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From our Daynurseries.co.uk reviews, find out what our parents have to say about their time at our Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery and Preschool in New Cross.
Hear what our parents and carers have to say about our Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery and Preschool in New Cross with a selection of reviews from Daynurseries.co.uk.
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How To Find Monkey Puzzle New Cross
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery New Cross is proudly located at 296 Queens Road, New Cross, London SE14 5JN. We’re nestled in the heart of the local community, just a short walk from New Cross Gate, Queens Road Peckham, and Nunhead train stations—offering easy access across London and the Borough of Lewisham.
Our beautifully converted nursery building features bright, open-plan rooms designed to inspire children’s learning and development, along with secure outdoor play areas, including a private baby garden and free-flow spaces for toddlers and preschoolers.
We are ideally placed to serve families across New Cross, Peckham, Nunhead, and the surrounding areas, providing high-quality childcare for children aged 3 months to 5 years.
Monkey Puzzle Newcross
16 Snakes Lane, Newcross, Newcross Green IG8 0BS
Opening times: 7:30am to 6:30pm
Monday to Friday for 51 weeks per year, (closed for the week between Christmas and New Year)
🎨💛 All About Me! 💛🎨
Our Preschoolers have been exploring their focus book, So Me, discovering all the wonderful ways we are different, what makes our families special and how we change and grow as we get older! 📚🌈✨
As part of their learning, the children have been busy creating their very own self-portraits, capturing what they look like today! 🖌️🪞 This sparked some lovely conversations about how we all looked a little different when we were babies and how much we have grown since then! 🥰👶
To bring their learning to life, we had a very special visitor from our Baby Room! 💕 Our Preschoolers loved meeting one of our youngest learners and had the opportunity to talk with their key person about all the things babies need to stay happy, healthy and safe. 🍼🧸 From milk and sleep to cuddles, comfort and lots of love, the children explored how these needs were just as important when they were babies themselves! 💗
Activities like these encourage our little learners to develop their understanding of themselves and others, build empathy and kindness, and appreciate the many ways we grow and change. 🌱🤗
We love seeing our Preschoolers’ curiosity shine as they discover what makes each of us unique — because we are all growing, learning and becoming our own wonderful selves! 🌟💛
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🩷🎀 WHAT A WONDERFUL PINK DAY! 🎀🩷
From dressing in pink 💗 to themed arts and crafts 🎨, sensory trays 🌈, baking 🧁, a special raffle 🎟️ and a lovely parent tea party ☕💕, we have absolutely loved every minute of our Pink Day in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 🌸✨
We are OVER THE MOON to share that our fundraising total has now exceeded an incredible £500! 🥹🎉💖 We honestly cannot thank our wonderful families, team and wider community enough for your generosity, kindness and support. Every donation, big or small, has helped us make a difference for such an important cause. 🎗️🩷
Breast cancer has touched the lives of members of our team, our families and our wider community, making this cause especially close to our hearts. 💕 It has been a true privilege for us as a setting to come together, raise awareness and fundraise for something that affects so many lives.
From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for helping us turn our little splash of pink into something truly meaningful! 🩷🌷 We are so proud to be part of such a loving and supportive Monkey Puzzle New Cross community. Together, we can spread awareness, show our support and share hope. 💗🎀
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💗🎀 Seeing PINK and spreading LOVE! 🎀💗
Our wonderful team looked absolutely fabulous in pink for our Pink Party in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 🩷✨🌸
At Monkey Puzzle New Cross, we are incredibly proud to support such an important cause and come together to help raise awareness. 💕🎗️ Every little gesture helps, and it was lovely to see our team showing their support with so much enthusiasm, positivity and pink! 🥰💖
A huge thank you to our amazing team for getting involved and helping us show our support for a cause that touches so many lives. Together, we can help spread awareness, encourage conversations and share a little extra love! 🩷🤗
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📚🎉 A HUGE congratulations to our Preschool bookworm! 🎉📚
We are so proud to celebrate our first Preschool child to read five books and earn a special prize from our sensory basket as part of our School Readiness Initiative! 🥳🏆💛
Through our Preschool Library, we are encouraging our little learners to develop a love of reading, discover exciting new stories and build the foundations for their future learning. 🌈📖✨ Every book opens the door to a new adventure, sparks imagination and helps develop those all-important early literacy skills! 🦋💭
Well done to our little bookworm on this fantastic achievement! 💚 We can’t wait to see more of our Preschool children enjoying stories, reaching their five-book milestone and celebrating their own reading adventures! 🐛📚🌟
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🍕✨ Tasty Tuesday meets story time! ✨🍕
As part of their October book focus, So Much by Trish Cooke, our Preschoolers got creative in the kitchen by making their very own 🍕 PIZZA FACES! 🍕🥰
Using cheese, tomatoes and colourful peppers, our little chefs got busy constructing eyes, noses and mouths to bring their tasty creations to life! 🧀🍅🫑👀
But the learning didn’t stop at the kitchen table! 📚💭
Inspired by the characters in their story, the children discussed how everyone’s pizza faces looked a little different — just like the wonderful characters in So Much! 💛
This activity was a fantastic opportunity to explore:
🎨 Creativity and self-expression
🗣️ Language development and describing features
👀 Observing similarities and differences
🤲 Fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
📖 Making connections between stories and real-life experiences
We love finding fun and meaningful ways to bring their book focus to life, combining literacy, creativity and a little bit of tasty fun! 😋🌈
Because every face is different, every creation is unique, and every little learner has something special to bring to the table! 💕🍕
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💃🕺 Get those dancing shoes on, New Cross! 🎶✨
We’re encouraging our team to dance their way into their lunch breaks and start them off on the RIGHT foot! 😂🪩
Here at Monkey Puzzle New Cross, we believe it’s important to remember that it’s not all work and no play! 💛 Between the very important jobs our team carry out every single day, we love creating little moments of fun, laughter and connection.
Whether it’s a spontaneous dance-off, a singalong or simply having a good giggle together, these little moments help keep our team spirits high! 🥰🎉
Because working in Early Years means bringing the energy every day… so why not have a little boogie along the way?! 💃🌈
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🩷🎀 We’re getting READY for tomorrow’s Pink Party! 🎀🩷
The excitement is building here at Monkey Puzzle New Cross, and just look at some of the amazing raffle prizes we have up for grabs! 🎁✨
We can’t wait to welcome everyone for a day filled with pink, fun, smiles and lots of generosity, all while coming together for a wonderful cause! 💕🌸
A huge thank you to everyone who has donated prizes and helped make our Pink Party extra special. Your support means so much to us! 🩷🥰
Who’s ready to PINK OUT with us tomorrow?! 🎀💗
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📚✨ Wordy Wednesday! ✨📚
Our Preschoolers had a wonderful time on their latest trip to the local library, where there were lots of exciting activities set up for our little learners to explore! 🥰💛
From building and construction 🧱 to puppets 🐻, puzzles 🧩 and, of course, LOTS of lovely stories 📖, there was something for everyone to get stuck into!
Library visits are such a fantastic way to encourage a love of reading while supporting our children’s language development, imagination, creativity and problem-solving skills. 🌈🗣️
Whether they were bringing stories to life with puppets, working together to complete puzzles or snuggling up to enjoy a book, our Preschoolers were learning through every little moment! 💫
We love giving our little learners opportunities to explore their local community and discover the magic that books and stories have to offer! 📚💕
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🍂🎃 Our Toddlers and Preschoolers are getting into their autumn feels! 🎃🍂
Over the past week, our little learners have been embracing everything autumn has to offer, with lots of seasonal fun, exciting discoveries and wonderful opportunities to learn through play! 🥰🍁
🍂 Sensory trays filled with autumn-inspired textures and treasures 🎨 Arts and crafts to spark creativity and create beautiful seasonal masterpieces 🧁 Festive baking to explore ingredients, develop fine motor skills and enjoy some tasty treats!
From squishing, mixing and creating to exploring the colours, smells and textures of the season, our children have been making the most of this magical time of year. 🌰🍃
We just LOVE seeing our little learners getting hands-on, using their imaginations and making special memories along the way! 💛✨
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