Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
32-34 St Johns Road,
Tunbridge Wells
TN4 9NT
After such a terrible and trying time Monkey Puzzle is a real beacon of light and joy.
Thomas S (Father of Child)
Lots of outside space which has been well considered (covered area when the weather's not so nice)
Sarah G (Mother of Child)
My child is safe, engaged and truly happy - it doesn't get much better than that
Amanda S (Mother of Child)
£80 per day including branded nappies, wipes, 3 main meals and snacks and all of our extra curricular activities to support the children's learning and development
The nursery 'stretches' the Government's 15 and 30 hours funding over the whole year.
Please contact the nursery management team for further details and a fee sheet.
Car park at the front of the nursery for drop off and collection times
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells has a Review Score of 10 (9.967) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells has 41 reviews.
Review from Katie G (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2025
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Reply from Nick Huddart, Operations Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
Thank you for taking the time to share this lovely feedback with us. It's great to hear your comments on the staff team and we will very much look forward to welcoming your daughter to the nursery soon too!
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Review from N M (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2025
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Reply from Nick Huddart, Operations Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. It's wonderful to hear your very positive experience for both of your children and happy happy you are with the nursery team.
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Review from H S (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2025
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. It's great to hear your positive experience and your feedback on the excellent communication from the team.
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Review from C C (Father of Child) published on 10 February 2025
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Reply from Nick Huddart, Operations Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
Thank you for sharing this feedback with us. It's wonderful to hear about the positive bond your son has with his key person and the progression he is making at the nursery.
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Review from J R (Mother of Child) published on 6 January 2025
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Reply from Nick Huddart, Operations Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
Thank you for completing this review, it's such lovely feedback for the team and it's great to hear how happy your son is!
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Review from Katherine M (Mother of Child) published on 12 December 2024
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Reply from Nick Huddart, Operations Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
This is so lovely to hear your feedback about the staff team and how happy your son is. Thank you for taking the time to complete this review.
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Review from L G (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2024
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Reply from Nick Huddart, Operations Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
Thank you for taking the time to share your views, it's great to hear how well your daughter is thriving and how the nursery team are working in partnership with you!
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Review from Kieran T (Father of Child) published on 9 December 2024
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Reply from Nick Huddart, Operations Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
Thank you for sharing your views with us. It's wonderful to hear that you and your daughter have felt supported at the nursery and that communication with the management team has been strong!
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Review from S H (Mother of Child) published on 21 November 2024
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Reply from Nick Huddart, Operations Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. It's great to hear the high quality care which you have received as well as the support!
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Review from Rahela P (Mother of Child) published on 20 November 2024
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Review from Megan M (Mother of Child) published on 19 November 2024
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Reply from Nick Huddart, Operations Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback with us. It is great to hear about your positive experience of the nursery and the management team and it is wonderful to hear your thoughts about the special community which has been created by the manager and her team!
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Review from Alice H (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2024
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Reply from Nick Huddart, Operations Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
This is such a lovely read, thank you so much for taking the time to complete this review.It is always wonderful to hear such lovely feedback about the team and key persons!
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Review from N A (Mother of Child) published on 5 November 2024
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Thank you so much for the lovely feedback, it's wonderful to hear the comments about the staff team!
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Review from C H (Mother of Child) published on 5 November 2024
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It's great to hear how happy your children are and how well the children are thriving!
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Review from C W (Mother of Child) published on 29 October 2024
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Reply from Nick Huddart, Operations Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this lovely feedback and the specific mention of the quality of the preschool room!
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Review from Vikas S (Father of Child) published on 22 April 2024
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Review from J J (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2024
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The Review Score of 10 (9.967) out of 10 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells 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 23 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 23 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.
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 4.967 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells is calculated as follows: ( (267 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 276 Ratings = 4.967
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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Tunbridge Wells is based on 23 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 94 number of registered child places is 18.8, which has been reached with 23 Positive reviews. Points = 1
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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Job Title: Owner
Joined: 2015
The nursery is owned by local businessman Arlind Marku, who graduated from Middlesex University in 2007 with a BA Hons in Business Studies and Italian. Since graduating he has run a number of family businesses, always with the intention of returning back to his dream of owning a children’s day nursery. Arlind was always aspired “to own a nursery that is full of happiness and joy, creating an environment where children can thrive”.
He grew up with very strong family values where children’s upbringing and education was always paramount. “I believe that a child’s successful journey starts from very early education so it was extremely important for me to choose sites which provide the best settings for children to have enjoyable and fun learning experiences”. I enjoy using my business knowledge and passion for children to support our team and improve the opportunities for our children. I am a firm believer that children are our future and we must give them an understanding of how powerful, important, valuable and perfect they are.” I am now extremely excited to be embracing the challenge of opening our fourth nursery and creating another wonderful setting within the local community of Tunbridge Wells. Keeping children safe and happy alongside meeting and developing their needs will always be at the forefront of what we promote and value as a team.
Job Title: Operations Manager
Joined: 2019
Nick has been working within early years for over 15 years and joined the company as our Operations Manager. Nick supports our Bromley, Orpington and Tunbridge Wells nurseries providing valuable support to our management teams and overseeing recruitment and operations of the nurseries.
“Our vision is to create a wonderful space where children will be safe, cared for, loved and happy. Our children and families will always remain at the centre of what we do. We will provide a space where children and our team can learn, grow and develop with support, encouragement and positivity being the keys to ensuring a high-quality provision.” Nick has previously worked for Asquith Nurseries where he began as a volunteer. He completed his Early Years qualification and worked towards becoming Manager of the company’s flagship nursery helping to achieve an Outstanding Ofsted grade twice and being held over 9 years. Nick’s passion is focused upon supporting both the children’s and the team’s development and helping to deliver the highest standards of childcare across all areas of the nursery. The best part of the day though is always seeing the smiles on the children’s faces as they laugh, learn and play. Nick is a huge sports fan, who especially enjoys football, tennis and cycling. He also loves watching films, reading, visiting the seaside and meeting up with friends over a good cup of coffee to help relax.
Job Title: Nursery Manager
Joined: 2020
Jo has been working within early years for over 25 years and has a wealth of experience.
I have been a nursery Manager for over 18 years, previously achieving an Outstanding rating from Ofsted.
I have lived in Tunbridge Wells for 12 years and I enjoy building strong links with the local community.
My passion is to create inviting and positive environments where the children can thrive and develop through play and new opportunities.
I love to see the children grow in their own abilities and become confident young learners and I am proud to be part of their journey.
My favourite part of the day is when the children can be heard laughing and be seen to be exploring, developing their minds through their own imagination and creativity.
In my spare time, I like to relax with a good book or meet up with friends.
Job Title: Early Years Co-Ordinator
Joined: 2019
I am based at our Bromley branch but I also support our Orpington and Tunbridge Wells nurseries.
I have worked in Early years for over 10 years and I could not imagine doing anything else. I love being a part of watching the children develop and grow, supporting them to reach their personal milestones.
I have previously supported and led Ofsted inspections supporting nurseries to achieve Outstanding outcomes. I felt extremely proud that we had achieved the highest standards for our families and team.
I have had experience in a variety of different roles, I started my childcare journey, newly qualified as a bank member of staff. I was offered a full time position as a nursery nurse and not long after I became a Room Supervisor and began to develop my leadership skills.
A few years later I was given the opportunity to work as a third in charge in the nursery. This is where I gained more managerial skills and began the children and the teams across a range of ages. After a few years, I was a Deputy Manager where my passion for supporting children continued to flourish and I added the role of SENCO, supporting children with additional needs and further developing our inclusive practice.
I continue to support many children with additional needs, their families and our staff teams with children’s learning outcomes working closely with the local boroughs and relevant agencies.
As part of my role, I support with providing enabling environments and with the quality of teaching and learning.
In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family and going on holiday to visit new places.
Job Title: Deputy Manager
Joined: 2021
I am level 5 qualified and I am passionate about supporting children with SEN, I have previous experience in the role of Deputy Manager in an outstanding nursery. I love giving children the opportunity to explore natural and open-ended resources.
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