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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

12-13 Regent Terrace, Cambridge CB2 1AA
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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace, Cambridge
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace, Cambridge
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace, Cambridge

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge offers children a great early years learning experience.

With rooms for various age ranges and each room reflects the seven areas of learning, as prescribed in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Regular classes include sports from a specialist team of sports coaches.

Fees are inclusive of freshly prepared breakfast, lunch, tea, snacks and drinks, branded nappies, wipes and creams.

Daily menus are selected by a professional nutritionist to meet energy requirements of children.

Funding & Fees

You will be pleased to hear that we are eligible to receive government funding so children can have 15 hours funded nursery education and care per week starting the term after their second birthday. As we are open for 51 weeks of the year we offer the funding on a stretched claim which means that children access 11.4 hours a week over the whole year. Non-funded hours are charged at a normal rate. Please see our website for further fee information.

Please send us an email for further information.

Contact Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace to get a personalised quote:

Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Full days available

Yes

Half day sessions offered

Yes

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Maggie Whiteside (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 18

Total Places for Children

  • 59

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 4 years 11 months

Meals Provided

No

Consumables provided

No

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

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace Reviews (50)

9.5

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.519) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace has 50 reviews.

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Review from E M (Father of Child) published on 5 June 2026 Submitted via Website
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This has been a wonderful place for my boy. The best part are the staff - my boy loves them, and I have always appreciated the way they look after him and the way they interact with my wife and I. It's been a great place for us, and we have been joined by friends from the prenatal classes. I also love the photos of the activities they share on the app and how they have broadened by child's diet.

Reply from MARGARET Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

Thank you , we really appreciate your words, we have such fun with the children and I am glad that as one of our families you can see our passion and love of the Early Years.

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Review from Cristiana A (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2026 Submitted via Website
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Caring teachers across all rooms and good development activities,also monthly individual evaluation of the child development.
Nursery communicates on time changes or other activities, quick reply to inqueries.

Child is happy to attend nursery every day!

Reply from MARGARET Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace
Thank you for your review of our Nursery, we endeavour to respond to queries in a timely manner and ensure each child has a range of activities that promote independence and curiosity!

Our outdoor area is reflective of a city centre Nursery but we ensure we make the most of our outdoor space,...  

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Review from Sarah S (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2026 Submitted via Website
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My daughter is really happy at nursery - she is happy to go in, learns so much and gets on well with the staff. I've found the staff to be really helpful and friendly, and I feel confident leaving my child in their care.

Reply from MARGARET Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

What a lovely review, we are so glad that you are confident to leave your little one with us!!

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Review from E S (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2025 Submitted via Website
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Dear Monkey Puzzle Team, We just wanted to say a huge thank you for all the love, care, and patience you've shown to Mira every day. Your kindness, creativity, and dedication have made such a positive difference, helping her grow in confidence, curiosity, and happiness. It's clear how much effort you put into making the nursery a warm, welcoming, and fun place to learn. We truly appreciate everything you do from the big things like teaching and caring, to the little touches that make each day special. Thank you for helping to give Mira such a wonderful start. We're so grateful for all of you! With love and appreciation.

Reply from Margaret Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

What a beautiful review, thank you! It was a pleasure having your little one at the nursery and we wish you every happiness for the future. I cannot wait to share your review with our wonderful team!

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Review from E M (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2025 Submitted via Website
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My kid loves Monkey Puzzle Regent Street. She is first to leave the house every morning. That's probably the best review one can give a nursery. From myself, I trust the staff completely, I feel I can ask them anything and call up when I worry about something. They are always extremely patient. And my kid clearly loves them as well, all smiles when she sees the person who welcomes her every morning. I couldn't recommend this nursery more

Reply from MARGARET Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

Thank you!!! What lovely words, the team will be thrilled with your feedback and we are so glad your little one enjoys coming to our Nursery!!!!

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Review from H L (Mother of Child) published on 26 August 2025 Submitted via Website
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Our little one is clearly enjoying themselves there, and we can tell the staff care genuinely for the children. Communication with the parents is excellent, and we find them quite flexible too. I'd recommend them to anyone.

Reply from Margaret Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

Thank you for such a great review I am so pleased your little one is happy here and that you are happy with the service we provide.

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Review from P H (Father of Child) published on 26 August 2025 Submitted via Website
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Our daugher has been at this nursery for a year and a half and is leaving at the end of this month. She has had an absolutely fantastic time there - she's made lots of friends, and she's learnt a lot too. The staff have always been brilliant with care and communication and we've been very satisfied indeed with our experience. Very happy to recommend.

Reply from Margaret Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

I am so happy to hear your daughter has enjoyed her time with us at Regent Terrace, it's so important to us that all our children that attend feel they are part of a happy community, where they can make friends, develop their social skills and learn!!Thank you for such a lovely review!

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Review from V W (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2025 Submitted via Website
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Our daughter joined the nursery last year and we couldn't be happier with the experience. The team were extremely supportive throughout the settling-in period and made sure our daughter felt welcome.

Each morning she is excited about another day at nursery and we can see great progress in her development. Communication is excellent and we always feel informed about their activities. Highly recommended!

Reply from MARGARET Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

Thank you for a lovely review, the team will be thrilled to hear such wonderful feedback and we are so happy your little one is enjoying her nursery experience at Regent Terrace.

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Review from Amiria B (Mother of Child) published on 3 April 2025 Submitted via Website
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Lovely daycare. We have been very impressed with the care our children receive here. Warm friendly staff, great educational activities that the kids love and regular updates regarding what they get up to.

Reply from MARGARET Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

We are so pleased to hear your feedback, it is really important to our team that the children and families are happy with the care we provide.Thank You!!!!

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Review from Meltem I (Mother of Child) published on 28 November 2024 Submitted via Website
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We had a fantastic experience at Monkey Puzzle Nursery, Regent Terrace. Our child smoothly transitioned into reception, well-equipped with a strong foundation in letters and numbers, thanks to the excellent education provided there. The communication with staff and management was always clear and supportive, making us feel secure and well-informed. The carers left a lasting positive impression on our child, who still speaks highly of the nurturing environment. The professionalism, approachability, and family-oriented 'Stay and Play' activities were greatly appreciated. I wholeheartedly recommend this nursery to anyone seeking a supportive and enriching environment for their child.

Reply from Margaret Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

I am so happy your little one had such a fantastic experience at our nursery, I am looking forward to sharing your comments with the team!

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Review from Anthony B (Father of Child) published on 23 October 2024 Submitted via Website
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Great nursery! Wonderful staff who really took an interest in the children's well-being. Our son loved going, and it set him up for school really well. Special shout out to one of the staff who was outstanding.

Reply from Margaret Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

Thank you for your review, I am so glad your son had a great time at our nursery and was well-prepared for the transition to school!

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Review from Eugene Z (Father of Child) published on 27 September 2024 Submitted via Website
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Our kids liked this nursery a lot. They enjoyed the variety or educational and entertaining activities, friendly teachers, good cooked food (breakfast, lunch, tea). We always received up-to-date information about day to day activities of our kids (sometimes with short stories about them and photos), the food they have eaten, amount of time they slept etc, which inspires additional confidence. All the teachers were very kind and attentive to our kids, and the kids liked them a lot!

Reply from MARGARET Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

Thank you for a lovely review, it will be wonderful to share your review with the team!

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Review from Yuliia P (Mother of Child) published on 18 September 2024 Submitted via Website
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My child is very happy to attend it every day Very good and friendly staff. Secure child pick up. And the ability to attend 3 days a week. A personal thank you to the staff for settling my child in the nursery.

Reply from MARGARET Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

Thank you so much for your review, we love to hear that your child enjoys coming to Nursery, I will pass on your thank you to the team!

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Review from M H (Mother of Child) published on 12 September 2024 Submitted via Website
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My 8-month-old baby had two weeks of settling-in sessions - the staff were incredibly reassuring and immediately put him and us as parents at ease. He quickly bonded with the lovely staff members who were able to help emulate his nap and feeding routine from home.

Reply from Margaret Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

What a lovely review for us to receive, the team in the Baby Room are committed to ensuring the little ones settle well, we are so happy you feel reassured and your little one is happy at our nursery.

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Review from A R (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2024 Submitted via Website
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My child's adaptation (and mine) to the nursery was very slow but the staff were very patient and caring. I was so anxious and afraid of leaving my child with other people but nowadays I have absolute trust in all the staff who are caring for my son. They are lovely people taking the extra mile for my son and for me. I cannot thank them enough.

Reply from Margaret Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

Thank you for this review of your experience at our Nursery, the team do their upmost to ensure each child's settling-in time at Nursery is tailored to each family, ensuring we build trust and form fantastic keyperson relationships! We are so glad you are happy with the service we provide.

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Review from James G (Father of Child) published on 17 July 2024 Submitted via Website
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Our daughter really enjoys attending Monkey Puzzle. The staff are always welcoming, caring and very hard working. We are impressed by the variety of activities our daughter is exposed to and immersed in.

Reply from MARGARET Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

Thank you for your review; we are so pleased that your little one enjoys the range of activities we offer and they enjoy coming to our nursery!

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Review from Leila D (Mother of Child) published on 15 July 2024 Submitted via Website
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This nursery used to be very good. However, few staff have left recently and since then the quality of their work has been very poor. I really feel my daughter is not going to be safe with them and I decided to go to another nursery. I don't recommend it.

Reply from Margaret Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

I am saddened to see this review, at Monkey Puzzle we pride ourselves on having an open-door policy and we value feedback from our families, should you have brought your concerns to our attention we would have worked in partnership with you to resolve them quickly, we have had team members move on...  

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Review from Daniela R (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2024 Submitted via Website
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We are very happy with Monkey Puzzle Regent’s Terrace. Communication between management, staff and parents is great with good feedback mechanisms in place. Children have the opportunity to explore their interests and activities to encourage their development based on their interests are provided. The staff are great, caring and knowledgeable, and suggest ideas on how to continue building on activities they had done at nursery at home.

The only downside of the nursery is the limited outside space although they do the best with what they have. It would be great if the nursery took advantage of their location and used a park a bit more to let the children run around.

Reply from MARGARET Whiteside, Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

It is a priority for us to listen and take on board families' views and the teams always incorporate the children's interests in our nursery activities, we are planning on making more use of the beautiful park now the milder weather is here!

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Review from L T (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2024 Submitted via Website
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The staff in the baby room have been wonderful during the settling in period. It has not been easy with separation anxiety and sickness. They have been very accommodating with food restrictions. They frequently consider what my son needs and how to best support his transition into nursery. It feels like a joint effort to ensure he is happy. It is early days but they have delivered what they promised so far with regards to updates and photos. The staff are warm, caring and responsive. Everything is very well organised. The baby room can appear sparse but I can see that avoids overwhelming the children and that plenty of different resources are brought out when appropriate. I think it could perhaps have a few cosier areas/artwork like they have in their tweenies room (maybe I was just won over by the teepee and fairy lights in there!). We are yet to get a decent routine with sleep as it is such early days and we have had multiple sick days so I cannot comment on that aspect.

Reply from Maggie Whiteside, Nursery Manager at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

We are thrilled that your little one has settled with us at Monkey Puzzle Regent Terrace, our Baby room team ensures that each child is treated as the unique individual they are! We are currently in the process of making some changes to the Baby room environment and hopefully, the teepee and fairy lights will feature in there as well!

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Review from Lauren K (Mother of Child) published on 21 February 2024 Submitted via Website
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Could not be happier with this nursery. We had to take the tough decision to move our 20-month-old son from another nursery because he was not happy there and after 9 months had failed to settle. We were incredibly nervous that the same thing would happen here, but we couldn't have been more wrong. He has now been here for a little over one month and is absolutely thriving, it has made a huge difference to his development, confidence and overall happiness. The team are incredible - so caring and experienced and have taken so much time to ensure that his needs are met in every way. The range of activities that he takes part in each day quite frankly blows my mind - I have no idea how they have the time to plan and set up such interesting, enriching tasks, but he comes home every night chattering nonstop about all the things he has done. I have absolute confidence in this Nursery and would recommend it to everyone.

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Meet the Team (2)

Thulie T Job Title: Nursery Owner and Director Joined: 2017
Thulie T

My name is Thulie and I am a mother to three beautiful children. I spent a considerable amount of time in Sweden and I was very impressed by their take on nursery and pre-school learning, which focuses on child-led learning and creativity, in addition to using the outdoors to encourage exploratory learning. I believe this helps the children at this tender age to develop in leaps and bounds, compared to their peers who are not actively exploring and utilising the natural spaces around them.

I have worked in the City specialising in Finance roles, within multinational companies. Prior to that, I worked in management roles in Social Care, supporting young adults with Autism and Learning Difficulties. The experience I gained in this sector has given me a solid understanding of the importance of Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Compliance within a setting as well as providing a caring and stimulating environment for the people we care for every day.

My promise to parents, who choose to entrust us with their children, is that I will personally work with our very experienced manager and team to create a home-from-home environment for their children and can be confident that their children are getting the best care, cuddles and comfort.

Maggie Whiteside Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2023
Maggie Whiteside
I have been working in the Early Years sector for 23 years and have 13 years managerial experience.
I joined Monkey Puzzle as a Nursery Practitioner in 2022 in the baby room and I had a wonderful time working with an experienced team and became a Manager in January of 2023. I have had so many rewarding moments during my time working with children and families and I am committed to doing my best to ensure every child in our care has days filled with

happiness.

Teamwork is crucial to offering high-quality childcare and Monkey Puzzle offers continuous professional development enabling practitioners to enhance their knowledge and skills and progress within the team.

Frequently Asked Questions about Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace

What is the Age Range of Children that Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace accepts?

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 4 years 11 months.

What Days & Hours is Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace Open?

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace 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 Cambridge, Regent Terrace have capacity for?

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace has capacity for a total of 59 Children.

How far is Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Cambridge, Regent Terrace to the centre of Cambridge?

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

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