Nursery franchise, Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries, is opening a setting in Stevenage later this month, joining new settings in Horsham and Sevenoaks, which launched this autumn.

Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries Stevenage will be Natasha Moniz’s second Monkey Puzzle setting after opening Monkey Puzzle Astwick in 2019.

Moniz had previously worked as a practitioner and then a deputy manager for other large nursery brands.

“I always wanted to run my own nursery,” she said.

“Once me and my partner, Anson, had the resources, we looked at nursery franchises and I knew right away Monkey Puzzle was the outstanding option.”

Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries Stevenage joins two other sites which opened this autumn: Monkey Puzzle Horsham, run by new franchisees Bhabani and Sampa Sahoo; and Monkey Puzzle Sevenoaks, the sixth setting for Arlind Marku, who first became a franchisee in 2015.

“Our parents have loved the setting so far and we can’t wait to welcome more children over the coming months,” said Marku.

“We also want to continue to develop our relationship with the local community, building on the feedback we receive from parents and the children.”

Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries executive chairman, David Hancock, added: “As demand continues to increase for a quality early years education option, it is fantastic to see we continue to expand our services successfully.

“We’re proud to see our existing franchisees adding new settings to their portfolios, while new franchisees, like Bhabani in Horsham, have joined our network, and I’m proud to see how these settings are positively impacting their local communities.”