Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup

Studio House, 59 Station Road, Sidcup DA15 7DR
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  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup, Sidcup
Monkey Puzzle Sidcup is a day nursery on Station Road, Sidcup.

It is a place where standards will not be compromised. A stimulating environment is provided so that children can explore confidently, whilst learning and developing through play.

The site provides a teaching room with IWB, a dedicated sleep room, sensory room and three outdoor play areas.

Healthy and fresh meals and snacks will be prepared on-site.

Care Provided by Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup

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

Good to Know

  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 15
  • Total Places for Children
  • 70
  • 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
  • Parking
  • Parking available


Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup Reviews (56)

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.826) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup has 56 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has had an amazing two years in Faraday. All the staff have been absolutely amazing and all their hard work has really prepared my daughter for school. Particular highlights include forest school and multi-sport activities.
Over the past two years, I have seen my daughter grow in confidence
and she will miss everyone here. Thank you so much.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing care for all three of my kids. Couldn't ask for better key workers. Love the forest school - all my kids have enjoyed that. Excellent updates from the nursery on all shifts.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Overall, very happy with the quality of service offered for the past three years and a half. The staff commitment has not gone unnoticed and has truly made a positive impact in our child's life. We are definitely recommending Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup to anyone looking for top-quality nursery
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup has been absolutely brilliant for my daughter. They had provided a safe learning environment and my daughter has loved her time here!
I'm excited for my daughter's next chapter and I know she is fully equipped thanks to the staff here.
Thank you all.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup has been instrumental in my sons' (twins) development - which has excelled in all areas, socially and academically. The twins love attending Monkey Puzzle and have made so many friends. The staff are amazing at caring for the children, making them feel comfortable in
a happy, safe environment. We are so grateful for everything the staff at Monkey Puzzle have done for our boys.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup has been amazing with our daughter's development and confidence. I cannot thank them enough for their key part in our daughter's early years.
Forest school is amazing and the skills the children learn are invaluable. Confidence is built and outdoor play is encouraged.
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very proud parent - thank you!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of our children have had a fantastic experience at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup. The staff are so genuinely caring and invest so much in the children's development. Both of the children were prepared so well academically and emotionally for school. We can't thank the nursery enough.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has truly come on leaps and bounds since starting at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup. This was his second nursery due to a house move and the comparison is outstanding. He feels safe and happy at nursery and he has learned a great deal academically as well as sociably. It's wonderful to see
how much the staff here put into the children, even taking them on educational trips, including forest school which our son adores and gets so much from. Love this nursery and would recommend to anyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup has been amazing for both our children. The nursery has great facilities and amazing staff who really do put the children at the heart of everything they do. They provide the children with the help, support and encouragement they need to grow.
There are great activities
arranged for the children, including multi-sport activities, encouraging the children to get active and forest school which encourages them to explore!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery is a fantastic nursery which brilliantly balances fun, care, nurture, experiences and high-quality curriculum content. The staff are passionate and the management leads by example with their hands-on approach. The additional experiences, like multi-sport activities and first
school, have been invaluable to my son's confidence and development.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have come to the end of our time with Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup
after both of our children attending since they were one year old. They have been such a huge part of our loves for the past five and a half years and we are really sad we are now leaving. Our children have loved it here. They
have learnt so much and did a fantastic job getting our children ready for "big" school. The staff are so lovely and friendly, they have great facilities and from what we hear the food is great.
We highly recommend Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup and will really miss them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup is just fantastic. The staff are so brilliant with the children, I know my eldest will miss them all when he leaves this summer.
They are always coming up with new activities and the development growth is clear to see. A particular highlight is the first school they
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son spent three and a half years at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup. The staff are truly wonderful and really care and are interested in the children. My son has grown and learned so much. He leaves the nursery fully ready for school. Monkey Puzzle has given him some amazing and enriching experiences
from days out to the planetarium and old Macdonald, weekly forest schools through to well planned activities. The children's behaviour is exemplary which is down to the staff who are a credit to Monkey Puzzle. I'd have no hesitation in recommending them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Such an amazing Nursey. My daughter has been going since 9 months old, and the leaps and bounds she has come is amazing, everything down to her speech, her interaction, etc. she always seems to be enjoying what ever it is she is doing in her activities, she also seems to bond quite quickly with her
key workers which is just amazing, would highly recommend! They do so much with the children they take them out, they have visits from animals to police they literally cover all aspects! It's fab they keep the children so happy and interacting all the time. We are so proud of our daughter and that is with a big thanks to this nursery for their help too.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter attended Monkey Puzzle Sidcup for the last few years and recently left to start school. We were very sad to leave and know she misses all her friends and carers immensely. The nursery has great facilities, was focused on creating the right learning journey for our child and importantly
the staff and management are fantastic. They have all helped our daughter to grow into a wonderful independent little girl, so thank you!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended this nursery since she was nine months old (she’s now twelve months) and honestly I’m so happy that she spends her days in a loving and happy environment! The team are absolutely fantastic which puts us at such ease knowing that she’s in safe hands! Her development has come
on so much too! Every week she comes home doing something new! Any anxieties I had about her attending nursery all went out the window on her first day of attending!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one started at Monkey Puzzle in Sidcup this year and after a tricky year with COVID lockdowns etc as parents, we were very anxious about the whole situation.


Monkey Puzzle at Sidcup did everything possible to put our minds at ease and from day one until now our little boy looks at this

as his second home and loves going.


The staff are all so friendly, warm and approachable. Nothing asked ever seems too much trouble. And seeing how happy our son is going in makes it all worthwhile!


To say we highly recommend this nursery would be an understatement, the staff here have supported us through our sons settling in, speech and language delay and also in toilet training too. They all deserve a medal for the work they do here!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter loves going to Monkey Puzzle Sidcup. She started when she was 2 years old and has since then really developed in confidence, social interaction, communication and language. As parents, we are so happy that they do so many different kinds of activities in Monkey Puzzle such as singing/music/dancing,
reading, maths, STEM activities, arts and crafts, yoga and other exercise, baking/cooking and one of our favourites is forests school. The kids are learning through play and interaction with children and adults alike. Our daughter has bonded really well with all her carers, the staff are lovely! The management is responsive and happy to help when needed and they keep parents updated with news and activities. The nursery itself is spacious and the kids have room to play and learn. Very happy with the nursery, would recommend!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have had a great experience sending our daughter to Monkey Puzzle Sidcup. The team there are fantastic, the communication from the whole team, including management, has been great and really helped us to feel comfortable and part of the Monkey Puzzle Family.


Our daughter loves coming to nursery

in the morning and has made so many friends. She has learned so much in terms of language, counting, creativity and physical development. The nursery arranges extra activities like forest school and sports lessons. She has bonded with her key workers and all the staff, we would thoroughly recommend the nursery!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My experience with Monkey Puzzle Sidcup began in April 2017. I viewed the nursery and myself and my daughter were very comfortable from the start.


My daughter then progressed from babies to toddlers and through to preschool. Throughout this time we both made excellent relationships with the staff,

mangers and owners who were all friendly, open and available to discuss any worries and achievements of my daughter.


My son is currently attending the nursery and is in toddlers room, once again we have been happy with the service offered especially through the difficulties of the pandemic where communication was kept with all parents and children and families were kept as safe as possible through their procedures.


Monkey Puzzle Sidcup has been a fantastic start for my children learning journey with the setting offering nurturing setting full of experiences that they have enjoyed ie: themed days, guest speakers, animals, trips etc


Highly recommended this family focused setting.


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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.826)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.826) out of 10 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 13 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 4.897 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup is calculated as follows: ( (140 Excellents x 5) + (16 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 156 Ratings = 4.897

  • 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 4.929 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup is based on 13 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 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • 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 70 number of registered child places is 14. 13 Positive Reviews ÷ 14 = 0.929

  • 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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Davinder Dhaliwal

Job Title: Nursery Owner and Director

Joined: 2016

Davinder Dhaliwal BSc (Hons) Biochemistry PGCE
Owner and Director, Monkey Puzzle Sidcup


An OFSTED graded outstanding teacher, I have over 13 years of teaching and school leadership experience. The success in my career has been a direct result of creating a personalised experience for the children I teach; meeting their unique individual needs through providing a nurturing and educating environment that stimulates growing minds.
A local mum of three with first-hand experience of the numerous challenges that parents endure when choosing a suitable child care establishment for their child.


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Sharon Chalal

Job Title: Nursery Owner and Director

Joined: 2016

Sharon Chahal BA (Hons) Education Studies & BTec National Diploma in Early Years
Owner and Director, Monkey Puzzle Sidcup


A mum of two with over 10 years experience of working within and managing early years’ establishments, specialising in SEN (special educational needs). I have worked in outstanding settings, planning an innovative curriculum that allows children to learn and develop in all areas through play. I have food nutrition and healthy lifestyles training as well as paediatric first aid and emergency first aid expertise.


Frequently Asked Questions about Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup

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

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

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

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup 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 Sidcup have capacity for?

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sidcup has capacity for a total of 70 Children.

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

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