Full-day nursery in Watford, Hertfordshire
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Watford
36, The Avenue, Watford, WD17 4NT · 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 2546682Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 23 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 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
36, The Avenue, Watford, WD17 4NT · More nurseries in WD17
Stations
- Watford Junction10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Watford16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Watford High Street20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Alexandra Road, Town Hall and Stratford Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cassiobury Park7 min walk
- Old Fountain12 min walk
- Stamford Road Playground7 min walk
- Estcourt Road Pocket Park playground10 min walk
- St Johns Road Playground10 min walk
- 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 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 Watford is a full-day nursery at 36, The Avenue, Watford, WD17 4NT, in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 17 reviews (October 2026).
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| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery WatfordThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Watford JunctionFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lanchester Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Chater Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Chater Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Nascot Wood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Central Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- Cassiobury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Watford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Watford Good at its inspection on 23 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Watford take?
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Watford is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Watford?
Watford Junction is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Watford?
You can call 01923 244834 and visit monkeypuzzlewatford.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
- 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 2546682 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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