Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Altrincham

Mere House, 34 Market Street, Altrincham WA14 1PF
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8.8 24 Reviews
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Monkey Puzzle Altrincham is a large detached building laid out over four floors. It is situated on Market Street in the affluent town centre of Altrincham and is a five minute walk to the tram and bus stop. It also boasts close links to the M56 and M6, providing easy access for those parents who commute.

The nursery is owned and managed by early years experts, who have extensive skills and abilities in implementing and understanding the EYFS and have been a successful teaching team for the past 13 years in a Trafford school.

The aim of Monkey Puzzle Altrincham is to provide all children with outstanding childcare to ensure they receive the best possible start in life within a happy, secure and stimulating, home-from-home environment. The nursery is filled with passion and enthusiasm for delivering first class care and education to children from birth to five.

All children benefit from bright spacious rooms that are fantastically resourced with high-quality equipment, specifically selected to be age and stage appropriate.

The baby room benefits from a separate sensory room that engages the children with lights and sounds to enhance their development. The toddler room is a huge space providing endless opportunities for messy and exploratory play. Preschool is another large room benefiting from fantastic provision, including sand/water play, role play, small world and construction. The children also receive daily literacy and numeracy sessions to help prepare them for that all important transition into school.

Monkey Puzzle Altrincham has a unique indoor/outdoor room, dedicated for physical development, designed especially to be accessed, whatever the weather may be. This room leads out onto a raised decking area with a large climbing frame, sunken sand pit and bicycle track. This really is a nursery that promises to provide the best for each and every child!
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Nicola Cooper & Laura Cardy (Directors/Managers)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 14

Total Places for Children

  • 58

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • £68 (full day)
    £43 (morning half day session)
    £41 (afternoon half day session)

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • They have a small car park to the rear of the building that parents and visitors are welcome to use.

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Altrincham Reviews (24)

8.8

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Altrincham has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.782) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Altrincham has 24 reviews.

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Review from Matthew L (Father of Child) published on 18 April 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son absolutely loves Monkey Puzzle and we feel very confident that he is happy here. The team are great and he loves them very much.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this nursery, it is great.
Reply from Nicola Cooper, Owner/Director at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Altrincham
Thank you for your awesome review Matthew. It is great to know you all love being part of our Monkey Puzzle Family!
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Review from Rosalin T (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl has been at Monkey Puzzle for 2 and a half years now and she has always loved it. The staff are excellent, very caring and really take the time to get to know her and teach her in the way that works best for her. The food is fantastic - so varied and she eats much better at nursery than
she does at home. The app they use to send pictures, updates and other general information to us is brilliant. It really settled my nerves when I first sent her in when I started back at work to be kept up to date at any point during the day and I still check this now. We have been so impressed with how much our little girl is learning, she comes out with new songs and Spanish every week, - it is lovely to see and it has also helped her grow into the confident little girl that she is today. We couldn't recommend Monkey Puzzle highly enough.
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Review from Rebecca R (Mother of Child) published on 1 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children have thrived at Monkey Puzzle. The quality of education and care they receive there is outstanding. The staff are all warm, nurturing and enthusiastic. There is an excellent balance between education and play, so the children do phonics, maths, learn Spanish, learn about cultural
and religious events, do yoga, but also have lots of time for imaginative play, art and craft. The food is excellent, healthy and varied. There is very good communication between the staff and parents, and we get daily updates and photos of their activities as well as regular updates on their progress and development. My children have been so happy and settled at Monkey Puzzle and have formed strong bonds with both the staff and the other children. I highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from A A (Mother of Child) published on 8 June 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son recently started attending at Monkey Puzzle Altrincham and much to my delight he has settled in so well considering he hadn't ever attended any baby or toddler groups due to lockdown. The staff are friendly and polite and keep me well informed on my son's day. The nursery has a home from home
feel and the setup of the classrooms are both inviting and engaging. The indoor-outdoor garden is my sons favourite place to be as he loves riding on the bikes.
The menu on site is very exotic and the children are exposed to a wide variety of different cuisines. All food is cooked fresh onsite by the chef and the nursery use local suppliers to buy fresh produce. The senior management team are very approachable and knowledgeable which puts our minds at ease as we know the nursery is in good hands. Give this place a try! If you are looking for a nursery that doesn't feel corporate then this is the place you're looking for. Friendly, caring, polite and professional.
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Current Review Score: 8.8 (8.782)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.8 (8.782) out of 10 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Altrincham is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.3 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 8 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 4.292 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Altrincham is calculated as follows: ( (89 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (6 Poors x 2) + (12 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.292
  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 4.49 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Altrincham is based on 8 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 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 3.8
    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 58 number of registered child places is 11.6. 8 Positive Reviews ÷ 11.6 = 0.69
  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 (2)

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Laura Cardy

Job Title: Nursery Owner Joined: 2017

Laura Cardy BSc Hons PGCE has worked in Early Education for the past 14 years. She has been an EYFS leader in a primary school for the past nine years whilst also being a Reception class teacher.


Laura has an excellent understanding of what is required to establish and manage a high quality childcare setting. Laura has been part of a senior management team at her school where she has helped lead the whole school staff through the ever changing world of childcare and education. As part of her management role, Laura has helped lead the school through three successful Ofsted inspections where her EYFS department has always performed to an outstanding level.


Being a mother herself to two young children, Laura knows first hand, from a parents perspective, the importance of providing high standards of care and education to children. Laura is passionate about working in partnership with parents to ensure all families receive the very best for their children.

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Nicola Cooper

Job Title: Nursery Owner Joined: 2017

Nicola Cooper holds a BTEC Nat Dip in Childcare and a Certificate in Early Years Practice (Level 4), and a Foundation Degree in Early Years Childhood Studies.


She has experience of working within a private day nursery setting and has worked as an EYFS teaching assistant for the past 13 years. Having worked across all age ranges between 0 to 5 she has an excellent understanding of what is required to manage the day to day running of a childcare setting.


Being a mother herself she has first hand understanding of the need for high quality early years care and education provision. Nicola prides herself on being a successful communicator and working in partnership with parents.

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