At Monkey Puzzle Astwick, we don’t have any hidden extras. Our fees include everything from freshly served meals, to nappies, wipes, and creams.

Operating Hours

Our core hours are 7.30am – 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.

Our nursery is open 51 weeks of the year.  We close for the Bank Holidays and the few days between Christmas and New Year. We also close for two inset days each year.

Standard Session Times: Minimum 3 sessions over 2 days per week

We want your children to enjoy coming to our nursery therefore we operate with a minimum attendance/session policy to help children settle-in to nursery and a regular routine. In our experience children attending nursery for less than 3 sessions over 2 days per week really struggle to settle quickly which is both upsetting for you as a parent and for your child. So that both you and your child are 100% comfortable with our nursery we offer extended settling-in sessions so that when you finally do choose to leave your child with us, you will be confident that they’re happy. And we know if they’re happy, you’ll be happy!

Meals, Snacks & Refreshments

The following meals and refreshments are provided with each session:

Fees (From 1st April 2022):

Standard session rates:

 Standard rates:

School Day rates:

To secure your place, a non-refundable registration fee of £50 is payable at time of registration.

We also offer the following incentives:

• NHS, Emergency Services and Armed Forces: 5% discount
• Sibling discount (older child only): 10% discount
• Full time discount: 5 weeks per year – Up to £1,737.50 discount per annum
• All other sessions charged on a 51 week basis instead of 52 weeks
• Government tax-free childcare payments accepted and all childcare vouchers

We accept payments via direct debit, bank transfer, all major childcare vouchers and are also registered for tax free childcare.

Please contact us for more information or to arrange a guided tour.

Government Funded Places

Children can access 15 or 30 hours funded nursery care per week after their 3^rd birthday (term-time only). As we offer year-round care, we can stretch the funded hours over 51 weeks of the year to help working parents. This means children who are eligible for 15 hours funding can access 11.4 hours per week and children who are eligible for 30 hours funding 22.8 hours per week (over a 51-week period).

Parents accessing funding will need to pay an additional premium to cover meals, snacks and drinks. Any additional hours are charged at the normal rates listed above. Should you require any further information on funding please visit https://www.gov.uk/apply-30-hours-free-tax-free-childcare to find out more, or alternatively contact us and we’d be happy to help.

Terms & Conditions

Full time hours: 7:30am – 6:30pm | School day hours: 9:30pm – 4:30pm. Minimum attendance: 3 sessions over two days, or 2 school days. Funded places are limited/based on availability and must be agreed with management each term. Meals are not included in the funding we receive for pre-school children, these will be charged at £6 per day from 1st April 2022. *Full time discount applied. Discounts provided are discretionary and cannot be used with any other promotion. To be eligible for a discount a photographic service card/identification must be provided and verified by the nursery manager. All fees must be paid monthly in advance. No refunds will be given for sickness or holidays taken. Sibling discount available on oldest sibling only. We charge a £50 one-off fee for registration. All fees are reviewed annually. A copy of our standard Terms & Condition are available upon request.