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Welcome to Monkey Puzzle Astwick

Our nursery provides a nurturing home from home environment, for children aged 3 months through to pre-school age. With an emphasis on learning through play, our carefully selected team of practitioners ensure your child is cared for in a safe, secure environment with planned activities to keep them engaged whilst having lots of fun.

We are located on a working farm, meaning our children have access to a whole farm and all the adventures that it is able to bring them. Additionally, we have a trained forest school leader in our preschool room to take children on daily forest school sessions and a lead staff member in 2-3’s that has trained in outdoor learning, meaning our older children get to spend lots of time outside learning in our beautiful environment that includes streams, fields, woodland and exploring nature’. We are extremely blessed that our older children at Astwick are not confined to being inside all day and can run, climb and explore our great outdoors each day. Our little ones go out too, but we don’t take them as far as their little legs get tired, so time outside learning on the farm, increases with their age and energy!

We have dedicated rooms for our various age ranges and each room reflects the seven areas of learning, as prescribed in the Early Years Foundation Stage. We have free-flow access all year round to our purpose built garden where children can continue their learning but more importantly have fun, jumping in the sandpit or making mud pie in our mud kitchen!

No hidden extras, everything is included in our fees, from freshly prepared breakfast, lunch, tea, snacks, and drinks, to premium branded nappies, wipes, and creams. Menus are carefully selected by our on-site chef to meet the energy and nutrition requirements of growing children, plus there are also extremely delicious!

Hello. I’m Natasha and I am the owner of Monkey Puzzle Astwick. My passion, which runs throughout our nursery, is to give children access to the environment so that every child has the chance to learn through outside adventures, as every child deserves the chance to fly a kite or jump in a stream. My team and I are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life by caring for and supporting them to play, learn and grow in a positive and stimulating environment.

I would love to welcome and show you around our beautiful nursery setting so please get in touch

Natasha

Nursery Owner

Tina - Monkey Puzzle Astwick Manager
Babies

The very youngest children at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Astwick spend their time in our specially designed Tulips room, welcoming children from the age of three months to fourteen months.


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Tweenies

From the age of 14 months, children spend their time in our Tweenies room, a space designed to build their independence and curiosity, with perfectly sized furnishings and learning resources to explore.


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Toddlers

Welcomed from the age of 2 years old, children enjoy a space in Lilies that matches their inquisitiveness and energy, with well-considered furnishings and learning resources accessible at all times.


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Preschool

Your child will embark on their preschool journey with us at around three years old, enjoying an enriching learning environment that fully supports their individual needs as well as the group activities and play.


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Babies

The very youngest children at Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Astwick spend their time in our specially designed Tulips room, welcoming children from the age of three to fourteen months.


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Tweenies

From the age of 14 months, children spend their time in our Tweenies room, a space designed to build their independence and curiosity, with perfectly sized furnishings and learning resources to explore.


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Toddlers

Welcomed from the age of 28 months, children enjoy a space in Lilies that matches their inquisitiveness and energy, with well-considered furnishings and learning resources accessible at all times.


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Preschool

Your child will embark on their preschool journey with us at around 3 years old, enjoying an enriching learning environment that fully supports their individual needs as well as the group activities and play.


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We’re just around the corner, with lots for you to discover…

  • Part of an award winning nursery group with over 30 years experience

  • Fully renovated barn conversion set in an idyllic farm setting, less than 5 minutes’ drive from central Stotfol
  • Amazing, purpose-built outside play area where children have free-flow access all year round
  • Dedicated rooms for Babies, Toddlers and Pre-School
  • Regular outings to aid the children’s learning and awareness of their surroundings
  • Caring and experienced team of staff who are all highly qualified in Childcare and Education
  • Delicious, healthy food prepared on site by our Nursery Chef
  • Modern security systems, including CCTV cameras
  • Open Monday to Friday, 51 weeks a year, 7.30am to 6.30pm
  • Full day or half day sessions available
  • Branded Nappies, wipes and creams all included in the price
  • 15/30 hours government funding available (limited places)

Plus so much more. Get in touch today.

Open 7:30am to 6:30pm Monday to Friday for 51 weeks per year, (closed for the week between Christmas and New Year)

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We love to share insight into nursery life through our social media pages and accounts. Take a look below to see some of our posts, click to go through to view them in full and leave us a comment or a like.

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This week is Safer Sleep Week! 💜

We proudly support The Lullaby Trust, a charity that works tirelessly to save lives and improve child safety daily. This year they are focusing on exploring baby sleep patterns, busting baby sleep myths and your own sleep deprivation. You can check out more information on their website www.lullabytrust.org.un

Here are some valuable Safer Sleep tips developed in partnership with experts from The Lullaby Trust:

💜 Lie your baby on their back
💜 Use a firm, flat, waterproof mattress
💜 Avoid your baby getting too hot
💜 Sleep your baby in the same room as you for at least the first six months
💜 Keep their cot clear
💜 Keep baby smoke-free

#safersleep #infantsafety #childwellbeing #safesleeping #ParentingTips #nursery #familysupport #lullabytrust
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This week is Safer Sleep Week! 💜 

We proudly support The Lullaby Trust, a charity that works tirelessly to save lives and improve child safety daily. This year they are focusing on exploring baby sleep patterns, busting baby sleep myths and your own sleep deprivation. You can check out more information on their website www.lullabytrust.org.un

Here are some valuable Safer Sleep tips developed in partnership with experts from The Lullaby Trust:

💜 Lie your baby on their back
💜 Use a firm, flat, waterproof mattress
💜 Avoid your baby getting too hot
💜 Sleep your baby in the same room as you for at least the first six months
💜 Keep their cot clear
💜 Keep baby smoke-free

#SaferSleep #InfantSafety #ChildWellbeing #SafeSleeping #ParentingTips #Nursery #FamilySupport #LullabyTrust

World Book Day 📚

We had so much fun dressing up for world book day this week! The children enjoyed sharing their favourite books, talking about their different outfits and getting involved in lots of activities around their books - we had lots of great outfits!

#stotfold #monkeypuzzledaynurseries #nursery #WorldBookDay #dressup
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World Book Day 📚 

We had so much fun dressing up for world book day this week! The children enjoyed sharing their favourite books, talking about their different outfits and getting involved in lots of activities around their books - we had lots of great outfits! 

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Happy International Women's Day, to all the special ladies out there, in our community and beyond! 👸

International Women's Day is a global celebration held annually. This is a day dedicated to honoring the achievements of women in various fields. Celebrating International Women's Day is a way to acknowledge the contributions of women and inspire futures.

A shout out to these amazing women who work tirelessly everyday throughout our nursery as well as our amazing families! Here’s to empowering and supporting each other always 💜

#monkeypuzzledaynurseries #internationalwomensday #empoweredwomen #nurserystaff #community #stotfold
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Happy International Womens Day, to all the special ladies out there, in our community and beyond! 👸

International Womens Day is a global celebration held annually. This is a day dedicated to honoring the achievements of women in various fields. Celebrating International Womens Day is a way to acknowledge the contributions of women and inspire futures. 

A shout out to these amazing women who work tirelessly everyday throughout our nursery as well as our amazing families! Here’s to empowering and supporting each other always 💜

#monkeypuzzledaynurseries #internationalwomensday #empoweredwomen #nurserystaff #community #stotfold

Pancake Day 🥞
The children had lots of fun making their own pancakes, decorating pancakes and creating pretend pancakes! We even enjoyed our own for tea with some berries 🍓

#monkeypuzzledaynurseries #daynursery #pancakeday #tufftrayplay
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Pancake Day 🥞 
The children had lots of fun making their own pancakes, decorating pancakes and creating pretend pancakes! We even enjoyed our own for tea with some berries 🍓 

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Our 1-2’s have been able to enjoy some sunshine out on the farm this week! They had lots of fun blowing bubbles 🫧 and playing football ⚽️ in the fields with their friends!

#monkeypuzzledaynurseries #farmnursery #toddlers #outdoorplay #stotfold
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Our 1-2’s have been able to enjoy some sunshine out on the farm this week! They had lots of fun blowing bubbles 🫧 and playing football ⚽️ in the fields with their friends!

#monkeypuzzledaynurseries #farmnursery #toddlers #outdoorplay #stotfoldImage attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment

Our babies have had lots of fun exploring books this week and particularly enjoyed looking at The Hungary Caterpillar story and exploring all the different foods the caterpillar eats! 🐛

#nursery #babies #books #monkeypuzzledaynurseries #stotfold #hungrycaterpillar
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Our babies have had lots of fun exploring books this week and particularly enjoyed looking at The Hungary Caterpillar story and exploring all the different foods the caterpillar eats! 🐛 

#nursery #babies #books #monkeypuzzledaynurseries #stotfold #hungrycaterpillarImage attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment

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Happy Monday!

Who’s got the Monday morning feeling👀💃

#monkeypuzzledaynurseries #mondaymotivation #nursery #staff
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