Full-day nursery in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery
23 Shenley Road, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1AD · 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 January 2016Reference EY496892Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places98 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 September 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
23 Shenley Road, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1AD · More nurseries in WD6
Stations
- Elstree & Borehamwood3 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Glenhaven Avenue, Elstree & Borehamwood Railway Station and Baptist Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clarendon Park6 min walk
- Maxwell Park11 min walk
- Aberford Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Hertfordshire 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 23 Shenley Road, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1AD, in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 98 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 10 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkey Puzzle Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Teresa Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Yavneh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Summerswood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Monksmead School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Cowley Hill School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Meryfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.8 miles
- Woodlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Kenilworth Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 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 7 February 2024, 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 98 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery?
Elstree & Borehamwood is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery?
You can call 020 8207 0815 and visit monkeypuzzleborehamwood.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY496892 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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