
  • Open Mon-Fri 51 weeks a year
  • Closed for Bank Holidays and during Christmas week
  • Full day sessions from 7.30 am to 6.30 pm
  • Morning sessions from 7.30 am to 1 pm
  • Afternoon sessions 1 pm to 6.30 pm
  • All main meals and snacks prepared on site
  • Branded Nappies and wipes included in the price
  • 10% off nursery fees for NHS staff, Police, Fire Brigade, Teachers and, the Forces
  • Modern security systems, including CCTV cameras
  • We offer Spanish, Yoga, Music and Movement, and Tennis
  • Amazing outside play area with impact absorbing safety surfacing
  • Car Parking
  • Limited 15 and 30 hour funded spaces available for wrap around care

Plus so much more. Get in touch today.

For more information on how to register with Monkey Puzzle Colchester find out more below.

Jo Jingles
Day Nurseries Top 20 Awards - 2021
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We love to share insight into nursery life through our social media pages and accounts. Take a look below to see some of our posts, click to go through to view them in full and leave us a comment or a like.

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Last week some of the children from Starfish and Dolphins enjoyed a trip to the park. The children enjoyed going on the swings, slide and roundabout. It is lovely to be able to take the children on outings and allowing them to explore outside of the nursery!🌞 ... See MoreSee Less

Last week some of the children from Starfish and Dolphins enjoyed a trip to the park. The children enjoyed going on the swings, slide and roundabout. It is lovely to be able to take the children on outings and allowing them to explore outside of the nursery!🌞Image attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

Here at Monkey Puzzle Nursery, there has been a hive of activity this week as our children prepare something amazing and surprising for their daddies and male members of their families, All the children have taken part in this activity and have created some wonderful cards with dinosaur prints as their dads are awesome! Some with a trophy’s on as their dads are Number 1, some with superhero’s on as their dads are their hero’s and some with rockets on as they love their dads to the moon and back! The younger children were playing with small world figures in foam that represented different jobs that their daddies do and also looking at themselves in mirrors to see if they looked like their daddies. These are a lovely memento made for them by their children for them to keep😊 ... See MoreSee Less

Here at Monkey Puzzle Nursery, there has been a hive of activity this week as our children prepare something amazing and surprising for their daddies and male members of their families, All the children have taken part in this activity and have created some wonderful cards with dinosaur prints as their dads are awesome! Some with a trophy’s on as their dads are Number 1, some with superhero’s on as their dads are their hero’s and some with rockets on as they love their dads to the moon and back! The younger children were playing with small world figures in foam that represented different jobs that their daddies do and also looking at themselves in mirrors to see if they looked like their daddies.  These are a lovely memento made for them by their children for them to keep😊Image attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

Today at Monkey Puzzle we were lucky enough to have a visit from a couple of dentists (one of our lovely mum’s, many thanks), they showed us how to clean our teeth properly and how important it is to do this at least twice a day every day. They talked about what to expect when you visit the dentist, how it looks and smells.

All the children were then given some samples of toothpaste and toothbrushes to practice with along with some stationary for the children to use. Everyone got a sticker to show how well they all did 😊

Great visit, thank you very much for coming in to see us!
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Today at Monkey Puzzle we were lucky enough to have a visit from a couple of dentists (one of our lovely mum’s, many thanks), they showed us how to clean our teeth properly and how important it is to do this at least twice a day every day. They talked about what to expect when you visit the dentist, how it looks and smells. 

All the children were then given some samples of toothpaste and toothbrushes to practice with along with some stationary for the children to use. Everyone got a sticker to show how well they all did 😊 

Great visit, thank you very much for coming in to see us!Image attachmentImage attachment+8Image attachment

Today at Monkey Puzzle we were lucky enough to have a visit from a couple of dentists (one of our lovely mum’s, many thanks), they showed us how to clean our teeth properly and how important it is to do this at least twice a day every day. They talked about what to expect when you visit the dentist, how it looks and smells.
All the children were then given some samples of toothpaste and toothbrushes to practice with along with some stationary for the children to use. Everyone got a sticker to show how well they all did 😊
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Today at Monkey Puzzle we were lucky enough to have a visit from a couple of dentists (one of our lovely mum’s, many thanks), they showed us how to clean our teeth properly and how important it is to do this at least twice a day every day. They talked about what to expect when you visit the dentist, how it looks and smells. 
All the children were then given some samples of toothpaste and toothbrushes to practice with along with some stationary for the children to use. Everyone got a sticker to show how well they all did 😊Image attachmentImage attachment+8Image attachment

🍕A Friday treat for all of our wonderful staff at Monkey Puzzle🍕
Thank you for being such a dedicated team. Your hard work does not go unnoticed!
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🍕A Friday treat for all of our wonderful staff at Monkey Puzzle🍕
Thank you for being such a dedicated team. Your hard work does not go unnoticed!Image attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

The children at Monkey Puzzle were getting ready to say a sad farewell to all of our lovely ducklings, as on Friday they were going off to their forever homes.

We have been extremely lucky to have shared in their journey so far, having seen them break out of their shells and develop into little characters of their own. It has been a pleasure to learn about their progress and development.

The children have really loved having the ducklings in nursery and wish them a long and happy life out on the farm along with lots of other animal friends.

Goodbye to Daisy, Coral, Reef, Ron & Teddy
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The children at Monkey Puzzle were getting ready to say a sad farewell to all of our lovely ducklings, as on Friday they were going off to their forever homes.

We have been extremely lucky to have shared in their journey so far, having seen them break out of their shells and develop into little characters of their own.  It has been a pleasure to learn about their progress and development.

The children have really loved having the ducklings in nursery and wish them a long and happy life out on the farm along with lots of other animal friends.

Goodbye to Daisy, Coral, Reef, Ron & TeddyImage attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment

A visit from the armed forces.
Yesterday the children in coral reef were lucky enough to have a visit from Craig who spoke all about his job as a soldier. The children were able to learn about all the important pieces of equipment that Craig uses when he is at work and what each one is used for, the children were even able to try it on. The children asked lots of questions including "Why do you need to wear a hat?" "What do you put in your bag?" and "is your bed comfortable?" The children were then able to test out where Craig sleeps although many of them didn't find it very comfortable! Throughout the rest of the day the children enjoyed creating different pictures of soldiers as well as pretending to be soldiers themselves when out in the garden.
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A visit from the armed forces. 
Yesterday the children in coral reef were lucky enough to have a visit from Craig who spoke all about his job as a soldier. The children were able to learn about all the important pieces of equipment that Craig uses when he is at work and what each one is used for, the children were even able to try it on. The children asked lots of questions including Why do you need to wear a hat? What do you put in your bag? and is your bed comfortable? The children were then able to test out where Craig sleeps although many of them didnt find it very comfortable! Throughout the rest of the day the children enjoyed creating different pictures of soldiers as well as pretending to be soldiers themselves when out in the garden.Image attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

Choosing childcare for your children is always a difficult decision to make. Last week we heard from our staff about what they think about working at Monkey Puzzle Colchester. This week, we wanted to know what our parents think of Monkey Puzzle, here is what they had to say..... ... See MoreSee Less

Good Morning from our little ducklings. We have been up bright and early and growing by the day. ... See MoreSee Less

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