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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)
💖 Best friends forever! 💖
Our preschoolers have been putting their fine motor skills to the test as they’ve been busy creating their very own friendship bracelets! 🌈✨
With lots of concentration, creativity and teamwork, they carefully threaded, twisted and designed their bracelets to share with their special friends. 🥰📿
What a lovely way to celebrate friendship while developing those all-important fine motor skills! 💕👏
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All jokes aside, ratios are incredibly important when it comes to keeping everyone who steps foot into our nursery safe. 💛
Here at Monkey Puzzle New Cross, one of our setting’s missions is to ensure our rooms are always well staffed, giving our team extra pairs of hands whenever they’re needed. 👏
That means your little ones have the care, attention and supervision they deserve — while our amazing team have the support they need throughout the day too. 🥰
And yes… it also means that if someone needs to take five minutes, grab a drink and have a breather (especially if they’re feeling a little light-headed 😉), we’ve got the flexibility to make that happen safely.
Because when it comes to childcare, more support means safer, happier children and a happier team! 🐒💛
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💤 Check out our Safer Sleep Board - for all the tips and tricks!💤
Creating a safe, calm sleep environment helps little ones rest comfortably and safely. ❤️
Remember the key steps:
🌙 Always place babies on their backs to sleep.
🛏️ Use a clear, firm, flat sleep space with a well-fitting mattress.
🧸 Keep the sleep space free from pillows, duvets, cot bumpers and soft toys.
🌡️ Help babies stay comfortably cool, avoiding overheating.
Small steps can make a big difference. By working together and following safer sleep guidance, we can help give our little ones the safest start to sleep. 🌟
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🐛🍎 Our Very Hungry Caterpillar adventure! 🍓🦋
What a fantastic week of learning and creativity in our Early Years setting! 🌈✨ The children have been exploring The Very Hungry Caterpillar, learning about the days of the week, sequencing, counting and healthy foods — all while getting creative and having lots of fun! 📚🎨
From our colourful caterpillars to our beautiful butterflies, we’ve loved watching the children’s ideas come to life through their amazing new room display!🐛➡️🦋 Their enthusiasm, imagination and curiosity have been amazing to see! 💚
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👖💙 Jeans for Genes is coming to Monkey Puzzle New Cross! 💙👖
We’re SO excited to be taking part in Jeans for Genes next week! 🎉
Our little ones (and grown-ups!) will be rocking their denim to help support this fantastic cause. 🥰✨ It’s a wonderful opportunity to come together, have some fun and show our support for children and families affected by genetic conditions.
So, get your denim ready and let’s get those jeans rocking! 👖🎶💙
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🌍📚 Celebrating the wonderful world of languages! 🗣️✨
Our Early Years children have been exploring and celebrating the many different languages and cultures that make our setting so special! 💕 From discovering where languages are spoken around the world to sharing our own words, stories and experiences, our EAL learning is helping children develop curiosity, confidence and a sense of belonging. 🌎💬
We’re so proud to create an environment where every language is valued, every culture is celebrated and every child’s voice matters. ❤️
And our EAL lending library is ready to help families continue the language journey at home too! 📖🏡
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💃🕺 Dancing, music and lots of happy little movers! 🎶✨
It looks like our team’s love for dancing has well and truly rubbed off on our little ones! 😍💃
Our children especially love our weekly ShakerKid sessions, where they get to shake their bodies, move to the music and have lots of fun alongside our fantastic instructor! 🎵🪇 From big energetic moves to tiny little wiggles, there’s always plenty of dancing, laughter and smiles! 🥰
And our babies have been getting in on the musical fun too! 👶🎶 They’ve been thoroughly enjoying their Music Wall in the garden, exploring and experiencing the wonderful world of sounds around them. 🌿👂✨
We love seeing our children express themselves through music and movement while developing their confidence, coordination and curiosity along the way! 💕🌟
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💃🕺 Dancing, music and lots of happy little movers! 🎶✨
It looks like our team’s love for dancing has well and truly rubbed off on our little ones! 😍💃
Our children especially love our weekly ShakerKid sessions, where they get to shake their bodies, move to the music and have lots of fun alongside our fantastic instructor! 🎵🪇 From big energetic moves to tiny little wiggles, there’s always plenty of dancing, laughter and smiles! 🥰
And our babies have been getting in on the musical fun too! 👶🎶 They’ve been thoroughly enjoying their Music Wall in the garden, exploring and experiencing the wonderful world of sounds around them. 🌿👂✨
We love seeing our children express themselves through music and movement while developing their confidence, coordination and curiosity along the way! 💕🌟
#MusicAndMovement #EarlyYearsFun #LearningThroughPlay ...
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All jokes aside, our children absolutely adore having opportunities to take on new responsibilities, make choices and build their independence skills. After all, one day they’ll be “all grown up” just like the adults around them! 🥰✨
At Monkey Puzzle New Cross, we believe that encouraging independence from an early age helps children develop confidence, a strong sense of self and valuable practical life skills. 🌱
👧 Our Preschoolers have been loving our self-sign and self-serve boards! When they arrive at nursery, they sign themselves in on the register, and when it’s time to go home, they sign themselves out.
Before mealtimes, they also collect their own placemats from the self-serve board before sitting down to enjoy their yummy food! 🍽️😋
These simple responsibilities give our preschoolers more control over their routines while helping them develop confidence, independence and a sense of belonging.
👶 Our Toddlers have been diving into lots of cooking fun! 🧁👩🍳 They’ve been developing practical life skills as they learn to mix, fold, sieve and bake a whole range of tasty recipes.
Because sometimes the best learning happens when little hands are busy! 💕🙌
Giving children opportunities to practise practical independence skills from an early age helps build the confidence and foundations they’ll carry with them into the future. 🌟
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