Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Walton-on-Thames

Rivendell Court, 174 Terrace Road, Walton-on-Thames KT12 2ED
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9.4 28 Reviews
  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Walton-on-Thames, Walton-on-Thames
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Walton-on-Thames focus their childcare and education on learning through play for children aged three months to pre-school age.

The friendly and nurturing staff engage children in planned, safe and fun activities in the purposely designed rooms. The rooms and resources are age-appropriately designed to facilitate all stages of learning.

Food is prepared at the nursery by the chef and is as tasty as it is nutritious. A range of extra-curricular activities enhances children's development in addition to academic learning.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Annoo Walia (Nursery Owner)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 5

Total Places for Children

  • 105

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Nursery Fees & Sessions Overview
    We keep our pricing simple, predictable, and all-inclusive—covering meals, snacks, drinks, nappies, wipes, creams, and activities like trips and extra-curricular sessions, with no hidden costs. Fees are charged monthly in advance via our paperless Famly app system.


    Sessions


    Open Monday–Friday, 51 weeks a year


    Full day: 7:30 am–6:00 pm


    Morning: 7:30 am–1:00 pm


    Afternoon: 1:00 pm–6:00 pm


    Fees & Benefits


    All meals and snacks prepared on-site


    10% sibling discount


    Free settling-in sessions


    Government funding available (contact for details)


    Accepts all major childcare vouchers (e.g., Sodexho, Computershare, Edenred)


    For complete fee details or special offers, please call or arrange a visit.

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

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Walton-on-Thames Reviews (28)

9.4

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Walton-on-Thames has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.409) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Walton-on-Thames has 28 reviews.

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Review from Lucy G (Mother of Child) published on 25 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is an amazing nursery! Our little one has been attending here since the end of Sept and absolutely loves it. She is always happy going in and comes out smiling and excited after a fun packed day of activities and adventure. The nursery has a lovely 'Home from Home' feel with such caring and passionate
staff in a warm welcoming environment, equipped with such amazing toys and facilities. The on-site fresh cooked food goes down really well with our little one, with a wide variety of healthy dishes. The outside space has also been well thought out and equipped with lovely activity items. This nursery has a passion for learning and a family feel, would highly recommend.
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Review from Jodi G (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
After a traumatic experience at a previous nursery the manager and the team welcomed my little one with so much love, care and warmth. Every day my daughter runs into nursery with so much excitement and brings home crafts and paintings evident of the fun she's had. The facilities are above and beyond
and the staff really love the children. My daughter has flourished. Her language has developed and her social skills have really improved. I can't recommend Monkey Puzzle Walton enough!
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Review from Sacha F (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy can't fault anything with Monkey Puzzle. My son is happy so am I.
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Review from Coutney E (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have had such a great experience with our wonderful nursery, Monkey Puzzle, Walton. The facilities are so thoughtful, the food is made on-site by the fantastic chef, the activities that the children do are varied and include lots of messy play. But the most notable quality to mention is the care
of every staff member and this is thanks to the manager setting up such a great group of staff and maintaining such a wholesome and caring environment. Thank you to Monkey Puzzle.
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Review from Sherrie E (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Having been with a childminder since our daughter was 6 months old, it was clear to us both during the first lockdown that our child needed more than a childminder setting, that's when we found Monkey Puzzle! It was the best thing we did for our daughter, she has come on in leaps and bounds. Management
and staff have made such a positive influence to her life and we as parents feel when she starts school in September, she will be ready because of Monkey Puzzle. Wonderful nursery.
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Review from Monthira C (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An amazing nursery and every staff member is so helpful and supportive. They not only care for the children but the families too. My son is well cared for and taught lots of interesting things. He has progressed and developed so greatly since starting in the baby room. Thank you all the staff for looking
after my son fantastically.
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Review from Marie A (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Monkey Puzzle Walton-on-Thames has been wonderful. Our son enjoys his time and I know he has been well cared for. Our son has learned so much since starting Monkey Puzzle and the direction has been amazing, especially during such difficult times.
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Review from Katie B (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are having a really positive experience with Monkey Puzzle Walton. Our daughter loves it there and gets excited when we drop her off in the morning. She is our first child and this is her first nursery, but the team have made us feel really welcome and relaxed, thanks to their great settling in process
and lots of transparency. Hugely friendly service, that feels very personal. Plus our daughter brings home arts and crafts almost every day, so clearly its a very fun and nurturing environment.
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Current Review Score: 9.4 (9.409)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.4 (9.409) out of 10 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Walton-on-Thames 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 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 10 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 4.933 for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Walton-on-Thames is calculated as follows: ( (112 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.933
  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 4.476 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Walton-on-Thames is based on 10 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 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    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 105 number of registered child places is 21. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 21 = 0.476
  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 (1)

Annoo

Annoo Walia

Job Title: Nursery Owner Joined: 2020

EYP – Early Years Practitioner Status
Forest School Leader
NVQ3 in Early Years and Childcare
Designated Safeguarding lead


My name is Annoo and I am the proud mother of a teenage son. I changed my career into early years 19 years ago after the birth of my son. From that moment child development has been a passion and has stayed with me ever since.


In my 16 year successful career in Senior Management and Consultant roles in Early Years Childcare; I have always been driven and committed to provide high quality childcare. I have played an active role in Ofsted inspections and successfully achieved a number of ‘Outstanding’ and ‘Good’ grades for the nurseries. I am very passionate about providing outstanding care and learning opportunities to children in a safe and thriving environment, work closely with families, members of the team, local authorities, early years support teams and the local community. I am currently working towards making Walton-on-Thames a Hygge Accredited Nursery. I have taken my inspiration from the Danish concept of Hygge (successful Scandinavian approach). The Hygge approach aims in creating a greater focus on calmness, joy and simplicity into our environment to improve wellbeing and mindfulness of the children and team. We bring more nature, cosiness and simplicity into the environment and give it a more homely feel. At our nursery, we will look at children taking the lead in their learning and how we can effectively support this by setting up meaningful enhancements and provocations.


I am very pleased and overjoyed to join hands with award winning “Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries” to begin a new chapter towards my dream of having my own nursery. I look forward to bringing my wealth of knowledge, family-oriented values, and experience in making this nursery a huge success and a significant addition to the local community.

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