# Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Melody Lane --- ## Pages - [Home](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/): Our Melody Lane day nursery provides outstanding childcare facilities for babies, toddlers and preschool children. Find out more about our day nursery. --- --- ## Posts - [Black History Month](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/black-history-month/): In October, we celebrate Black History Month, a wonderful opportunity to honour the contributions, history, and achievements of Black individuals... - [October News](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/october-news/): Our team is at the centre of everything we do, and the Early Years Wellbeing Week is a great opportunity... - [Melody Lane Olympics](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/melody-lane-olympics/): In light of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, we decided to hold our own ‘Melody Lane Olympics’ during our staff... - [Preschool Graduation 2024](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/preschool-graduation-2024/): On Friday 26th of July, we held our Preschool Graduation where the children performed a special graduation song... - [We are Ofsted Outstanding](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/ofsted-outstanding/): On 12th of June 2024 we had our first Ofsted inspection where we were graded Outstanding! - [Father's/Special Person's Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/fathers-special-persons-day/): To celebrate Father’s / Special Person's Day, we invited the children’s Dad’s or Special People to come in for a breakfast stay and play session. - [Parents Partnership](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/parents-partnership/): Following up on our midwife visit, one of our amazing parents joined preschool room as a Special Guest for the day! - [Baby Sensory Activities](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/baby-sensory-activities/): This week our babies have been engaging in a lovely sensory activity to explore shapes, colours and textures. - [Special Guests: Lola and Bethany](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/special-guests-lola-and-bethany/): Lola visited the nursery and showed our preschoolers all about her school to help the understand the transition to big school - [Our Outings in the Sun](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/our-outings-in-the-sun/): We believe that spending time in nature is essential for our children’s well-being. The fresh air provide opportunities for creative play and learning. - [Mental Health Awareness](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/mental-health-awareness/): During mental health awareness week, we pulled out the stops to prioritise our amazing staff. We made sure everyone felt supported and loved. - [Nurse Visit](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/nurse-visit/): In celebration of International Nurse Day on the 12th of April, we welcomed one of our Preschoolers’... - [Inset Day!](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/inset-day-2024/): Our last Inset Day has been a huge success with lots of incredible learning to make sure our team our up to date with the latest practises and training! - [Our Green RAG Rating](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/our-green-rag-rating/): In April we proudly received our green RAG rating from the Islington Borough Council! - [Visit from PC Lizeth!](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/visit-from-pc-lizeth/): On Friday the 3rd of May, we welcomed a familiar face into the nursery to visit the children... - [Pen Pal Initiative with Irish Preschool](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/pen-pal-initiative-with-irish-preschool/): Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane has made new friends with our Pen Pal initiative with Tomorrow's World nursery in Galway, Ireland - [Postman Dave’s Visit!](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/postman-daves-visit/): This week we invited our lovely postman Dave in to talk to our children about all the important things he... - [Intergenerational Project](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/intergenerational-project/): Our children have been joining in with our Intergenerational Project, visiting the elderly in our local community for lots of... - [Ducklings](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/ducklings/): This week we had some amazing eggs delivered which very quickly hatched into beautiful little ducklings! - [London Fire Brigade Visit](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/london-fire-brigade-visit/): This week we had an exciting visit from the local fire brigade, an amazing day that all of children look... - [Guide Dog Visit](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/guide-dog-visit/): On Friday this week, we had a visit from some special guests as Bruno the guidedog and her friend Elizabeth... - [ZooLab visit!](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/zoolab-visit/): This week we had a visit from Zoolabs who introduced our children to all kinds of creepy crawlies, snakes and... - [Valentine's Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/valentines-day-3/): On Wednesday, 14th of February Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane was celebrating Valentine’s Day. - [Lunar New Year](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/lunar-new-year/): On 8th of February, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane Celebrated Chinese New Year. Children joined in many lovely activities involving arts... - [Children’s Mental Health Week 2024](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/childrens-mental-health-week-2024/): This week we are celebrating Children's Mental Health Week! This year's theme is 'My Voice Matters'... - [National Winnie the Pooh Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/national-winnie-the-pooh-day/): On 18th of January, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated National Winnie the Pooh Day... - [National Storytelling Week](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/national-storytelling-week/): Storytelling week was a great opportunity for us to highlight the importance of reading and storytelling. - [Christmas Celebrations](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/christmas-celebrations-2/): We enjoyed our Christmas activities by putting our creative skills to the test. The children loved Christmas cooking... - [Children In Need 2023](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/children-in-need-2023/): On 17th of November Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane organised fundraising for the Children in Need Charity - [Diwali 2023](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/diwali-2023/): During the entire week Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane was celebrating Diwali. Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights. - [Halloween 2023](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/halloween-2023/): Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane have been enjoying a very special Halloween full of activities, art and lots of spooky fun - [Playdough Masterclass](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/playdough-masterclass-2/): Melody Lane families joined in for playdough activity led by our staff and learned about the importance of it in... - [National Dog Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/national-dog-day/): We invited all our families to bring their dogs to celebrate our love for our furry friends! We had a... - [Graduation Day 2023](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/graduation-day-2023/): On Friday 1st September 2023, we held an amazing ceremony for our graduates! We cannot believe our Inventors will be leaving our nursery nest - [Kent Family Nurseries Awards 2023](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/kent-family-nurseries-awards-2023/): In honour of 10 years of Kent nurseries, we held a fantastic nursery award ceremony to celebrate our fantastic teams and all of their hard work. - [Father's Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/fathers-day-2023/): On Monday the 26th of June, all the families joined for Father’s Day celebration at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane and we all had a wonderful time. - [Introduction to Makaton](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/introduction-to-makaton/): Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane have give parents an introduction to Makaton Sign Language, and how we use it in our daily routine - [Mental Health Awareness Week](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/mental-health-awareness-week-2023/): The staff at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane have been taking part in Mental Health Awareness week, being extra kind and thoughful for each other - [International Family Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/international-family-day/): Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane has been celebrating International Family day, welcoming our families to celebrate what makes them special - [St Patricks Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/st-patricks-day-2/): On the 17th of March Melody Lane celebrated St Patricks day with our children and staff. The rooms were... - [Inset Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/inset-day/): On Inset days our nursery is closed for our children and our staff have a day of training and organising. - [Easter Egg Hunt](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/easter-egg-hunt-2/): At Melody Lane our families and children joined us for an EGGciting Easter Egg hunt in our soft play area. - [Staff Appreciation Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/staff-appreciation-day/): On the 3rd of March, Melody Lane celebrated staff appreciation day with our wonderful team. - [Happy Mother’s Day!](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/happy-mothers-day/): On 20th of March 2023, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated Mother’s Day with all the nursery Mummies. - [Theatre trip](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/theatre-trip-2/): On the first week of March our toddlers and pre-schoolers went on their first ‘big outing’ of the year. - [Our Library is open](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/our-library-is-open/): At our library our children and parents can borrow a book or give a book for someone else to read.... - [World Book Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/world-book-day/): To celebrate World Book Day, we wanted to see every child's and practitioner’s favourite book come ALIVE! ! - [Valentine's Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/valentines-day-2/): On the 14th and 15th of February Melody Lane celebrated a very happy Valentine’s day with all of our children... - [Christmas Celebrations](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/christmas-celebrations/): At MP Melody Lane we’ve had a very festive month, celebrating Christmas with all of our children, parents and staff. - [Fancy Dress Monday](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/fancy-dress-monday/): On 31st of October, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane invited all children and staff to Fancy Dress Monday to celebrate Halloween - [Children in Need Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/children-in-need-day/): On 18th of November Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane organised baking fundraising for the Children in Need Charity. - [Theatre Trip](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/theatre-trip/): The preschool children of Highbury, Melody Lane and Angel organised a fabulous trip to the Little Angel Theatre. - [Inset Day September 2022](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/inset-day-september-2022/): On 16th of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted the last Inset Day of the year. - [Playdough Masterclass](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/playdough-masterclass/): On 14th of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted Playdough Masterclass. - [Graduation Party 2022](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/graduation-party-2022/): On the 31st of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted the first ever Graduation Party. - [International Dog Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/international-dog-day/): On 24th of August Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated International Dog Day, all Melody Lane doggies were invited! - [Father's Day BBQ](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/fathers-day-bbq/): We hosted our first and much anticipated Father's Day BBQ at Melody Lane to celebrate all our dads and families! - [Inset Day July 2022](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/inset-day-july-2022/): On Friday the 1st of July we had our very first Inset Day with a full team at Melody Lane!... - [Queen Elizabeth Jubilee!](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/queen-elizabeth-jubilee/): Last week we celebrated our Queen Elizabeth Jubilee! Children joined in for many activities and had lots of fun for... - [Mental Health Awareness Week](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/mental-health-awareness-week/): We have been participating in Mental Health Awareness week. This year’s theme is ‘loneliness’ and we've been working together to help out staff and families. - [Easter Egg Hunt](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/easter-egg-hunt/): To celebrate Easter, we organised our very first Easter Hunt in our Soft Play and Garden. - [STEAM Learning Lab Open Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/steam-learning-lab-open-day/): On Friday the 1st of April, we hosted an Open Day to introduce our STEAM Learning Lab for parents - [Mother’s Day Tea Party](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/mothers-day-tea-party/): Our Mother’s Day Tea Party is one of our favourite events and we were so excited to welcome our mums... - [St Patricks Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/st-patricks-day/): We have been celebrating St Patricks Day at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, learning about Irish history and culture and having lots of fun too - [First Outing to Highbury Fields](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/first-outing-to-highbury-fields/): This week our nursery children made their first trip to Highbury Fields, enjoying the sunshine and exploring the park nearby! - [Holi Festival](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/holi-festival/): At Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, we have been celebrating the Holi festival, getting very messy with our bright colours and paint! - [Valentines Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/valentines-day/): This week at Melody Lane, we have been celebrating Valentines Day, taking part in activities and making Valentines cookies - [Pancake Day](https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/pancake-day/): This week at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, are children have been celebrating Shrove Tuesday by making lots of yummy pancakes --- # # Detailed Content ## Pages > Our Melody Lane day nursery provides outstanding childcare facilities for babies, toddlers and preschool children. Find out more about our day nursery. - Published: 2022-03-08 - Modified: 2025-07-07 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/ Monkey Puzzle Melody LanePlay, learn and growwith Monkey Puzzle Important NoticeAs of the 7th July 2025, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane has ceased operations. You can contact the nursery through the contact details below. To find your nearest Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery, please visit monkeypuzzledaynurseries. com Website: https://bemedaynurseries. co. uk/ Email: manager@bememelodylane. co. uk We are open 8:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday for 51 weeks per year. We are closed for 1 week at Christmas so that everyone in the nursery can have some quality time with their families. --- --- --- ## Posts - Published: 2024-10-29 - Modified: 2024-10-29 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/black-history-month/ - Categories: News In October, we celebrate Black History Month, a wonderful opportunity to honour the contributions, history, and achievements of Black individuals past and present. Melody Lane Black History Month! In October, we celebrate Black History Month, a wonderful opportunity to honour the contributions, history, and achievements of Black individuals past and present. At our nursery, we take great pride in celebrating diversity in many ways, fostering a welcoming environment where each child learns about the values of equality, inclusion, and individuality. Through engaging activities, stories, and discussions, we help children appreciate and respect each other’s unique backgrounds and experiences, building a strong foundation for lifelong empathy and understanding. --- - Published: 2024-10-21 - Modified: 2024-10-21 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/october-news/ - Categories: News Our team is at the centre of everything we do, and the Early Years Wellbeing Week is a great opportunity to show them our appreciation and love. Some of our Wellbeing week celebrations! Our team is at the centre of everything we do, and the Early Years Wellbeing Week is a great opportunity to show them our appreciation and love. Some of the activities included: Motivational Healthy Breakfast Wellbeing raffle Time off voucher! Blind date with a book We couldn’t be prouder of our team, and we will always take any opportunity to make them feel appreciated and supported with the Outstanding care they give our little ones every single day!   --- - Published: 2024-08-19 - Modified: 2024-08-20 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/melody-lane-olympics/ - Categories: News In light of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, we decided to hold our own ‘Melody Lane Olympics’ during our staff meeting... In light of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, we decided to hold our own ‘Melody Lane Olympics’ during our staff meeting. The teams were Baby Room, Toddler Room and Preschool & Managers and we took part in different events including a three legged race, tug of war, egg and spoon race and sack race! The winners were our Toddler Room! Followed by Baby Room in second place and the Preschool & Managers in third place. It was great fun and a great team building exercise for the staff.   --- - Published: 2024-08-15 - Modified: 2024-08-15 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/preschool-graduation-2024/ - Categories: News On Friday 26th of July, we held our Preschool Graduation where the children performed a special graduation song... On Friday 26th of July, we held our Preschool Graduation! The children performed a special graduation song and an interview style video talking about their experiences at nursery as well as their future aspirations! The children also collected their certificates and received a personalised bag with some gifts in. The ceremony was followed by a party with an entertainer and of course, pizza! It was such an amazing afternoon and we wish our 2024 graduates all the best with their next chapter! --- - Published: 2024-07-22 - Modified: 2024-07-22 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/ofsted-outstanding/ - Categories: News On 12th of June 2024 we had our first Ofsted inspection where we were graded Outstanding! We are Ofsted Outstanding!   On 12th of June 2024 we had our first Ofsted inspection where we were graded Outstanding! --- > To celebrate Father’s / Special Person's Day, we invited the children’s Dad’s or Special People to come in for a breakfast stay and play session. - Published: 2024-06-24 - Modified: 2024-06-24 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/fathers-special-persons-day/ - Categories: News To celebrate Father’s / Special Person's Day, we invited the children’s families in for a breakfast stay and play session. To celebrate Father’s / Special Person's Day, we invited the children’s Dad’s or Special People to come in for a breakfast stay and play session. The children enjoyed some breakfast and took pride in showing their loved ones their favourite activities and resources! This was a special morning for both the children and families in the nursery. --- > Following up on our midwife visit, one of our amazing parents joined preschool room as a Special Guest for the day! - Published: 2024-06-10 - Modified: 2024-06-24 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/parents-partnership/ - Categories: News Following up on our midwife visit, one of our amazing parents joined preschool room as a Special Guest for the day! Following up on our midwife visit, one of our amazing parents joined preschool room as a Special Guest for the day! The children were given the opportunity to listen to the baby’s heart beat with the baby doppler, see some of the scan pictures of the baby and learn more about the different stages of pregnancy and baby growth. --- - Published: 2024-06-10 - Modified: 2024-06-10 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/baby-sensory-activities/ - Categories: News This week our babies have been engaging in a lovely sensory activity to explore shapes, colours and textures. This week our babies have been engaging in a lovely sensory activity. This provides a great opportunity for babies to discover sounds, colours and to explore different textures. Babies have the opportunity to develop their skills alongside each other in a calming environment. --- > Lola visited the nursery and showed our preschoolers all about her school to help the understand the transition to big school - Published: 2024-06-01 - Modified: 2024-06-10 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/special-guests-lola-and-bethany/ - Categories: News This week we had a visit from Lola and Bethany to talk to our Preschoolers about their transition to big school. What a special intervention from a member of our Monkey Puzzle Kent Family! Lola visited the nursery and showed our preschoolers all about her school. As some of our preschoolers are soon transitioning to school, this was a great opportunity for them to feel engaged and comforted with the idea of embarking on a new journey, to ask questions about the different activities and to hear what it feels like to make new friends! --- > We believe that spending time in nature is essential for our children’s well-being. The fresh air provide opportunities for creative play and learning. - Published: 2024-05-28 - Modified: 2024-06-10 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/our-outings-in-the-sun/ - Categories: News We believe that spending time in nature is essential for our children’s growth. The open spaces provide endless opportunities for creative play and learning. We believe that spending time in nature is essential for our children’s growth and well-being. The fresh air, open spaces, and vibrant surroundings of the park provide endless opportunities for creative play and learning. From collecting leaves to create imaginative storytelling, to discover animals’ habitats and care, every moment in nature sparks the curiosity of our little ones. --- > During mental health awareness week, we pulled out the stops to prioritise our amazing staff. We made sure everyone felt supported and loved. - Published: 2024-05-20 - Modified: 2024-06-10 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/mental-health-awareness/ - Categories: News During mental health awareness week we made sure everyone felt extra supported and loved During mental health awareness week, we pulled out the stops to prioritise our amazing staff. From rejuvenating yoga session to delicious breakfast and thoughts of kindness, we made sure everyone felt extra supported and loved. A week filled with relaxation, connection and a whole lot of care. --- - Published: 2024-05-17 - Modified: 2024-05-17 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/nurse-visit/ - Categories: News In celebration of International Nurse Day on the 12th of April, we welcomed one of our Preschoolers’... In celebration of International Nurse Day on the 12th of April, we welcomed one of our Preschoolers’ mummy’s to speak to the children about her experiences as a nurse. She brought some equipment along with her like a stethoscope for the children to look at and try out! The children enjoyed asking questions about what it’s like to be a nurse as well as taking turns to use the equipment. --- > Our last Inset Day has been a huge success with lots of incredible learning to make sure our team our up to date with the latest practises and training! - Published: 2024-05-15 - Modified: 2024-06-10 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/inset-day-2024/ - Categories: News Our last Inset Day has been a huge success with lots of incredible learning to make sure our team our up to date with the latest practises and training! Our last Inset Day has been a huge success with lots of incredible learning to make sure our team our up to date with the latest practises and training! Starting off with a quick Safeguarding heads up quiz, we moved on to welcome our Early Years Quality Manager Jordan to host a Curriculum session training; afterwards, our Nursery Manager Rachel hosted an Ofsted preparation training and Simona, our Support Manager, went through an SEN training session with our Preschool team. Through fun activities and interesting trainings, our team has the opportunity to bond and learn about each other in a stimulating environment. --- > In April we proudly received our green RAG rating from the Islington Borough Council! - Published: 2024-05-10 - Modified: 2024-06-10 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/our-green-rag-rating/ - Categories: News In April we proudly received our green RAG rating from the Islington Borough Council, a fantastic recognition of the care we provide for our children. In April we proudly received our green RAG rating from the Islington Borough Council! It was a great opportunity to review our safeguarding practice and get the outstanding recognition for the effort we collectively put towards keeping our setting a safe and secure environment for both children and adults. --- - Published: 2024-05-10 - Modified: 2024-05-10 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/visit-from-pc-lizeth/ - Categories: News On Friday the 3rd of May, we welcomed a familiar face into the nursery to visit the children... On Friday the 3rd of May, we welcomed a familiar face into the nursery to visit the children. One of our previous employees, Lizeth, recently joined the police workforce and returned to the nursery to talk to the children about the very important job that she has. The children were super engaged and some took turns to try on PC Lizeth’s hat and walkie-talkie! --- - Published: 2024-05-07 - Modified: 2024-05-08 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/pen-pal-initiative-with-irish-preschool/ - Categories: News Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane has made new friends with our Pen Pal initiative with Tomorrow's World nursery in Galway, Ireland We invited Michelle from Tomorrow’s World Preschool in Galway, Ireland to talk to our Preschoolers about what it’s like to go to preschool in Ireland. They discussed the similarities and differences that we have as well as all that we have in common. The children were able to ask lots of questions and see some lovely pictures of the Irish preschool. We also introduced an exciting new initiative to become pen pals and send each other exciting letters and postcards in the post! --- - Published: 2024-05-07 - Modified: 2024-05-08 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/postman-daves-visit/ - Categories: News This week we invited our lovely postman Dave in to talk to our children about all the important things he does in his job. After setting up our new pen pal initiative with Irish nursery Tomorrow’s World, we invited our lovely postman, Dave, to speak to the children about the important work that he does delivering people’s post. Postman Dave explained to the children all that his job entails as well as discussing the post system. The children were very engaged and were even able to try on some of his uniform. --- - Published: 2024-05-03 - Modified: 2024-05-08 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/intergenerational-project/ - Categories: News Our children have been joining in with our Intergenerational Project, visiting the elderly in our local community for lots of fun and games. We have recently made links with a local care home to begin our ‘Intergenerational Project’ with the elderly in our local community. This has encouraged the children to boost empathy and form relationships with the elderly generation. The children pack their bags with chosen activities they have enjoyed at nursery on a weekly basis, to carry out with the residents of the care home. They sing songs, read stories and even bring special items to represent their ‘sound of the week’. This is such a fulfilling project that we can’t wait to continue! --- - Published: 2024-05-03 - Modified: 2024-05-08 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/ducklings/ - Categories: News This week we had some amazing eggs delivered which very quickly hatched into beautiful little ducklings! On the 16th of April we had an eggs-iting delivery at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane! We had some duck eggs delivered which quickly hatched into ducklings. The children were able to observe and learn this amazing experience of the early stages of the life cycle and enrich their Understanding of the World knowledge in caring for animals. The children were so gentle when holding and touching the ducklings and were sad to see them go after two weeks of looking after them. --- - Published: 2024-04-17 - Modified: 2024-05-08 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/london-fire-brigade-visit/ - Categories: News This week we had an exciting visit from the local fire brigade, an amazing day that all of children look forward to every year! On Monday 25th of March we had an exciting surprise visit from the Islington Fire Brigade! The children were shown the different compartments, tools and water pipes inside the fire engine and the fire fighters also helped the children to climb on board and try on their helmets! They also showed the children where the ladders are kept and turned on the water tap! The children were so engaged and excited throughout! --- - Published: 2024-04-17 - Modified: 2024-05-08 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/guide-dog-visit/ - Categories: News On Friday this week, we had a visit from some special guests as Bruno the guidedog and her friend Elizabeth came in to our nursery. On Friday 12th of April we had two very special guests come to visit our Preschool Room. Bruno the guide dog accompanied by his carer, Elizabeth came to speak to the children about the important work that guide dogs do to support people in the community who are visually impaired. In Bruno’s last job, he would help a man get to work by getting the bus and now he visits the patients at the hospital as part of their ‘pet therapy’ project! The Preschoolers were super engaged and gentle with Bruno and asked Elizabeth lots of questions about Bruno and his work. --- - Published: 2024-04-17 - Modified: 2024-05-08 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/zoolab-visit/ - Categories: News This week we had a visit from Zoolabs who introduced our children to all kinds of creepy crawlies, snakes and frogs! On Tuesday 9th of April we welcomed some special guests from ZooLab to the nursery to meet some creepy crawly friends! The children were able to observe and touch a snake, land snail, gerbil, cockroach and a frog! This was a great learning experience for the children to see different types of animals! --- - Published: 2024-04-16 - Modified: 2024-04-16 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/valentines-day-3/ - Categories: News On Wednesday, 14th of February Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane was celebrating Valentine’s Day. On Wednesday, 14th of February Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane was celebrating Valentine’s Day. Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers joined in many pink and red activities. We saw lots of playdough cookie cutting, painting, cooking, writing love letters! What a lovely day!   --- - Published: 2024-02-26 - Modified: 2024-02-26 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/lunar-new-year/ - Categories: News On 8th of February, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane Celebrated Chinese New Year. Children joined in many lovely activities involving arts and crafts like dragons and lanterns... On 8th of February, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane Celebrated Chinese New Year. Children joined in many lovely activities involving arts and crafts like dragons and lanterns to make this day even more special. We were also learning how to use chopstick while trying Asian cuisine! What an amazing celebration! --- - Published: 2024-02-20 - Modified: 2024-02-20 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/childrens-mental-health-week-2024/ - Categories: News This week we are celebrating Children's Mental Health Week! This year's theme is 'My Voice Matters'... Children’s Mental Health Week 5 -11 February 2024 This week we are celebrating Children's Mental Health Week! This year's theme is 'My Voice Matters' - My Voice Matter is about empowering children and young people by providing them with tools they need to express themselves. We focused on engaging children in a range of activities such as: Finger Breathing – Using breathing techniques to give your mind a rest! Yoga - To use the benefits of movement and stretching to improve our mental health Making Sensory Bottles - These bottles are an excellent tool to aid relaxation, support emotions in the child, and provide a moment of enjoyment as they navigate through their emotions Letter writing – Writing letters to create connections with our loved ones to support one another --- - Published: 2024-02-12 - Modified: 2024-02-12 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/national-winnie-the-pooh-day/ - Categories: News On 18th of January, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated National Winnie the Pooh Day... On 18th of January, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated National Winnie the Pooh Day, one of the cuddliest holidays around of the year. The day was marked with lots of yellow activities, teddy bears picnics, mark making and water play! --- - Published: 2024-02-12 - Modified: 2024-02-12 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/national-storytelling-week/ - Categories: News Storytelling week was a great opportunity for us to highlight the importance of reading and storytelling. Storytelling week was a great opportunity for us to highlight the importance of reading and storytelling. The children thoroughly enjoyed puppet shows; enjoying the roleplay of their beloved animals and the classic hit ‘Row, Row, Your Boat’. Our Melody Lane Children love books and nursery rhymes! We even got to dress up as our favourite character/person. To top it off, our children engaged in making up their own stories and re-enacting them as a group. What joyous events we had indeed! As part of our curriculum, Literacy is fundamental to all children’s learning and development. The benefits of Literacy are:  Improved imagination and creativity Cultivating a lifelong love of reading Help your child get to know sounds, words and language, and develop early literacy skills --- - Published: 2024-02-06 - Modified: 2024-02-06 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/christmas-celebrations-2/ - Categories: News We enjoyed our Christmas activities by putting our creative skills to the test. The children loved Christmas cooking... MP Melody Lane had an absolute blast, celebrating Christmas with a festive cheer! We enjoyed our Christmas activities by putting our creative skills to the test. The children loved Christmas cooking, baking yummy cookies for our friends. The children all had a go in decorating a Christmas Tree using baubles and lights and it was great to see the excitement on their faces. We all made special cards with our handprints for our families; a memory to cherish forever! We had Christmas Jumper Day and can we say how adorable do they look, the smiles our priceless! . Our precious Preschoolers had a Christmas Carol Concert and we are so proud of them! They sang with confidence; a proud moment for us all! We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and for those that do not celebrate it, Happy Holidays! --- - Published: 2023-12-01 - Modified: 2023-12-01 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/children-in-need-2023/ - Categories: News On 17th of November Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane organised fundraising for the Children in Need Charity On 17th of November Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane organised fundraising for the Children in Need Charity. All the children took part in different activities, learned about the charity and how we can help other people in need. We also celebrated that day with staying cosy and wearing Pyjamas all day! --- - Published: 2023-11-27 - Modified: 2023-11-28 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/diwali-2023/ - Categories: News During the entire week Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane was celebrating Diwali. Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights. DiwaliDuring the entire week Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane was celebrating Diwali. Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights. It symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". Children joined in many exciting activities, from storytelling, to colourful arts and crafts and even some nice fireworks toasts. Have a look at all the learning opportunities to celebrate this Hindy festivity! --- > Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane have been enjoying a very special Halloween full of activities, art and lots of spooky fun - Published: 2023-11-21 - Modified: 2023-11-24 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/halloween-2023/ - Categories: News Once again, all the rooms created a spooky environment to celebrate “HALLOWEEN” at Melody Lane. Once again, all the rooms created a spooky environment to celebrate “HALLOWEEN” at Melody Lane. From funny dances, to art and crafts or some cooking activities, every single room had a blast celebrating this American tradition. Our “little caterpillars” put their chef hats on to create pumpkin oat cookies, developing their senses as the same time that fine motor skills. Next door, the “ busy butterflies” had a great time creating funny ghost and other creatures with natural resources, developing their fine motor skills to stick the leaves. They also joined in some free drawing with different resources. The “terrific toddlers” translated the fun to the garden, joining in little experiments and potions, as well as playing games in the soft play. They also reused the seeds to create a wonderful mathematic invitation with pumpkin seeds. The “spooky preschoolers” invited their friends across the rooms to join in a small parade and create pumpkin soup and magical potions in the room. They also have a great time making art and crafts and practising their fine motor skills by using scissors and tracing around the spider to represent them. We finalised the event with a pumpkin competition involving our community of parents to choose the best decorated pumpkin for the season 2023. --- - Published: 2023-09-26 - Modified: 2023-09-26 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/playdough-masterclass-2/ - Categories: News Melody Lane families joined in for playdough activity led by our staff and learned about the importance of it in Early Years. On 18th of September we hosted our annual event - Playdough Masterclass. Melody Lane families joined in for playdough activity led by our staff and learned about the importance of it in Early Years. During the class everyone explored different resources and ingredients, we also saw an amazing engagement and beautiful role modelling of sharing and taking turns between all the parents and children. At the end of the class everyone received a playdough information leaflet and a Monkey Puzzle Playdough recipe! It was an amazing learning experience! --- - Published: 2023-09-12 - Modified: 2023-09-12 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/national-dog-day/ - Categories: News We invited all our families to bring their dogs to celebrate our love for our furry friends! We had a yummy snack and water station for all our beloved dogs. We invited all our families to bring their dogs to celebrate our love for our furry friends! We had a yummy snack and water station for all our beloved dogs. It was amazing to see our paw friends enjoy the doggy snacks and perform lovely tricks for us. All dogs are welcome anytime! Thanks for coming to visit! --- > On Friday 1st September 2023, we held an amazing ceremony for our graduates! We cannot believe our Inventors will be leaving our nursery nest - Published: 2023-09-12 - Modified: 2023-09-12 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/graduation-day-2023/ - Categories: News On Friday 1st September 2023, we held an amazing ceremony for our graduates! We cannot believe our Inventors will be leaving our nursery nest and go to School! Happy Graduation to our amazing Inventors! On Friday 1st September 2023, we held an amazing ceremony for our graduates! We cannot believe our Inventors will be leaving our nursery nest to spread their wings and go to School! We are SO proud of them! Our theme was Safari/Jungle Animals and the children thoroughly enjoyed it! We wanted to celebrate all our children for all their hard work! The children performed a wonderful dance and presented on video to their loved ones what their aspirations are! What a moment that we will always remember! We wish them all the very best on their new Journey! --- > In honour of 10 years of Kent nurseries, we held a fantastic nursery award ceremony to celebrate our fantastic teams and all of their hard work. - Published: 2023-09-12 - Modified: 2023-09-12 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/kent-family-nurseries-awards-2023/ - Categories: News In honour of 10 years of Kent nurseries, we held a fantastic nursery award ceremony to celebrate our fantastic teams and all of their hard work. In celebration of 10 years of Kent Family Nurseries, on our recent inset day we wanted to do something special to recognise and commemorate the hard work and dedication that our staff show every day. Each nursery put forward nominees for various awards and the winners were carefully selected by our senior management team. We also had two special awards for our ‘Inspirational Manager’ and ‘Best Team Player’ which were voted for by the team. The Creativity Award – Olivia Barry, Monkey Puzzle Angel For the person who demonstrates excellent creativity in their ideas and activities. Motivational Room Leader Award – Maria Martin, Monkey Puzzle Ridgmont Road For the Room Leader who always inspires the team with their positive attitude. The Batman & Robin Award – Kayleigh Barrett and Lexi Henderson, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane For the best Room Leader and Deputy Room Leader partnership. Culinary King/Queen Award – Plange Kwatei, Monkey Puzzle Highbury For the best Chef or Kitchen Assistant who goes above and beyond in the kitchen The Butterfly Award – Alessandra Perreca, Monkey Puzzle Ridgmont Road For the person who has embraced challenge, spread their wings and thrived! The Inspirational Manager Award (voted by the team) – Elyne Missinne, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane For the manager who always goes above and beyond for their nursery and the wider team. Who has a strong focus on their own individual development goals and is always a positive role model with consistently high expectations for themselves and the team! The... --- > On Monday the 26th of June, all the families joined for Father’s Day celebration at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane and we all had a wonderful time. - Published: 2023-06-28 - Modified: 2023-06-28 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/fathers-day-2023/ - Categories: News On Monday the 26th of June, all the families joined us for a Father’s Day celebration at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane. On Monday the 26th of June, all the families joined for Father’s Day celebration at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane. Families took part in exciting activities and competitions! It was amazing to host all the families there and celebrating this special day all together! --- > Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane have give parents an introduction to Makaton Sign Language, and how we use it in our daily routine - Published: 2023-06-16 - Modified: 2023-06-16 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/introduction-to-makaton/ - Categories: News Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane have give parents an introduction to Makaton Sign Language, and how we use it in our daily routine On Tuesday, the 6th of June, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane organised 'Introduction to Makaton' training for nursery parents. During the session guided by Samuel, Sofia, Lorna, Cayden and Lexi, parents learned about what Makaton is, how we implement it in our daily routine and how it supports the day-to-day communication. Parents had a chance to learn different Makaton signs and sang some nursery rhymes while using the signs. It was an amazing experience for all of us! --- > The staff at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane have been taking part in Mental Health Awareness week, being extra kind and thoughful for each other - Published: 2023-06-08 - Modified: 2023-06-08 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/mental-health-awareness-week-2023/ - Categories: News This week, we have been taking part in Mental Health Awareness Week! On the week of 15th of May, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane nursery was raising awareness around Mental Health. This year's theme was ‘Anxiety’. Anxiety is a normal emotion in us all, but sometimes it can get out of control and become a mental health problem. Lots of things can lead to feelings of anxiety, including exam pressures, relationships, starting a new job (or losing one) or other big life events. We organised different activities throughout the week and tried to find ways to look after ourselves, our mental health and reduce anxiety in the nursery environment! --- > Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane has been celebrating International Family day, welcoming our families to celebrate what makes them special - Published: 2023-05-21 - Modified: 2023-06-08 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/international-family-day/ - Categories: News Our nursery has been celebrating Internation Family Day, recognizing what makes all of our families special On the 15th  of May we celebrated International Family Day at Melody Lane! At our nursery entrance we had a big display with one question, ‘What makes my family special? ’ – parents and staff added notes to the board. It was a great opportunity for everyone to reflect what their families mean to them and to share these reflections with our own little Melody Lane family. With this each family got to take a family photo in front of the balloon arch, this was framed and sent home as a special memory for our families to keep. --- - Published: 2023-04-18 - Modified: 2023-04-19 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/st-patricks-day-2/ - Categories: News On the 17th of March Melody Lane celebrated St Patricks day with our children and staff. The rooms were... On the 17th of March Melody Lane celebrated St Patricks day with our children and staff. The rooms were filled with green coloured activities from playdough to green water play and sand. Our baby room made their own St Patrick day hats and loved wearing them around the room. Our children and staff all learned how to do some Irish dancing with Irish music which was great to see! Our preschool had their faces painted and did a St Patricks day parade to all the to other rooms in the nursery, with Irish music and very happy faces! Happy St Patricks Day --- - Published: 2023-04-18 - Modified: 2023-04-18 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/inset-day/ - Categories: News On Inset days our nursery is closed for our children and our staff have a day of training and organising. On Inset days our nursery is closed for our children and our staff have a day of training and organising. We started our day with a lovely breakfast for the team. This was followed by a presentation about our pedagogical approach ‘In The Moment Learning’ where the focus is on the curiosity of the child. As part of this training, our team had to set up ‘invitations to play’ and ‘provocations’ in their rooms to understand how we can support children with their interests, needs and development through our activity set ups. The next presentation was by about our garden aspirations and aimed to inspire the team with an inviting garden set up. The team was challenged to think about the different areas of development that are supported in this set up. We then focused on refreshing our safeguarding knowledge by doing a Quiz together. We were very impressed with our team’s knowledge on this very important topic! To end our trainings, we had a ‘Makaton’ training. We learned some of the most important signs such as ‘more’, ‘good morning’, ‘please’, ‘mum’ and ‘dad’. --- - Published: 2023-04-17 - Modified: 2023-04-18 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/easter-egg-hunt-2/ - Categories: News At Melody Lane our families and children joined us for an EGGciting Easter Egg hunt in our soft play area. At Melody Lane our families and children joined us for an EGGciting Easter Egg hunt in our soft play area. Our Easter bunny hid all of the colourful egg on the slopes, slides and tunnels and our families and children had the best time hunting for the egg and enjoying the yummy snacks inside. Our families also enjoyed some yummy snacks with their loved ones while interacting with other children and staff. What a lovely way to start the Easter weekend! --- - Published: 2023-04-11 - Modified: 2023-04-13 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/staff-appreciation-day/ - Categories: News On the 3rd of March, Melody Lane celebrated staff appreciation day with our wonderful team. On the 3rd of March, Melody Lane celebrated staff appreciation day with our wonderful team. We know that our nursery would not be the same with every single one of our team members and we wish everyday was staff appreciation day! In the morning our staff were welcomed with a healthy ‘Make your own smoothie’ station where they mixed all their favourite fruits together for a fresh start to the day. For lunch time our staff room was transformed into a Mexican Fiesta, with Mexican music and a ‘Burrito station’ for our staff to enjoy. They were also surprised with a little appreciation gift, a personalised keyring for each one of them. To end off an amazing day we said goodbye with an ‘Ice-cream station’ with all possible ice cream toppings! What an incredible day to celebrate our incredible team! ! --- - Published: 2023-04-03 - Modified: 2023-04-03 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/happy-mothers-day/ - Categories: News On 20th of March 2023, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated Mother’s Day with all the nursery Mummies. Hawaiian Style Mother’s Day Picnic On 20th of March 2023, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated Mother’s Day with all the nursery Mummies. All the rooms organised many arts and crafts activities for everyone to join in. It was truly amazing to see everyone enjoying their time with the children while playing, dancing and sipping some Hawaiian fruit Punch. Happy Mother’s Day! --- - Published: 2023-04-03 - Modified: 2023-04-03 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/theatre-trip-2/ - Categories: News On the first week of March our toddlers and pre-schoolers went on their first ‘big outing’ of the year. On the first week of March our toddlers and pre-schoolers went on their first ‘big outing’ of the year. Alongside Highbury and Angel, we went to the Little Angel Studio to see “The Flying Bath”. The play follows the adventures of some bath toys which come to life during bath time, bringing-or splashing- water wherever is most needed. As well, the story is told through song and rhyme, which our children absolutely loved! The whole morning was adventure-filled! From taking a walk to get to the theatre, to having a snack while talking about what they imagined the play would be about, we really made a whole morning out of it! ! Once the lights were out and the play started, it was an hour full of laughter, surprise and excitement. It was heart-warming to see the smile on our children’s faces as they watched the play and joined in the bath time adventures the flying bath took them into, being fully engaged in the play. This outing was a milestone on its own. Firstly, we were able to provide an amazing opportunity to enhance our toddlers’ cultural capital; how often do you get to have a whole theatre reserved just for you and your friends? ? But as well, this outing gave us the chance to strengthen the bond with the children and staff from our sister nurseries, creating new memories together to truly bring the sense of Monkey Puzzle Family to life! We are already looking forward to... --- - Published: 2023-03-22 - Modified: 2023-03-24 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/our-library-is-open/ - Categories: News At our library our children and parents can borrow a book or give a book for someone else to read. These books can be in any languages! Library is OPEN Our little library is officially open. “The best books are shared” At our library our children and parents can borrow a book or give a book for someone else to read. These books can be in any languages! At the back of each book is an envelope to add a message for the next person who reads the book.   --- - Published: 2023-03-17 - Modified: 2023-03-22 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/world-book-day/ - Categories: News To celebrate World Book Day, we wanted to see every child's and practitioner’s favourite book come ALIVE!! To celebrate World Book Day, we wanted to see every child's and practitioner’s favourite book come ALIVE! ! The children were asked to bring along their favourite book to share with their friends. A variety of activities happened in the different rooms: Creating our own book character and puppets, matching animals with the books, creating a house for the 3 little pigs and of course lots of story reading! We also had one of our lovely mums that came to read the toddlers a fun filled adventurous book. The children loved this! --- - Published: 2023-02-24 - Modified: 2023-02-24 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/valentines-day-2/ - Categories: News On the 14th and 15th of February Melody Lane celebrated a very happy Valentine’s day with all of our children and families. On the 14th and 15th of February Melody Lane celebrated a very happy Valentine’s day with all of our children and families. Our rooms were filled with pink and red decorations and so much love. All of our rooms had some lovely sensory and arts activities set up for all the children to enjoy. Our pre-schoolers had their faces painted and did a ‘Valentine’s day’ parade to all of the other rooms. Some parents joined us for a valentines lunch or tea and it was lovely seeing all of our parents join their loved one for a meal. In the morning our staff were welcomed with a lovely Valentines Day breakfast for them to enjoy before a very eventful day. --- - Published: 2022-12-19 - Modified: 2022-12-19 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/christmas-celebrations/ - Categories: News, Uncategorized At MP Melody Lane we’ve had a very festive month, celebrating Christmas with all of our children, parents and staff. At MP Melody Lane we’ve had a very festive month, celebrating Christmas with all of our children, parents and staff. On the 6th our children learnt a bit about St. Nicolas day and our toddlers had a fun Christmas tree surprise waiting for them under the tree to celebrate this day. We invited all of our parents to join us for a music lesson with our music teacher and all of our children showed off the new Christmas song they learnt using Makaton signs. This was followed by Christmas jumper day where all of our children and staff dressed up in their best Christmas jumper. Our nursery was filled with Christmas cheer and beautiful Christmas colours! We also had a very special visitor at our nursery, Santa! Santa stopped by with Mrs. Claus and his elf to give all of our little ones some presents. All of the rooms have been filled with lots of merry activities and we had some snow which made everything even more festive! Merry Christmas from our family to yours! --- - Published: 2022-12-12 - Modified: 2022-12-12 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/fancy-dress-monday/ - Categories: News On 31st of October, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane invited all children and staff to Fancy Dress Monday to celebrate Halloween On 31st of October, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane invited all children and staff to Fancy Dress Monday to celebrate Halloween. Children and staff were very creative and dressed up as skeletons, witches, pumpkins, fairies, dragons and many more. All the rooms joined into Halloween activities and Pumpkin Carving competition! The winner was our Toddler Room! --- - Published: 2022-12-12 - Modified: 2022-12-12 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/children-in-need-day/ - Categories: News On 18th of November Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane organised baking fundraising for the Children in Need Charity. On 18th of November Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane organised baking fundraising for the Children in Need Charity. All the children took part in different activities, learned about the charity and how we can help other people in need. We also celebrated that day with staying cosy and wearing Pyjamas all day!   --- - Published: 2022-10-27 - Modified: 2022-10-28 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/theatre-trip/ - Categories: News The preschool children of Highbury, Melody Lane and Angel organised a fabulous trip to the Little Angel Theatre. The 19th of October 2022 was a magical day for the Kent family nurseries in Islington. The preschool children of Highbury, Melody Lane and Angel organised a fabulous trip to the Little Angel Theatre. As one big family, with 20 adults and 38 children, we all went to see a show titled “Miniature Travelling Circus”. We were all delighted by beautiful puppets, nostalgic magic tricks and acts so tiny that made us wonder how we could possibly see them. We met performing mice, acrobatics fleas, a very charming cat and, last but not least, a very brave but smelly dog. It was an incredible experience for both children and adults; some parents came along and quoting them “it was a very well-organized outing, we loved seeing our children so excited to go to the theater with their friends”. The fun started from early morning as the preschoolers had the opportunity to take the bus together, they paid using oyster cards and played “I spy with my little eye”. They then walked from the bus stop, safely looking for cars and bikes, and once at the theatre, they engaged in the performance, clapping and cheering at the very skilled puppets. This trip was one that we will all remember. --- - Published: 2022-10-07 - Modified: 2022-10-28 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/inset-day-september-2022/ - Categories: News On 16th of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted the last Inset Day of the year. On 16th of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted the last Inset Day of the year. Nursery staff started their day with lovely breakfast and then moved on to the ‘Curriculum’ presentations lead by room leaders. After that our nursery staff joined in the drawing game and learned how important communication at work is. Later on managers presented different emergency situations to ensure that everyone is confident in responding to them and everyone enjoyed delicious lunch that our chef Ramla made for us. --- - Published: 2022-09-30 - Modified: 2022-10-03 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/playdough-masterclass/ - Categories: News On 14th of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted Playdough Masterclass. On 14th of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted Playdough Masterclass. Families had a chance to join in playdough activity led by our staff and learned about the importance of it in Early Years. During the class everyone explored different resources and ingredients, we also saw an amazing engagement and beautiful role modelling of sharing and taking turns between all the parents. At the end of the class everyone received a playdough information leaflet and a Monkey Puzzle Playdough recipe.   --- - Published: 2022-09-27 - Modified: 2022-09-28 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/graduation-party-2022/ - Categories: News On the 31st of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted the first ever Graduation Party. On the 31st of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted the first ever Graduation Party. Together with pre-schoolers and their families we celebrated all the achievements and all the special moments from starting the nursery to transitioning to the new adventure - Big School. We are very proud of all the children and grateful that we could be part of their journey! --- - Published: 2022-09-12 - Modified: 2022-09-12 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/international-dog-day/ - Categories: News On 24th of August Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated International Dog Day, all Melody Lane doggies were invited! On 24th of August Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated International Dog Day. All Melody Lane doggies were invited to come and visit us at the drop off and pick up time. We prepared a small water and snack station for all our four paws friends and decorated it with Preschool’s artwork. Children also were involved in many lovely activities across all the rooms and had a special visitor Buttons! --- - Published: 2022-08-03 - Modified: 2022-08-03 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/fathers-day-bbq/ - Categories: News We hosted our first and much anticipated Father's Day BBQ at Melody Lane to celebrate all our dads and families! We hosted our first and much anticipated Father's Day BBQ at Melody Lane to celebrate all our dads and families! It was a great success and it was so lovely to see so many families together. There were some daddy themed activities to make sure our families had the best afternoon with their children! Anthony was in charge of the BBQ and made sure there was lots of yummy foods and drinks. Thank you to all the parents that joined this family event! --- - Published: 2022-07-05 - Modified: 2022-07-08 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/inset-day-july-2022/ - Categories: News On Friday the 1st of July we had our very first Inset Day with a full team at Melody Lane! It was a super exciting day with lots of learning and fun. On Friday the 1st of July we had our very first Inset Day with a full team at Melody Lane! It was a super exciting day with lots of learning and fun. We started our day with a lovely breakfast upstairs and then kicked of our Inset Day with a fun team building game. Our first presentation was ‘Vision and Values’ by Francesca. We talked about what our vision means to us and how we want to make a difference to our children’s early education. We also talked about inspiring activities to ensure our curriculum is embedding our vision. It was a very inspiring presentation/conversation! Next up was Aga’s Safeguarding Game to refresh our knowledge. As everyone gave perfect answers, everyone won the price of choosing their own snacks for the staff room next week! After a short break, we had Elyne’s presentation about Managing Challenging Behaviour. We talked about the importance of consistency, parent partnership and positive language. We ended our presentations with a fun ‘story telling’ game and after a delicious lunch and dessert prepared by Ramla, the team organised their room. We ended the day with a staff social where all 3 Islington sites came together for the very first time. --- - Published: 2022-06-08 - Modified: 2022-07-08 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/queen-elizabeth-jubilee/ - Categories: News Last week we celebrated our Queen Elizabeth Jubilee! Children joined in for many activities and had lots of fun for the occasion. Last week we celebrated our Queen Elizabeth Jubilee! Children joined in for many activities. Baby Room enjoyed afternoon tea and messy rice play alongside lovely painting using colours of our flag. Preschool learned about our Queen and what Jubilee means to all of us. They also created their own flag in the sand tray, craft crowns and bracelets. By the end of our short week all the rooms joined in making Jubilee cupcakes and we shared a lovely scone box with our Melody Lane Parents. --- > We have been participating in Mental Health Awareness week. This year’s theme is ‘loneliness’ and we've been working together to help out staff and families. - Published: 2022-05-18 - Modified: 2022-05-24 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/mental-health-awareness-week/ - Categories: News We have been participating in Mental Health Awareness week. This year’s theme is ‘loneliness’. We have been participating in Mental Health Awareness week. This year’s theme is ‘loneliness’. During the last 2 years we have spent more time inside and away from our closest family and friends than ever before and this year mental health awareness week is looking to ensure we fight off loneliness. We created an agenda to allow us to bond as a team, feel some love and be reminded we’re never alone here at Monkey Puzzle! Mega Monday – We wrote each other post cards and reminded each other why we are awesome! Together Tuesday – We celebrated this day by going for our first ever Team Dinner. It was a great evening filled with delicious food and lots of laughter! Wellness Wednesday – Today we have all worn green in support of Mental Health Awareness and at our staff meeting this evening we will took on some Well-Being challenges. Thoughtful Thursday – Each of our staff members got a little jar with their name on it. We asked everyone to write a note for each staff member to remind them they are never alone. They took home their own jar at the end of the week and can use it to perk them up when they feel down. The team loved it and have been busy writing notes for each other during their breaks. Freedom Friday – Today we had a day of doing everything we love! There was lots of ABBA songs, singing in the staff room, drinking... --- - Published: 2022-04-21 - Modified: 2022-04-21 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/easter-egg-hunt/ - Categories: News To celebrate Easter, we organised our very first Easter Hunt in our Soft Play and Garden. To celebrate Easter, we organised our very first Easter Hunt in our Soft Play and Garden. We invited all our children with their parents to look for the many eggs the Easter Bunny hid around the nursery! Both our children and their parents had such an EGGCITING time! We also had a couple of activities set up in our garden such as painting on the easel, colouring Easter eggs and filling up eggs with sand! This was as well the perfect opportunity for our parents to get to know each other and for our practitioners to bond with the families even more! HAPPY EASTER ! ! --- - Published: 2022-04-21 - Modified: 2022-04-21 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/steam-learning-lab-open-day/ - Categories: News On Friday the 1st of April, we hosted an Open Day to introduce our STEAM Learning Lab for parents On Friday the 1st of April, we hosted an Open Day to introduce our STEAM Learning Lab for parents to discover how we help our young learners explore the world around them. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths. Our STEAM Learning Lab is a place to introduce these topics in a natural way to spark children’s curiosity and natural desire to learn about the world around them. We want them to think, create, problem solve and invent. Children are naturally curious, masters of wondering and this lab will be used to enhance their ‘why and how’ questions. For the Open Day we set up a couple of Kide Science activities and experiments to show how we would support and extend children’s learning. --- - Published: 2022-04-21 - Modified: 2022-04-21 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/mothers-day-tea-party/ - Categories: News Our Mother’s Day Tea Party is one of our favourite events and we were so excited to welcome our mums in the nursery! Our Mother’s Day Tea Party is one of our favourite events and we were so excited to welcome our mums in the nursery! It was a great opportunity to celebrate our wonderful mummies but also for them to meet other parents and enjoy some exciting activities that were set up for the children. What a lovely party we had! ! --- > We have been celebrating St Patricks Day at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, learning about Irish history and culture and having lots of fun too - Published: 2022-03-24 - Modified: 2022-03-24 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/st-patricks-day/ - Categories: News We have been celebrating St Patricks Day at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, learning about Irish history and culture and having lots of fun too To celebrate Pancake Day our babies started the day with exploring the different textures of flour and water, and they created some dough by combining them. They pretended to be little chefs using the jars, bowls, the cutters and the measuring spoons.   Our babies also loved helping us make the pancake batter by mixing all the ingredients together! They enjoyed watching as the adult poured all the ingredients into a big mixing bowl and then took turns to mix the ingredients together in the bowl! To end our day, our chef Ramla made the most delicious pancakes for our babies and staff to eat as dessert after tea! So many happy faces and full tummies today! --- > This week our nursery children made their first trip to Highbury Fields, enjoying the sunshine and exploring the park nearby! - Published: 2022-03-24 - Modified: 2022-03-24 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/first-outing-to-highbury-fields/ - Categories: News This week our nursery children made their first trip to Highbury Fields, enjoying the sunshine and exploring the park nearby! Today the babies went on an afternoon adventure. We wanted to take advantage of the beautiful sunshine and enjoy some fresh air. The children got to take their first ride in the nursery pram and took a short ride to Highbury Fields. The children absolutely loved putting on their high visibility jackets and getting in the pram. As we walked along we sang songs and waved to all the passing people! We got lots of smiles from the local community. The children explored the environment around them- looking at all of the nature around them. The children enjoyed picking some daisies and daffodils and then they got the chance to have a run around and stretch their legs! We can’t wait to go again soon! --- > At Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, we have been celebrating the Holi festival, getting very messy with our bright colours and paint! - Published: 2022-03-18 - Modified: 2022-03-24 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/holi-festival/ - Categories: News At Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, we have been celebrating the Holi festival, getting very messy with our bright colours and paint! Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates spring, love, and new life, also known as the "festival of colours". We created our own festival in the nursery and used coloured powder to throw around as we listened to traditional music and danced around. It was so much fun! ! We also used lots of different coloured paint to create some master pieces! --- > This week at Melody Lane, we have been celebrating Valentines Day, taking part in activities and making Valentines cookies - Published: 2022-03-10 - Modified: 2022-03-10 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/valentines-day/ - Categories: News This week at Melody Lane, we have been celebrating Valentines Day, taking part in activities and making Valentines cookies Our Baby Room had a really fun day filled with so much love. They started their day with some messy play activities: they created hearts with red paint and heart shapes with cookie cutters in pink sand and they even decorated our window. In the afternoon our babies explored cut out heart shapes of watermelon which they loved to eat as well. The most fun activity of all was making Valentine’s Day Cookies! The babies loved helping with adding the ingredients and mixing the dough. They were such a great helpers cutting out the heart shaped cookies and they saw the yummy cookies come fresh out the oven. They then took them home for their mummy and daddy to try! We also prepared a Valentine’s surprise for our staff members to spread as much love and joy as possible! Love was in the air at Melody Lane today! --- > This week at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, are children have been celebrating Shrove Tuesday by making lots of yummy pancakes - Published: 2022-03-10 - Modified: 2022-03-10 - URL: https://monkeypuzzlemelodylane.co.uk/pancake-day/ - Categories: News This week at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, are children have been celebrating Shrove Tuesday by making lots of yummy pancakes To celebrate Pancake Day our babies started the day with exploring the different textures of flour and water, and they created some dough by combining them. They pretended to be little chefs using the jars, bowls, the cutters and the measuring spoons.   Our babies also loved helping us make the pancake batter by mixing all the ingredients together! They enjoyed watching as the adult poured all the ingredients into a big mixing bowl and then took turns to mix the ingredients together in the bowl! To end our day, our chef Ramla made the most delicious pancakes for our babies and staff to eat as dessert after tea! So many happy faces and full tummies today! --- ---