Full-day nursery in Queen's Park, Bedford
Monkey Puzzle Bedford
78 Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2DN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2018Reference EY562269Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 19 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
78 Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2DN · More nurseries in MK40
Stations
- Bedford17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Sainsburys Clapham, Byron Crescent and Cowper Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Bedford there are about 3.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Monkey Puzzle Bedford is a full-day nursery at 78 Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2DN, in Queen's Park, Bedford. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Edith Cavell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Livingstone Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Great Ouse Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Polam School ages 1–9has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Priory Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Bedford Greenacre Independent School ages 0–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Queen's Park Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Monkey Puzzle Bedford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Monkey Puzzle Bedford Good at its inspection on 19 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Monkey Puzzle Bedford take?
Monkey Puzzle Bedford is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Monkey Puzzle Bedford?
Bedford is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Monkey Puzzle Bedford?
You can call 01234 930282 and visit monkeypuzzlebedford.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY562269 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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