Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery East Finchley

Park House, 16 High Road, East Finchley, London N2 9PJ
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8.4 55 Reviews
  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery East Finchley, London
Monkey Puzzle East Finchley is conveniently located directly opposite East Finchley tube station and adjacent to Cherry Tree Woods. There is a car park located at the rear of the building which can be used to drop off and collect children. The nursery has large bright welcoming spaces and has been fully refurbished. Each age group has its own dedicated room, tailored to meet the needs of individual children. All curriculum planning follows the Early Years Foundation Stage, is child led and initiated by children's interests to ensure that all children have a unique and absorbing learning experience to help them enjoy and achieve their full potential.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Jenny Eracleous (Operations Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 80

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Session Times:
    Full Day: 08:00-18:30
    Half Day: 8:00am – 13:00pm or 13:30pm – 18:30pm


    Under 3 year olds (3 months – 3 years):
    Full Day – £103.90
    Half Day – £66.95


    Over 3 year olds (3 – 5 years):
    Full Day – £93.90
    Half Day – £61.95


    2/3/4 year old funding options available

  • Nursery fees updated from April 2024.
    Please see our website for further fee information.

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:30
    Tuesday 08:00-18:30
    Wednesday 08:00-18:30
    Thursday 08:00-18:30
    Friday 08:00-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, Inset Days & Christmas

Parking

  • Car Park info when coming from Highgate.


    Car park available for staff, parents and visitors.


    Past East Finchley station on your left,
    Next set of traffic lights turn right (Fortis Green),
    Then second right (Park Hall Road),
    Then first right (Baronsmere Road),
    Then left down Ingram Road – turn right at the bottom of Ingram Road. It looks like a dead end but it’s not, you’ll come to the nursery car park.

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery East Finchley Reviews (55)

8.4

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery East Finchley has a Review Score of 8.4 (8.355) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery East Finchley has 55 reviews.

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Review from Mike O (Father of Child) published on 29 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We've had our daughter at Monkey Puzzle for about 18 months.
The management and staff love their jobs and care deeply about all the children there. It's easy to see this on a daily basis.
Even during a stressful and uncertain time of Covid-19, the team worked hard to create storytimes, activity
plans and generally support the parents which is a testament to how seriously they take their role in a childs early years.
They're great at communicating everything from minor daily updates via the nursery app to long term development goals.
Our daughter loves the staff and other children there and can't wait to go every single day.
Wholeheartedly recommend anyone considering such an important decision to go and meet the team there, I'm sure you will be impressed.
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Review from Victoria Z (Mother of Child) published on 29 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Every day when my boy wakes up, he says Mummy, Let’s go to Monkey Puzzle - nice way of morning greetings. Every day when I collect my little one, he’s always happy and smiley.
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Review from Charlotte (Mother of Child) published on 29 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love Monkey Puzzle Nursery - our daughter started here at nine months and absolutely loves her time at the nursery.
The staff are brilliant, the resources and food are outstanding and the location and settings are great.
Our daughters development has come on leaps and bounds due to the nursery
and we love how happy she is here.
We would happily recommend the nursery to other parents. We cannot fault it.
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Review from Emily (Mother of Child) published on 29 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
With our two children, we've been very impressed with the level of care at Monkey Puzzle over the last five years. The staff do really care about all the children there and ensure their families are always well informed. Our children have been very happy there and we're sad we'll no longer be part of
the Monkey Puzzle family once our youngest starts school in September.
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Review from Chloe T (Mother of Child) published on 29 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at the nursery for just over a year now. It is an exceptionally warm, happy, caring and fun environment and the team are clearly very passionate and committed to the children’s well-being and development. Every day the team take time to update you on the childrens day and always
provide a personal and home away from home connection and environment for the children. I would highly recommend it.
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Review from Laura C (Mother of Child) published on 29 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Monkey Puzzle is a wonderful nursery. The staff are always smiling, approachable, kind and so caring towards the children. Our three-year-old has been attending for nearly two years and our one-year-old is just about to join. Amongst their many strengths, their ability to assess and adapt to the individual
needs of each child stands out in particular and ensures that you have complete confidence in the team and the happy, fun, secure and educational environment they provide. I would highly recommend the nursery to any parent.
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Review from Ruth (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are so grateful for the amazing care that Monkey Puzzle provides. Our daughter has been at the nursery for almost a year and is happy, settled and thriving in the nursery. The staff are brilliant. So incredibly kind and caring and the nursery is really well run with well-established safeguarding
and staff training procedures. They have worked so hard to re-open safely after lockdown and we are incredibly grateful for the care, creativity and kindness of the team at Monkey Puzzle.
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Review from Max B (Father of Child) published on 28 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An excellent place which has exceeded my expectations. My children are happy, safe and learning various skills according to their needs. I always perceived they are being loved.
The staff are great, management exceeds expectations and are receptive to comments and really act on them. The manager is
particularly and truly exceptional, highly involved and she usually goes the extra mile with no hesitation (and many times behind the scenes) to make the children feel content.
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Review from Louise A (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been attending Monkey Puzzle since the age of one. I was initially nervous about returning to work and choosing a nursery but the staff at Monkey Puzzle couldn’t have done more to put my mind at rest. The staff are always welcoming and attentive. They go above and beyond to ensure all
the children are cared for and happy. Our daughter is always so excited to get up and go to nursery and see all her friends as well as everyone that works there and always leaves full of stories and smiles.
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Review from Nadia F (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have a daughter who has attended Monkey Puzzle for the past two and a half years and a son who has just started. I can honestly say I’m so happy my children are looked after here. I know they really love and care for my children. They are warm, kind, friendly and fun as well as being safe and organised.
As a first time mum with my daughter, they helped guide me and feel comfortable with all aspects of her development. Couldn’t have asked for more and am devastated my daughter has to leave for big school. Highly recommend.
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Review from Wessen J (Mother of Child) published on 23 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We (and our daughter) love Monkey Puzzle. It is a very warm and happy place, run very efficiently by the management team. They are very good at what they do and very responsive to any concerns you might have. The children are happy and confident - I particularly love how enabling they are, even in
Tweenie room all the children serve themselves cereal and very little mess is made! - and how conscious they are of preparing the children for the next stage, whatever that may be. The children are kept very active, even in baby room, with activities like messy play that it's hard to do at home. Throughout the pandemic and lockdown, they did a sterling job of keeping us informed of all the government changes/rules and did their best to keep charges to a minimum. Once lockdown was lifted, they likewise have done an excellent job of reassuring parents and making us feel it's safe to return. They've been fantastic.
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Review from Warren L (Father of Child) published on 23 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
What a great start for our kids. Surrounded by the most amazing and loving team, who care about every detail: from what they eat to their favourite learning subjects. The feedback and advice we receive from their primary carers also shows that they recognised every change and development step each of
our kids takes. Great work. Don’t change a bit!
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Review from Nik W (Father of Child) published on 22 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at the Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery since about 8 months old. He's 4 in November and his care has been exceptional. I have full confidence in the teachers/carers ability to ensure that he gets the proper stimulation through learning and play related activities and have watched his development
closely. We find the staff professional, caring and patient.
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Review from Philippa (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been part of the Monkey Puzzle family for the last 5.5 yrs and can not recommend it highly enough. The care and attention they give the children is outstanding and we have always been impressed by how they consider the family as a whole and take a personalised approach. The manager and her management
team are excellent with a strong presence at the nursery and always approachable. Fantastic nursery!
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Review from Emma G (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My twins have attended Monkey Puzzle since they just turned one, after I had received several recommendations from other parents. They have a wonderful ‘open door’ policy (under normal pre-Covid circumstances) so parents/carers are always welcome, and they have a flexible, individualised approach to
supporting children. I have been particularly impressed with the regular and clear communication from all staff at the nursery, particularly from the management, and especially during the recent lockdown period of uncertainty. They are a warm and friendly nursery that always seem to be striving to do the best for the children they care for.
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Review from Sabrina L (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery East Finchley is a great nursery and very practical location just across the East Finchley tube station.
The team is just amazing, very professional and prepared and always very helpful.
Will be leaving for Reception in September and they will be massively missed.
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Review from Kate T (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both our children have been very happy at Monkey Puzzle. Consistent staff and management team, good communication, flexible approach. We have had a positive relationship with the nursery. The children have developed really well, lots of positive interaction and fun activities.
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Review from Jen M (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter started at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery when she was 1 and we have been so happy with everything about the nursery. All the staff are very friendly and welcoming and we really got the feeling that they all cared about our daughter, even if they weren’t the dedicated carer. The nursery is a
clean, bright, energetic environment and gives great stimulation daily to the children. We would highly recommend this nursery to anyone looking for a place for their child. It’s like an extra family for our daughter.
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Review from Mariya P (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent care and so much love to all children. Teaching staff is amazing and the Manager is always ready to help. I feel very thankful for having my child in such a great Nursery! Air hugs to all of them.
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Review from Naomi (Mother of Child) published on 9 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been part of the East Finchley Monkey Puzzle Nursery family for seven years now and our youngest is due to leave to go to school. We have always been delighted with the nursery and the care they have given our children. The staff are warm and welcoming, led by their brilliant manager and we
have always felt our children were in a safe and nurturing environment where they (and we!) have made friends for life with the other families. We can't recommend the nursery enough and we are sad our journey with them is coming to an end. Thank you to the manager and team for everything you have done for our children!
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Current Review Score: 8.4 (8.355)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.4 (8.355) out of 10 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery East Finchley is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 3 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 3 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.917 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery East Finchley is calculated as follows: ( (33 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 36 Ratings = 4.917
  2. 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 3.438 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery East Finchley is based on 3 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 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 = 3.25
    2. 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 80 number of registered child places is 16. 3 Positive Reviews ÷ 16 = 0.188
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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 (4)

Paula

Paula

Job Title: Nursery Owner Joined: 2011

Paula is the owner of Monkey Puzzle East Finchley branch, which she opened in September 2011.

Jenny

Jenny

Job Title: Operations Manager Joined: 2011

Jenny has over 20 years of experience working in childcare. She has been with Monkey Puzzle since we first opened our doors in 2011. Jenny takes on the responsibilities of lead safeguarding officer and behaviour management coordinator within the nursery. Her role is to support children, staff and parents in every way possible. Her aim is to make Monkey Puzzle a warm and comfortable environment where children grow in confidence and thrive.


Qualifications, Skills & Experience:


- Level 3 in Childcare Learning and Development - Level 5 in Management - Emergency First Aid at Work - Paediatric First Aid - Fire Warden - Fluent in Greek - Food Hygiene Level 2 - Qualified Mental Health First Aider - Safeguarding – designated person - Safer Recruitment - Prevent Duty for Managers - FGM

Agnieszka (Aga)

Agnieszka (Aga)

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2012

Aga has committed nearly 15 of those years to Monkey Puzzle. She started with us as a nursery practitioner and successfully worked her way up to the Deputy Manager position. Aga has been working with children since 2008 and specialises in supporting children with additional needs, health & safety, and risk management. Aga also acts as our deputy safeguarding officer.


Qualifications, Skills & Experience:


- Level 3 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development. - Level 2 in Team Leading - Level 2 in Health and Safety - Level 2 in Equality and Diversity - Paediatric First Aid - Emergency First Aid at Work - Safeguarding – designated person

Mira

Mira

Job Title: Third in Charge Joined: 2018

Mira joined Monkey Puzzle in 2018 as the Preschool Room Leader and is now our Third in Charge, working across all of the rooms to support the children and staff. Mira’s approach is consistently child-led and she is passionate about providing children autonomy in their learning to explore and grow their confidence in themselves. Mira also acts as one of our designated safeguarding officers...


Qualifications, Skills & Experience:


- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma - Fire Warden - Mental Health First Aider - Paediatric First Aid - Emergency First Aid at Work - Safer Recruitment - Prevent Duty for Managers - Safeguarding - Food Safety Level 2

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