Full-day nursery in Loughton Forest, Essex
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Loughton
Godiva House, 1 Connaught Avenue, Loughton, IG10 4DP · 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 May 2021Reference 2639171Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 12 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places69 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 November 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
Godiva House, 1 Connaught Avenue, Loughton, IG10 4DP · More nurseries in IG10
Stations
- Loughton9 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Crown, Forest Road and Sainsburys Store.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 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 Loughton is a full-day nursery at Godiva House, 1 Connaught Avenue, Loughton, IG10 4DP, in Loughton Forest, Essex. It is registered for 69 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 33 reviews (October 2026).
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| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery LoughtonThis 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
- Oaklands School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Staples Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- The Alderton Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- The Alderton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Oak View School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- White Bridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Woodcroft School ages 5–13 1.1 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 1.4 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 Loughton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Loughton Good at its inspection on 12 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Loughton take?
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Loughton is registered with Ofsted for up to 69 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Loughton?
Loughton is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Loughton?
You can call 020 8502 5802 and visit monkeypuzzleloughton.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 2639171 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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