Full-day nursery in Ware, Hertfordshire
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware
Musley Hill School, Musley Hill, Ware, SG12 7NB · 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 2016Reference EY500192Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Musley Hill School, Musley Hill, Ware, SG12 7NB · More nurseries in SG12
Stations
- Ware14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Sandeman Gardens, High Oak Road and Selwyn Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wooden Park4 min walk
- King George's Field6 min walk
- Cooles Park7 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 Ware is a full-day nursery at Musley Hill School, Musley Hill, Ware, SG12 7NB, in Ware, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 60 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 19 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery WareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Partou Ware Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Orchard House PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Riverside Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Kingshill Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Priors Wood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- St Catherine's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Middleton School ages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.2 miles
- Thundridge Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.5 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 are Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware's opening hours?
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware Good at its inspection on 28 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware take?
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware?
Ware is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware?
You can call 01920 487200 and visit monkeypuzzleware.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY500192 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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