New Cross Day Nursery, Preschool & Childcare

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery New Cross

18 hours ago

🎨✨ Before and After! ✨🎨

Throughout the month of October, our preschoolers have been busy creating their very own self-portraits, taking inspiration from our October Book of the Month, ‘So Much’! ❤️

And just look at how we’ve transformed their beautiful creations into a wonderful display in our preschool room!

Our display is now bursting with personality, colour and, most importantly, lots of lovely family photographs featuring our children and their special loved ones. 🥰

Inspired by the themes of family, love and togetherness within the story, this activity gave the children a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the people who mean so much to them, express their individuality and develop a sense of belonging.

We absolutely love how this display brings our children’s artwork and their special family connections together. A beautiful reminde that every child is unique and every family is special! 💛

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery New Cross

24 hours ago

🫧✨ Foamy fun in our toddler room! ✨🫧

Our little discoverers had a fantastic time getting creative with foam! There were lots of smiles, giggles and curious little hands as the children experimented with the wonderful textures, spreading and squishing the foam across the window.

Using their fingers and hands, our toddlers enjoyed making all sorts of exciting shapes, patterns and marks on the glass, watching as their creations appeared and changed. Some explored swirling the foam around, whilst others enjoyed making lines, circles and imaginative patterns.

This was a wonderful sensory experience, encouraging the children to explore different textures, develop their fine motor skills and express their creativity through hands-on play. It also provided fantastic opportunities to use their senses, experiment, make discoveries and develop their curiosity.

We just love seeing our little learners having so much fun whilst exploring, creating and learning through play! Who knew a little foam could bring so much excitement? 🫧💛

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery New Cross

2 days ago

🍂🎨 AUTUMN LEAF PRINTING IN PRESCHOOL! 🎨🍂

After a lovely trip to the park, our Preschoolers brought a little bit of autumn magic back to nursery! 🍁🥰

Inspired by the beautiful colours and fallen leaves they spotted along the way, our little artists got creative with a wonderful autumn printing activity! 🖌️🌈

The children used paint to cover their leaves before carefully pressing them onto paper to create their very own colourful autumn prints. 🍂🎨 It was so lovely to see them experimenting with different colours, patterns and textures while discovering the beautiful shapes and details of each leaf!

Activities like these are a fantastic way to bring the natural world into our learning, encouraging creativity, developing fine motor skills and helping our children make connections between their outdoor adventures and their creative experiences. 🌳💛

We love making the most of the changing seasons and finding exciting ways for our little learners to explore, create and discover! 🍁✨

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery New Cross

2 days ago

🌍✈️ CULTURAL DAY – ALL ABOUT US! ❤️🌈

Our wonderful Inventors have been on an exciting journey around the world as we celebrated different cultures, explored new traditions and discovered what makes each of us unique! 🥰✨

Our little travellers started their adventure with an imaginary trip to the airport, where they each had the opportunity to choose which country they wanted to visit! ✈️🧳

With each table representing a different destination, the children explored a wonderful variety of cultural experiences, including:

👘 Discovering traditional clothing from around the world.
🏳️ Exploring different national flags and their colours.
🍽️ Learning about traditional foods and delicious dishes.
🎨 Painting the flags of their chosen countries.
📿 Getting creative and making their very own colourful bracelets!

And of course, no cultural celebration would be complete without a DANCE PARTY! 💃🕺🎶 Our Inventors finished their adventure by moving, grooving and enjoying music from different cultures!

Days like these provide such wonderful opportunities to develop cultural awareness, celebrate diversity, encourage curiosity and help our children appreciate the world beyond their immediate surroundings. 🌎💛

We love teaching our little learners that the world is full of different traditions, languages, experiences and ways of life, and that these differences are something to celebrate! 🫶

Because although we may all be different, we are each unique, special and equally wonderful! ❤️🌈

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery New Cross

3 days ago

🦷🚂 ALL ABOARD THE TOOTHBRUSHING TRAIN! 🚂🦷

Healthy smiles start with little habits! 💙✨

Here at Monkey Puzzle New Cross, we’re making learning about oral hygiene fun and exciting with our brand-new Toothbrushing Train displays across all three rooms! 🪥🚂

Each room now has its very own colourful Toothbrushing Train, complete with toothbrushes, toothpaste and an informative poster to help our little learners understand the importance of keeping their teeth clean. 😁🦷

We believe it’s never too early to introduce positive self-care habits, and by making learning interactive, visual and fun, we can help our children begin to understand how to look after their own little smiles! 🌟

We hope our wonderful families enjoy seeing these displays and feel inspired to continue the toothbrushing journey at home. By working together, we can encourage healthy routines and help our little ones build habits that will last a lifetime! 💕

Because little teeth deserve BIG care! 🪥💙

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery New Cross

6 days ago

🍽️✨ CULTURAL CAPITAL: OUR LITTLE RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE! ✨🍽️

Here at Monkey Puzzle New Cross, we love creating opportunities for our children to explore new experiences, discover the world around them and develop skills that will support them as they grow! 💛🌍

That’s why we’ve given our lunch and tea times a little RESTAURANT-inspired twist! 🥰🍴 With tablecloths, napkins, little potted plants and even a candle (a lovely pretend one, of course! 🕯️🌿), we’ve transformed our dining spaces into welcoming little restaurants for our children to enjoy!

These thoughtful touches help introduce our little learners to experiences they may not have had before, allowing them to explore different environments, develop social skills and discover the joy of sharing a meal together. 🥗🫶

From practising table manners and using napkins to chatting with friends and enjoying a relaxed dining atmosphere, our mealtimes become so much more than just eating — they’re an opportunity to build confidence, independence and cultural capital! 🌟🍽️

We believe every child deserves opportunities to experience something new, broaden their horizons and feel confident in different settings. And sometimes, those wonderful learning opportunities begin with simply sitting down together for lunch! 💕🥰

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Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery New Cross

1 week ago

🦖🌿 ROAR-SOME LEARNING IN PRESCHOOL! 🌿🦖

Our Preschoolers have been taking the lead in their learning, and today’s adventure was a prehistoric one! 🦕✨

While one of our practitioners was setting up a Dinosaur Land tuff tray, our curious little learners were eager to get involved and asked if they could help! 🥰💚 Of course, we love encouraging our children to have an active role in their own learning, so our adults provided the ingredients and tools for them to create their very own sensory base!

🧡 Using a bowl, whisk, orange paint, oil and rice, the children worked together to mix their ingredients and create colourful sensory rice, ready to bring their dinosaur world to life! 🥣🎨

But the creativity didn’t stop there! 🌿🪵 The children’s imaginations ran wild as they added leaves, logs, dinosaurs and other natural materials to build their very own prehistoric landscape. Before long, Dinosaur Land was ready for exploration, with little learners creating stories, inventing adventures and immersing themselves in imaginative play! 🦖🌋🌴

By allowing our children to help plan, prepare and create their own learning experiences, we are supporting independence, teamwork, problem-solving, creativity and a wonderful sense of ownership. 🌟🤲

We love seeing what happens when we follow our children’s interests and give them the freedom to turn their ideas into reality. At Monkey Puzzle New Cross, sometimes the best learning adventures begin with a simple question: “Can we help?” 💛🦕

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