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Parent and Carer Reviews
From our Daynurseries.co.uk reviews, find out what our parents have to say about their time at our Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery and Preschool in Cambridge.
Hear what our parents and carers have to say about our Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery and Preschool in Cambridge with a selection of reviews from Daynurseries.co.uk.
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Our amazing, highly qualified and creative nursery team support and care for your little learner as they play, develop and grow.
How To Find Monkey Puzzle Grange Road
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Grange Road, is proudly located in the heart of Cambridge in the CB3 postal sector. The nursery is conveniently located at 8 Grange Road, close to Newnham and Wolfson Colleges. We are within a short drive of both the A603 and M11, making us perfect for families commuting in and out of Cambridge, as well as families located near the city centre.
Opening times: 8:00am to 6:00pm
Monday to Friday for 51 weeks per year, (closed for the week between
Christmas and New Year)
Today in the toddler room, the children had a fantastic time exploring space! They learnt about the planets, including the sun and the moon. We got creative by decorating the planets to discover different colours and practised counting from 1 to 5. While using green and blue for planet Earth, the toddlers showed great enthusiasm. One little one pointed to the rocket, which inspired us to sing "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, we're going to the moon." We finished with an exciting countdown from 10!
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We’re excited to invite our families to a free three-part webinar series with Dr Morvwen Duncan, Founder and Lead Clinical Psychologist at The Lotus Psychology Practice, created in collaboration with Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries.
Parenting can leave us with lots of questions. Why does my child react so differently to other children? Why do small things sometimes lead to such big emotions? Why won’t they listen, even when I know they understand me?
Across three live webinars, Dr Morvwen will draw on developmental psychology and neuroscience to help us look beyond what we see and better understand the why behind children’s development, emotions, and behaviour.
Understanding Your Child’s Development
Thursday 20th August | 7pm
Explore why every child develops differently, why development isn’t always a straight line and what shapes your child’s individual developmental journey.
Join/Register for the Development webinar
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Understanding Your Child’s Emotions
Thursday 3rd September | 7pm
Discover why young children experience such big feelings, how emotional regulation develops and practical ways you can support your child through those overwhelming moments.
Join/Register for the Emotions webinar
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Understanding Your Child’s Behaviour
Thursday 17th September | 7pm
Explore why behaviour happens, what your child may be trying to communicate and practical strategies for navigating more challenging moments.
Join/Register for the Behaviour webinar
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There will also be an opportunity to ask Dr Morvwen your questions during the live Q&A at each webinar.
Have you discovered our quiz yet?
Our webinars are just one part of Monkey Puzzle’s new Understanding Your Child campaign, created to give families free access to expert advice and practical support throughout the early years. You can take our Understanding Your Child Quiz to receive personalised insights and activities, explore expert articles from Dr Morvwen and access practical resources to try together at home. Take the Understanding Your Child Quiz & explore the campaign
We hope you find the resources useful and would love to see lots of our families join us for the first webinar this Thursday!
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Today, we set up a water play area inspired by the famous artist David Hockney. We transformed the swimming pool art into a representation of Tower Bridge for our toddlers in the garden. Tower Bridge is an iconic landmark in London. In this hot weather, our children enjoyed splashing around in the cold water. They played with a toy London bus and had fun with the paper boats we made for them. When the Tower Bridge model broke, the children used their fine motor skills to reconstruct it, carefully placing the tyres one on top of the other. They engaged with the vehicles, placing toy figures inside the bus, and excitedly declared that they were going to London.
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What a special day celebrating our wonderful graduates! We are so proud of how much you have grown, learned and achieved during your time with us.
We wish you all the happiness and success as you take your next big step into school.
Keep shining, little stars!🌟🎓
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Out of ideas for the weekend? what about nature treasure hunt?
After collecting leaves, sticks, feathers, stones, pinecones, flowers, or seed pods, try one of these activities:
🍂 Nature Collage – Create a picture of an animal, tree, or rainbow using the collected items.
🦔 Make a Nature Animal – Use leaves and sticks to make a hedgehog, butterfly, owl, or fox.
🌿 Leaf Printing – Paint one side of a leaf and press it onto paper to reveal its unique pattern.
🪨 Story Stones – Draw simple pictures on smooth stones and use them to tell a story together.
🔍 Nature Sorting – Sort treasures by colour, size, shape, or texture and talk about what is the same and different.
📏 Nature Maths – Count the items, make repeating patterns, compare sizes, or measure sticks from shortest to longest.
🌈 Nature Colour Hunt – Arrange the treasures into a rainbow from red to purple.
🖼️ Nature Frames – Glue treasures around a photo or drawing to make a beautiful frame.
🏡 Mini Fairy or Bug House – Build a tiny home using sticks, leaves, bark, and stones.
🎨 Nature Mandala – Arrange the treasures into a beautiful circular pattern on the ground.
Extension Questions for Parents:
* What does this feel like?
* Which item is the biggest? Smallest?
* Why do you think this leaf has changed colour?
* Which treasure is your favourite and why?
* What animals might use these materials in nature?
Don't forget to share your findings!
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These activities support communication, creativity, early maths, problem-solving, and an appreciation of the natural world while making wonderful family memories. 🍃🌼 ... See MoreSee Less
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Which activity would your little one choose?
👍 cooking
❤️ Nature walk
😂 Water play
😮 Messy play
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The festival of archaeology 2026!
Our magnificent Monkey Puzzle museum adventure!!!
Today, the children visited the museum of archaeology and anthropology. They also engaged in a spot of sightseeing on the way!
The children noticed the iron gates and one said “Look at those iron gates, that looks like where the king lives, he didn’t make the gates, the masons did!”
Another child found a fairy door on the way and was delighted to show her spectacular finding to her friends.
Lastly, the children entered the museum and demonstrated such awe and wonder looking around and soaking up the atmosphere.
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