Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford

78 Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2DN
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  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford, Bedford
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery offers:

- The best possible care provided for every child, in all areas of their learning and development

- Qualified, caring staff in spacious surroundings

- Bright, stimulating environment for children to learn through play

- Large enclosed garden and car park

Care Provided by Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Alexandra Wallis (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 25
  • Total Places for Children
  • 75
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford

  • Our core hours are 7.30am – 6.30pm
    Our nursery is open 51 weeks of the year. We close for the Bank Holidays and the few days between Christmas and New Year


    Session Times: Minimum 2 sessions/1 full day per week
    7:30am – 1:00pm, 1:00pm – 6:30pm


    Children accessing a full 5 day nursery week benefit from a discounted rate and are charged on the basis of a 50 week year.
    We accept all major childcare vouchers, including Sodexo, Computershare & Accor


    Please see our website for fee information


    Fee information pack


  • Parking
  • They have a car park on site where you can leave your car while you drop off and collect your child.


Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford Reviews (28)

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford has a Review Score of 8.1 (8.067) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford has 28 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has thrived at Monkey Puzzle Bedford. She has been attended since she turned 1, and every morning she is so excited to come in. All the staff are incredibly friendly and professional, and our daughter has made firm friendships in her peers. Sending her to Monkey Puzzle was the best choice
we could have made!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves every second he spends at Monkey Puzzle. The team are lovely, super creative and keep the children entertained all day with really exciting activities. He is well fed and the food they have offers variety and is well balanced. His learning and development has come on leaps and bounds since
starting, every week I pick him up he has picked up new skills and words. He loves going and he loves the team that look after him, thats all you can hope for with a nursery!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Extremely happy with Monkey Puzzle Nursery, Bedford. All staff are fantastic and very friendly, provide excellent food choices, real-time app to see nappy changes, food eaten/not eaten, nap times etc.
Management are very approachable and friendly and they always go above and beyond to support my son
and me.
My first impressions of our 'show around' were outstanding cleanliness, amazing sensory room, large gardens and such lovely staff.
Fantastic nursery and will highly recommend them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

After searching for a nursery for a while I came across Monkey Puzzle. From the start they have been very informative and supportive, including start dates.
No question is too silly and they are always happy to help.
Settling in days was coordinated brilliantly, they are always keeping you updated
via the app where you can track everything, naps, food, nappy changed etc. which calms my nerves.
Although my children have not been there for an extremely long time they have already come along heaps and bounds especially socially.
Nothing to fault, overall a kind, loving nursery where you see children thrive.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Everyone is very lovely, not only with kids but parents as well. They keep the real time diary of what my child is doing, what and how much she's eating etc which is very useful. My daughter has also been picking up some new skills since she started going. They are very good with providing nappies and
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I’m so happy with the nursery, the staff are so helpful and always willing to listen to any concerns. I was very nervous about leaving my child just through my own anxieties, the team have been fantastic at helping me feel more comfortable. They’re amazing and just wonderful people.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Monkey Puzzle, it’s not just a nursery, it’s a home, a family, a warm and welcome place to be. My daughter loves being at nursery. She loves all the teachers as her own mum and this makes me love this nursery. I always want the best for my daughter and everyone from Monkey Puzzle - it’s delivering this
every day. I couldn’t ask for anything else. I took the best decision of taking her to Monkey Puzzle from age 1. Monkey Puzzle doesn’t just help my daughter, all staff helped me a lot to deal with a difficult situation I had with my daughter (from teething and late-night sleep to advice on good night sleep that I struggled with). Everyone showed so much support to me and my daughter and I’m so thankful everyday. I would like to thank everyone individual for all the hard work they’ve delivered everyday to make my daughter happy, proactive and dedicated. My daughter learns so much everyday and so do I. I couldn’t ask for anything else.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing team, well informed about my child during the day and what he gets up to. Updates with pictures and activity’s they do in the week and also dress days where they come in pjs or their favourite characters.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at Monkey Puzzle since she was 9 months old and is now preparing to leave for school. I absolutely love the nursery and cannot fault them for all the time and effort they put into looking after my child and helping her to learn and grow. She had learnt so much over the years and
I truly believe she wouldn't be the wonderful little girl she is today if it wasn't for the help and support from all the staff at Monkey Puzzle. It's a very loving, clean and fun environment. I can’t recommend them enough!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would highly recommend Monkey Puzzle Bedford to anyone looking for a safe and happy environment to send their child. The staff have gone above and beyond recently to check in with myself and my husband following a family death and have given my child the support and care she needed in such a unsettling
time.
My daughter always enjoys her time at Monkey Puzzle and loves telling us about all the lovely things she’s done during her sessions. The support my daughter has received, both developmentally with spelling, writing and counting, as well as on a more personal level, including dealing with feelings and emotions, has been fantastic and has really helped her excel and feel ready for big school in September. I can’t thank the staff enough for making my daughter feel welcome and empowered to be herself and grow.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have two children at Monkey Puzzle, both of them have attended from about 11 months old. My eldest is now in pre-school room and my youngest is in the baby room. I can’t fault this nursery, my kids are so happy and content here. They have so much fun. I’m told the food is delicious and they always
seem to have a good variation of healthy options. More recently they have catered to my child’s allergies. They’re cautious with sun cream and sun hats in the summer, but they’re also not afraid to wrap up warm and play outside in the colder months too. I love the parent app, it means I’m kept up to date with what they’re doing and eating through the day, I love getting photo updates too. I would recommend this nursery to anyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Monkey Puzzle have been amazing with my son. The staff team is amazing and I really can't recommend them enough. They have a huge outdoor space and a really great natural garden area. The facilities are really well maintained.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our child has been attending here for roughly 7 months in the baby room and it has been outstanding!
We are provided with regular updates on food and activities throughout the day as well as frequent observations on the various aspects of our child's development.
The nursery is communicative at all
times, the staff are professional and friendly and the venue itself is well maintained and clean.
Our child has flourished at the nursery, making friends and learning new things. I believe that is in no small part thanks to the wonderful staff and leadership putting the hours in.
I wholeheartedly recommend this nursery to others

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started in October 2020, being 8months old, she gets excited when she knows she's going. I'm completely relaxed sending her and trust the staff with her. Such lovely, kind and easily approachable staff. Would highly recommend Monkey Puzzle. So happy I chose this nursery for my daughter.
Extremely happy mummy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am so delighted with how the manager and her team have turned this nursery around. The team are all so lovely, engaged, warm and welcoming. My sons love it there and it's just so nice to feel they are being well cared for and nurtured while I'm at work in London. If I could shower them with awards
I would. For now, all I'll say is go and visit, I can't recommend the nursery enough.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been looked after so well by the wonderful staff at Monkey Puzzle. He loves to go in each day and do the varied and fun activities and his development has definitely been aided by the learning environment they provide. The staff and management are very attentive to all children, their individual
needs and also to all requests and contact with parents.


I particularly like the family app system which allows me to see what my son has been up to in the day and know he is being well cared for whilst I am at work.


I will be using them again for my next child.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Monkey Puzzle is just ace! My little girl has been attending full time since she was 10 months old and she will be 2 in December. She has always been happy to be there from leaving her early in the morning to picking her up in the evening! She just loves to be around the baby room staff and the children.
The staff keep her so busy throughout the day and I get to check in on her using the fantastic web portal and learning book they have set up. They upload her daily timeline to reflect what she has been doing during the day and they post lots of pictures so I can always check on how she is doing. The staff are so welcoming and caring and I can just tell my little girl is settled there. I have recommended Monkey Puzzle to a few people and am excited for my little one's transition to there toddler room.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Monkey Puzzles have been absolutely amazing with my son and his SEN. They have supported me emotionally and invested so much of their time to help myself as well as providing extra help for my son. Would recommend them to everyone looking for a friendly and exceptional nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Being a first-time mother and having to go back to work full time I was really reluctant to put my baby girl in a nursery, I viewed 3 or 4 and monkey puzzle was the only one that really stood out to me. My daughter struggles when I drop her off but staff are there straight away to comfort and distract
her. She has been going for a couple of months now and whenever I pick her up she is always so content and happy. Compliments to all the wonderful staff in the baby room including the room leader, who has been absolutely fantastic with reassuring myself and making sure my daughter is well looked after. Messy play is heavily encouraged which my daughter loves and they really encourage her to develop herself. I have noticed that my daughter is more keen to try finger food and her motor skills have really improved as the nursery identify areas for development. I am so thankful for having such wonderful people look after my daughter and would definitely recommend.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been at Monkey Puzzle since he was 9 months old and all I can say is wow. We have seen him change and develop so much and he has grown into an independent and loving 3-year-old.
During his time at Monkey Puzzle he has learnt so much. The staff have always been very supportive of his way
of learning and have encouraged him to try new things, despite his reservations.
In each of the 3 rooms, they are always thinking of new and exciting activities for the children to take part in and now he's in preschool he's even learning Jolly Phonics and French.
The facilities at the nursery are fantastic with everything from a sand room, indoor soft play and quiet spaces for reading, to an amazing garden where the children can play or get up close and personal with nature.
Our son is due to go to school soon but I can definitely say without Monkey Puzzle we would be far less prepared.
Thank you Monkey Puzzle!

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Current Review Score: 8.1 (8.067)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.1 (8.067) out of 10 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 1 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.1 out of 5 from 1 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 5.000 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford is calculated as follows: ( (12 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 12 Ratings = 5

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 3.067 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford is based on 1 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 = 3

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 75 number of registered child places is 15. 1 Positive Reviews ÷ 15 = 0.067

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (2)

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Michelle Mobey

Job Title: Co-owner and Principal

Joined: 2018

Michelle Mobey Co-Owner and Principal


Michelle is a Qualified Teacher holding a Bachelor of Education (Hons), Qualified teaching status as well as a Master of Arts Degree specialising in Early Years Education. She has been working in education and childcare for over 15 years, as well as bringing up her two children, who have attend/ attended their settings.


When asked why she wanted to work with children, Michelle replied ” I have always wanted to be work with children. I love their energy, honesty and their total love of everything fun and exciting. I really enjoy sharing new ideas and experiences with them. My hope is that I can create a fun, exciting and caring learning environment. I have a lot of patience, enthusiasm, creativity and enjoy helping children (and adults) to discover new things. I want to create an environment that is exciting and fun for the children and my staff. As long as children are given, love, support and encouragement they will succeed. Job satisfaction was the most important factor in choosing a career, and working with children, I believe, is the ultimate choice.”


Since moving to the UK, from South Africa in 2007, Michelle has worked for the National Autistic Society as a teacher creating highly motivating, sensory, dynamic and visually based lessons. After having her first child she branched out into Childminding and received an Outstanding from Ofsted. Michelle has experience of working with children who have multiple barriers to their learning with a vast array of needs and abilities. She hopes to pass on this knowledge to her staff and will use her previous experience as a sound base for coaching and staff development.


Michelle is a good people manager, believing that open honesty, clarity and consideration go a long way in inspiring the best from people. She has a strong work ethos and is highly adaptable, motivated and incredibly enthusiastic.


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Simon Mobey

Job Title: Co-owner, Maintenance and Facilities Manager

Joined: 2018

Simon is one of our owners and is responsible for all things building, site and maintenance. He is a qualified electrician holding 17th Edition city & Guilds, CDM Construction Design Manager, British Safety Council Level 2 ‘Risk Assessment, Fire Warden, LGWSETA trade Test-Electrician (SA), National N3 Certificate (SA).


Simon has the amazing task of creating and building special requests for our team as well as building, upgrading and our fantastic Nursery. He works tirelessly in repairing, building and generally making our Amazing Nursery even more awesome.


In 2015 Michelle and Simon opened their first Nursery, Monkey Puzzle Irthlingborough. Michelle managed this until late 2016. In 2017 Michelle & Simon opened their second beautiful setting Monkey Puzzle Kettering. Following on from the success of these two amazing settings in, July 2018 Michelle and Simon took over ownership of Monkey Puzzle Bedford.


Frequently Asked Questions about Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford

What is the Age Range of Children that Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford accepts?

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford Open?

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford is open: Monday 07:30-18:30, Tuesday 07:30-18:30, Wednesday 07:30-18:30, Thursday 07:30-18:30, Friday 07:30-18:30.

How many Children does Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford have capacity for?

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford has capacity for a total of 75 Children.

How far is Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Bedford to the centre of Bedford?

0.9 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.