Full-day nursery in Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Astwick
Unit 3 Church Farm, Astwick, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4BH · 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 October 2019Reference 2549864Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places105 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 3 Church Farm, Astwick, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4BH · More nurseries in SG5
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Old Rectory.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground12 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 Central Bedfordshire there are about 4.1 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 Day Nursery Astwick is a full-day nursery at Unit 3 Church Farm, Astwick, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4BH, in Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 105 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery AstwickThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Poppies NurserySessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Busy Bees, StotfoldFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Pippin Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Splat Day Nursery & Forest SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| Arlesey Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
| Best Nursery (Arlesey)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.2 miles
- Roecroft Lower School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.5 miles
- Pix Brook Academy Middle deemed secondaryages 9–16Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.0 miles
- Etonbury Academy Middle deemed secondaryages 9–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.1 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 Day Nursery Astwick's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Astwick Good at its inspection on 5 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Astwick take?
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Astwick is registered with Ofsted for up to 105 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Astwick?
Arlesey is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Astwick?
You can call 01462 734292 and visit monkeypuzzleastwick.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2549864 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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