Welcome to Monkey Puzzle Stratford-upon-Avon
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery in Stratford-upon-Avon is a beautiful nursery setting with fantastic indoor and outdoor facilities. We are conveniently located on Aintree Road, just off the B439 Evesham Road, with ample parking and just one mile from the centre of town, making us perfect for people working in and around the local area .
We are part of an award-winning nursery group, offering high quality childcare in our specially equipped nursery for children aged three months to five years old.
Adding to this, we tailor our care to suit your childβs age. We achieve this by placing children into the following age categories: babies, aged 3 to 18 months, tweenies, aged 18 months to 28 months, and toddlers, aged 28 to 40 months, and lastly preschool, aged 40 to 60 months. Due to our rooms being equipped especially for these ages, we are able to provide that home-from-home feel.
Weβre just around the corner, with lots for you to discoverβ¦
- An amazing home from home environment where we guide childrenβs learning through the Early Years Foundation Stage ensuring they are ready for school
- A dedicated Educational Co-ordinator to help each room leader to devise their curriculum plans and records according to the needs of the children attending
- Large, all seasons outdoor play area
- Additional extracurricular experiences like French, Music, Dance and Football many of these programmes are provided at no extra cost
- Highly qualified and motivated staff. We have a consistent staff, most of whom have worked to together for 5years+
- Planning is inspired through the childrenβs interests and learning objectives achieved at their own pace
Plus so much more. Get in touch today.
Open 7:30am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday for 51 weeks per year, (closed for the week between Christmas and New Year)
Monkey Puzzle Stratford-upon-Avon – Facebook
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St. Patrickβs Day βοΈ
The preschool children have celebrated St. Patricks Day today. We have all engaged in a variety of activities including..
βοΈ Finding Ireland on the map.
βοΈ Looking at the different flags of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
βοΈ Listening to traditional Irish music and looking at Irish dances.
βοΈ Creating a shamrock & shamrock face painting! ... See MoreSee Less
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Preschool have enjoyed a lovely spring walk this afternoon, the children had a great time exploring our local environment and visiting the park!
During our walk the childrenβ¦
πΌ Discussed the importance of road safety.
πΈ Waved and said hello to people in the environment.
πΌ Spotted the flowers blooming and talked through the changes in our season.
πΈ Problem solved when using outdoor apparatus. ... See MoreSee Less
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Motherβs Day Afternoon Tea
We were delighted to invite selected parent's (names pulled out of a hat) for an afternoon tea. We all enjoyed a selection of sandwiches and cakes and it was a great opportunity to have a catch up with one another.
We hope all our Mummyβs had a wonderful Motherβs Day.
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ππ WORLD BOOK DAY 2024 π π
Pre-school have had a super busy time celebrating world book day! We have enjoyed engaging in a variety of different activities including:
π Reading our favourite stories, and sharing them with others including our friends from the baby room.
π Talking about the difference between fiction and non-fiction.
π Designing our own bookmark keepsakes.
π Looking at story sequencing including beginning, middle and end.
βIf You are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of booksβ - Roald Dahl
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This morning Preschool went on a signs of spring walk!
During our adventure we explored our local environment including the racecourse. The children reflected on their past experiences of the races when we were lucky enough to watch the horses in motion last year. We discussed the differences in the environment and how the horses came from different places and donβt stay at the racecourse all the time.
The children used great observational skills, finding the first signs of spring on their walk including:
πΌ Finding daffodils
πΌ Blossom on the trees
πΌ Looking at crocuses
πΌ Listening to sounds of nature ... See MoreSee Less
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Today the babies have enjoyed a lovely walk down to the park, on the way they stopped to look at the flowers π, saw lots of dogs π and were singing π΅. The babies loved spending time at the park they explored the slide trying to climb to the top using steps with help from practitioners and loved the swing even more! π ... See MoreSee Less
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Autumn Walk!ππ
Following on our topic of being healthy, this afternoon the preschool children have enjoyed a walk in our local environment. We displayed all our knowledge of how to keep safe when out including:
π Walking Feet
π Holding Hands
π Good Listening
π Good Looking
π Waiting For The Green Light
π Looking At Road Signs
(Road Safety Week is planned for 02/10/23, so we will explore this more then!)
The children said good afternoon to local people, including pedestrians, teachers, cycling proficiency people, fire fighters, an ice cream man and elderly people in their homes. We also discussed the changes that we could see in our environment, and investigated different natural objects with magnifying glasses. ... See MoreSee Less
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A trip to the races! π
This afternoon Preschool were very lucky to take a short walk in our local environment to Stratford Racecourse
The children were lucky enough to observe a race and even chose their favourites to win. We spoke about the rules of racing, how to stay safe and why the jockeys wear different colours.
We would like to thank Stratford-Upon-Avon racecourse for being so welcoming to our children, they all had a lovely time. We are so grateful for the opportunity to show children something they may not have experienced before. ... See MoreSee Less
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βRUN RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN, YOU CANT CATCH ME IM THE GINGERBREAD MAN!!β
This week Preschool have been learning all about the traditional story the gingerbread man.
We have been busy all week engaging in different activities including, ginger playdough, designing our own gingerbread person, baking our own gingerbread and learning where ingredients originate, making predictions and changing the story.
Today preschool received a letter, which included pictures of our very own cheeky gingerbread person. The children looked at the clues and found him having a snooze after his adventures!
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