Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Billericay

I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough. My little boy has attended since November last year and absolutely loves it. The staff make it what it is, their compassion, patience and kindness know no bounds and they have also given me great advice to help my child’s development. Two particular members of staff deserve special praise. As a first time mum leaving your son alone with strangers is never easy but you made the transition a dream. Thank you.

My daughter has been attending here for nearly 6 weeks after moving from another nursery and I can hand on heart say that this is the happiest she has been. She enjoys the daily activities that are provided, especially the phonics, which she mentions all the time. The daily routine is great and there’s always plenty for the children to do. The atmosphere is always welcoming, and she is always very happy to go, even asking to go on weekends! All the staff are all very friendly and are always happy to help with any issues. Would definitely recommend to anyone.

Both of my children have attended the nursery over the past 4 years. I’ve consistently found it an extremely nurturing and caring environment. My children have always been so happy to attend, building up strong relationships with both the staff and other children. There is a broad variety of activities both from the internal staff and external classes brought in (sport, French, phonics, music). The variety of activities gives a great range of development opportunities for the children and ensures they are well prepared for school.

My son has been attending Monkey puzzle for two years now and I cannot recommend Monkey Puzzle enough. When I first visited the place I wasn’t sure as I thought the building and outside area seemed a bit small, however location wise its perfect for commuters travelling to London as it’s within close proximity to the station. The management team and practitioners really make this place run brilliantly. The Management team make a huge effort to ensure the kids have a vast variety of activities, both fun and educational like phonics, maths, french, nature studies etc. They have events once a week where they bring in entertainment like ‘Jungle Jive’ or ‘Wild fangs’. He’s made lots of great friends and has close bonds with the practitioners. When we pick him up, the practitioners always have a detailed review of his day and seem to take a genuine interest by commenting on his developments and personality.

Both my children have attended Monkey Puzzle and loved it. The team are amazing, they really care and the activities they do every day are really impressive. We looked at what felt like every nursery in the area before we put my oldest in and we picked Monkey Puzzle due to the team and the environment they create.

Excellent nursery with a great focus on children’s development. Parents received daily feedback on activities (with pictures on the parent app) and regular observations about their own child (something they did, say, a new skill they develop etc). And it also ties in with the official EYFS curriculum.
The nursery also adapts to certain parents’ requests (e.g. we prefer our son not to have sweet things to eat containing refined sugars and the staff have kindly accommodated this at every meal).
I think the best testimony to the quality of the nursery is the way our son runs at the door of the nursery in the morning and quickly jump inside when he’s let in by a practitioner (due to Covid safety measures of course).

Our boy has been there since 6 months and is now 2. The staff has been incredibly patient and nurturing, supporting him through the first half year when he was quite a needy child. He now loves going in and is always happy and chatty. There were also really good activities by external providers (such as music and movement) that we know he enjoyed very much, and look forward to having them back again when lockdown restrictions are lifted! We have noticed all the new words and good habits he has picked up from nursery, and are really happy with his development. We would happily recommend Monkey Puzzle Billericay.

Our daughter loves attending Billericay Monkey Puzzle – she always runs in and never looks back at me each morning. The staff are all so friendly and genuinely care for our daughter.

Our daughter has learnt so much over her time there – nursery rhymes, numbers, letters and subjects such as the seasons/weather/how plants grow/types of animals etc. They also have lots of outdoor play in the garden which has recently been extended and improved.

The food is healthy and varied, and occasionally the children get to make their own food (e.g pizzas) which they love doing.

Most importantly our daughter always goes into nursery with a smile and comes out with a smile, and I never have to worry if she’s ok while she’s there.

We have nothing but good things to say about Monkey Puzzle. Our son is in the pre-school room and is learning new things every day. Each day we drop him off, he has a smile on his face and he can’t wait to go and play with his friends, and then when we collect him he is a continuous chatterbox about his day. The staff are amazing and are always keeping us updated via the app about his day and what activities he has been up to, it’s great to see what he’s been doing. We would highly recommend Monkey Puzzle.

No real complaints. My daughter has always loved going and has learned so much from being there. There’s always loads of varied activities throughout the day and lots of different meals for the children to eat from one day to the next. The recent investment in facilities is also great to see. All in all, my wife and I are very happy to send our daughter to the nursery.