Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Melody Lane
Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, now part of Be Me Day Nurseries, offers care for children aged 3 months to 5 years in three purpose-designed rooms. The nursery features a children’s cooking counter, an indoor/outdoor play area and a secure environment. Staff, including a SENCO and managers trained in understanding autism and mental health, work to ensure all children have equal access to the curriculum. The setting follows an In The Moment Learning approach with activities tailored to children’s interests and regular short‑term plans reviewed with parents. The nursery welcomes children with additional needs, provides Makaton‑trained staff and collaborates with external professionals. Funded places for 2‑, 3‑ and 4‑year‑olds are available.
Reviews describe Melody Lane (now part of Be Me Day Nurseries) as a modern, inclusive setting with dedicated staff and varied learning opportunities. Costs and communication are noted as areas for improvement.
Parents appreciate the purpose‑built rooms, cooking counter and supportive staff. They value the inclusive practice and the way activities are tailored to children’s interests.
Some parents feel the nursery is expensive and note that communication about daily activities could be improved.
The Islington listing notes that the nursery caters for children from 3 months to 5 years, has a cooking counter and indoor/outdoor play space, and offers 2‑, 3‑ and 4‑year funding with a strong inclusive ethos and trained staff.
Our Melody Lane day nursery provides outstanding childcare facilities for babies, toddlers and preschool children. Find out more about our day nursery.Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane caters for children aged 3 months to 5 years, featuring a spacious and purposefully designed childcare space with three rooms, a children’s cooking counter and indoor/outdoor play area.
Our SENCO has completed a Level 2 Course in Understanding Autism and has attended several SENCO trainings and forums.
The nursery manager has also completed Level 2 Course in Understanding Autism and the course Understanding Children and young people’s mental health.
Some of our staff are Makaton trained.
Our staff reads our SENDCO policy when inducted and are made aware of who the nursery SENCO is and how to make a referral.
We are an inclusive setting. All children in our nursery have equal access to the curriculum and this is done through differentiation.
All learning is tailored to each child and activities are planned around individual children’s interests and short-term plans. We follow a child’s interest through “In The Moment Learning” approach.
Short Term Plans are reviewed every 6/8 weeks with parents to recognise achievements both at home and at nursery.Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, now part of Be Me Day Nurseries, offers care for children aged 3 months to 5 years in three purpose-designed rooms. The nursery features a children’s cooking counter, an indoor/outdoor play area and a secure environment. Staff, including a SENCO and managers trained in understanding autism and mental health, work to ensure all children have equal access to the curriculum. The setting follows an In The Moment Learning approach with activities tailored to children’s interests and regular short‑term plans reviewed with parents. The nursery welcomes children with additional needs, provides Makaton‑trained staff and collaborates with external professionals. Funded places for 2‑, 3‑ and 4‑year‑olds are available.