All of our nursery staff are either NNEB (National Nursery Examination Board) or equivalent, or participating in the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in Early Years and Childcare.
We have a very high qualified nursery staff ratio which far exceeds that of OFSTED requirements. All of our staff are trained in First Aid.
Career opportunities
Monkey Puzzle is committed to providing great career opportunities for its entire nursery staff. We are very keen to ensure that our team of nursery staff participate in training at all levels. Our policy is always to recruit and/or promote internally if at all possible.
Please see our Current Vacancies below:
Level 3 Nursery Practitioner
Level 2 Nursery Practitioner in training
For more information on the roles and responsibilities, please click below:
If you think you have what it takes and would like to be a part of our exciting new team, please send your CV to info@monkeypuzzledaynurseries.com
Staff Wellness
Here at Monkey Puzzle Colchester we are committed to promoting positive Social and Emotional Wellbeing, Mental Health, and Wellness for all of our nursery staff through a number of channels. 
These include Wellbeing Weeks, Staff Recognition in the form of Employee of the Month and Employee of the Year, our Wellbeing Board which contains a wide variety of support contacts as well as advice articles, and our newest addition Perkbox. This offers staff a 24/7 employee assistance programme with confidential counselling support, professional advice in financial, health and legal issues as well as an extensive range of benefits and discounts along with free cinema tickets, free café Nero coffee, and a free Birthday Box treat!
Manjit – Nursery Owner
Hello, my name is Manjit and I am the owner of Monkey Puzzle Colchester. I am originally from Kent, but recently relocated to Essex with my wife and business partner Sandy, and our two lovely children, Siena and MJ.
I do not come from a childcare background, I successfully achieved a BA in Accountancy in 2003 and worked in the city for a number of years. Over time I decided that office work was not for me and I wanted to direct my expertise elsewhere. My wife and I both decided that we wanted a new challenge and chose childcare as our first business venture; we had observed a number of shortcomings and weaknesses from our son’s Nursery and became passionate about quality childcare and felt a strong desire to do it ourselves and do it better.
Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are an excellent childcare business to be a part of, we knew we were moving into a thriving childcare industry but Monkey Puzzle stood out as a chain to invest in due to its longstanding reputation and proven success rates.
In my spare time I love watching Football (Chelsea :0)). I play cricket, badminton and enjoy running. I also love spending time with my family and friends.
Qualification and Training:
Paediatric First Aid
Level 2 Food Hygiene
Safer Recruitment
Emergency First Aid
Quality Teaching, Learning and Interactions
Designated Safeguarding Lead (Children)
Recognising and preventing FGM
Prevent Duty
Basic Child Protection
