Full-day nursery in Billericay, Essex
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery
50 Chapel Street, Billericay, CM12 9LU · 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 August 2010Reference EY412761Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 December 2025Food 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
50 Chapel Street, Billericay, CM12 9LU · More nurseries in CM12
Stations
- Billericay7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Hillside Road, Boots and The Chequers.
Parks and playgrounds
- Festival Gardens5 min walk
- Queen Elizabeth II Field6 min walk
- Norsey Wood11 min walk
- School Farm Wildlife Corridor11 min walk
- Lake Meadows12 min walk
- Playground8 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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 is a full-day nursery at 50 Chapel Street, Billericay, CM12 9LU, in Billericay, Essex. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Quilters Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Quilters Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- St John's School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Sunnymede Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- South Green Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 0.9 miles
- South Green Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Brightside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.1 miles
- Buttsbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 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's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery take?
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery?
Billericay is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery?
You can call 01277 624999 and visit monkeypuzzlebillericay.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 EY412761 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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