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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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Monkey Puzzle Astwick’s 5th Birthday! 🎂

We can’t quite believe it and what a 5 years it’s been!

Huge thank you to all our children and families for coming to celebrate with us this week 🥰

Also a big thank you to Cake Magic for doing us the most amazing cakes 🤩

#nursery #birthday #stotfoldmums #monkeypuzzledaynursery #farmnursery #celebrate
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Monkey Puzzle Astwick’s 5th Birthday! 🎂 

We can’t quite believe it and what a 5 years it’s been! 

Huge thank you to all our children and families for coming to celebrate with us this week 🥰

Also a big thank you to Cake Magic for doing us the most amazing cakes 🤩

#nursery #birthday #stotfoldmums #monkeypuzzledaynursery #farmnursery #celebrateImage attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

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Looks like a great celebration 🐵🧩

4 weeks ago

Making blackberry and Apple crumble! Our 2-3’s worked together and discovered how to make a delicious crumble! #stotfoldmums #monkeypuzzledaynursery #hitchinmumsinbusiness ... See MoreSee Less

Making blackberry and Apple crumble! Our 2-3’s worked together and discovered how to make a delicious crumble! #stotfoldmums #monkeypuzzledaynursery #hitchinmumsinbusinessImage attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment

A big congratulations to Darci who has now completed her Level 3 Diploma in the Early Years Workforce! Very proud of all her hard work and dedication 🎉🥰 #monkeypuzzledaynurseries #stafftraining #Qualification #astwick #stotfold ... See MoreSee Less

A big congratulations to Darci who has now completed her Level 3 Diploma in the Early Years Workforce! Very proud of all her hard work and dedication 🎉🥰 #monkeypuzzledaynurseries #stafftraining #qualification #astwick #stotfold

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Thank you❤️ grateful for everyone’s support and help🥰

National cat day! One of our staff brought in her pets for national cat day! The children loved helping to care for them and learning how to be gentle and kind, and Rambo and Reggie the cats were loving all the attention and beautifully behaved! Caring for animals helps children learn so many things like kindness, caring for others, feeling love and calmness and learning about animals and boundaries to name a few. #nationalcatday #monkeypuzzledaynurseries #hitchintown #stotfold #petforkids ... See MoreSee Less

National cat day! One of our staff brought in her pets for national cat day! The children loved helping to care for them and learning how to be gentle and kind, and Rambo and Reggie the cats were loving all the attention and beautifully behaved! Caring for animals helps children  learn so many things like kindness, caring for others, feeling love and calmness and learning about animals and boundaries to name a few. #nationalcatday #monkeypuzzledaynurseries #hitchintown #stotfold #petforkidsImage attachmentImage attachment+6Image attachment

We have a few spaces available on our Paediatric First Aid course taking place this Saturday 17th August 2024 at Biggleswade Children's Centre, (within Biggleswade Library), Chestnut Avenue, Biggleswade SG18 0LL from 9.00am - 11.00am. Please contact the office on 0300 300 8114 or 0300 300 8134 or message us on Facebook to book. £10 per person cash required to secure place at time of booking ... See MoreSee Less

Graduation 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓

Our wonderful Preschoolers had their Graduation last week! We loved being able to celebrate with them and their families as they get ready to move to big school!

#monkeypuzzledaynursery #graduation #stotfold #bedfordshire #bigschool #farmnursery
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Graduation 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 

Our wonderful Preschoolers had their Graduation last week! We loved being able to celebrate with them and their families as they get ready to move to big school! 

#monkeypuzzledaynursery #graduation #stotfold #bedfordshire #bigschool #farmnurseryImage attachmentImage attachment+8Image attachment

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Aww lovely x going to miss them all so much 😢 enjoy big school

We'll definitely miss these guys, but new adventures await ☺️

Oh my goodness! Can’t believe they’re old enough for school. I remember these (some of these) cuties when they were in baby room!

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Olympics 🔥
The children have been busy exploring the Olympics this week from being their very own torch bearers, taking part in lots of sorts to exploring and creating their own Olympic rings!

#nursery #stotfold #bedfordshire #OlympicGames #monkeypuzzledaynursery
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Olympics 🔥 
The children have been busy exploring the Olympics this week from being their very own torch bearers, taking part in lots of sorts to exploring and creating their own Olympic rings!

#nursery #stotfold #bedfordshire #olympicgames #monkeypuzzledaynurseryImage attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

Our 2-3’s have been busy getting exploring a variety of messy tuff trays with different textures as well as making their own icecreams. Our preschoolers have been having fun in their Forest School Area doing lots of nature based activities and climbing trees! 🍦🌳 🍃
#forestschool #monkeypuzzledaynurseries #farmnursery
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Our 2-3’s have been busy getting exploring a variety of messy tuff trays with different textures as well as making their own icecreams. Our preschoolers have been having fun in their Forest School Area doing lots of nature based activities and climbing trees! 🍦🌳 🍃 
#forestschool #monkeypuzzledaynurseries #farmnurseryImage attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

Recently our little babies have had lots of fun getting messy and using all their senses to explore the different textures whilst our older babies have been busy exploring the outdoors, playing in the fields, catching bubbles and looking for bugs! 🐞🫧🌳
#farmnursery #monkeypuzzledaynursery #stotfold #bedfordshire
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Recently our little babies have had lots of fun getting messy and using all their senses to explore the different textures whilst our older babies have been busy exploring the outdoors, playing in the fields, catching bubbles and looking for bugs! 🐞🫧🌳 
#farmnursery #monkeypuzzledaynursery #stotfold #bedfordshireImage attachmentImage attachment+7Image attachment
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