Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries - Providing a secure, caring environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years

Our children are divided between 3 floors according to their age and stage of development.

Second Floor -  Babies (3 months – 14months)

Our babies are situated on the top floor. Here they have access to three areas. Non-mobile babies benefit from a large, bright, open plan day room,  with access to a range of toys and soft play.

We have a separate dedicated sensory area equipped with the latest equipment to stimulate the babies senses during their formative months. We provide a dedicated sleep room with the temperature constantly monitored to ensure the babies are comfortable at all times. There are never more than three babies to any one member of staff in the baby room, with each baby having their own named key person.

First Floor -  Teenies (14months – 2years )

On the 1st floor there is a room for Teenies with the day structured around their changing interests. The room is very well appointed with outstanding equipment where the children are encouraged to learn through play. There are various dedicated areas offering different activities. In the ‘Book Corner’, they sit in a group and are read stories, sing rhymes and participate in circle time. In addition there is a sand and water play area, a construction area to develop coordination and a messy play area for painting and generally getting messy. Teenies also benefit from a staffing ratio of one member of staff looking after no more than three children.

Toddlers (2years – 3years)

The Toddlers benefit from room(s) housing a range of different toys and learning opportunities. The Toddlers have a creative area, a reading corner, circle time and a home corner. The Toddler room(s) are fully equipped to encourage the children’s independence. Toddlers also have their own easily accessible, brightly decorated children’s toilets. Toddlers benefit from a staffing ratio of one member of staff looking after no more than four children.

Ground Floor -  Toddlers & Pre-School (2years – 5years)

Toddlers benefit by having a further larger room on the ground floor. Pre-School children follow the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’ preparing them for their eventual move to school. This is a more settling down routine, with children working in groups. The children are observed learning through play, based on the six areas of learning: physical development; personal, social and emotional development; communication, language and literacy; creative development; knowledge and understanding of the world and problem solving, reasoning and numeracy. The Pre-School room is fully equipped with child focused IT systems, designed to familiarise the children with the essential IT skills before moving onto school. Pre-School also have their own easily accessible, brightly decorated children’s toilets.

Garden

The nursery boasts one of the largest nursery gardens in Billericay.  The garden is well equipped and stimulating, designed to stimulate and promote exploration, social skills and positive self-esteem. The garden features the latest impact resistant soft surfacing to ensure peace of mind when any tumbles occur whilst still retaining a large natural looking lawn area.