MonkeyMoos

🌈 Spaces Available at MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf, Reading! 🐒💛

We have spaces available for term-time and full-time places at MonkeyMoos! 🌟

✨ A lovely, caring and nurturing environment
📚 Educational and exciting learning experiences
🏡 A warm, welcoming family feel
🎨 Plenty of fun, creativity and play
🌳 A fantastic large outdoor space to explore
⏰ Open Monday–Friday, 7:30am–6:30pm

We pride ourselves on creating a happy, homely environment where children can learn, grow, explore and have fun every day. 🥰🌈

📍 MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf, Reading
📩 Get in touch today to find out more or arrange a visit!

Term Time Spaces are limited — secure your child’s place with us! 🐒💫

✨ Huntley Wharf Graduation 2026 🎓🪩 ✨

What a wonderful way to celebrate our amazing school leavers and their families! 💕 We celebrated in true MonkeyMoos style with a fantastic disco-themed graduation party 🪩🎶✨

It’s such a bittersweet feeling watching our little MonkeyMoos take this next big step. 🥹💛 Some of these children were our very first babies when we opened our doors in 2023, so seeing how much they have grown, learned and developed makes us incredibly proud. 🌱🐒

We will miss your smiles, cuddles, laughter and all the special memories we have made together. 💕 You will always hold a very special place in our MonkeyMoos family.

We wish each and every one of you the very best on your exciting journey into school! 🎒📚✨

Remember to pop back and say hello! 👋🏼🐒💛

Love from all of us at MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf 🌈✨

What a wonderful open day at MonkeyMoos Daycare Huntley Wharf! A huge thank you to every family who popped by to see us, leading to an amazing 100% sign-up rate, and a special shout out to our incredible staff for giving up their weekend to make it so joyful.

Welcome to our Open Day at Huntley Wharf!

We would love for you and your little ones to join us on Saturday 25th July, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Pop in to meet our dedicated team of educators, take a gentle tour of our nursery rooms, and see firsthand how we provide a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for children to learn and grow.

While you explore our facilities, you and your family can enjoy some light refreshments and join in on fun, engaging activities tailored for early years!

We are so excited to show you everything we have to offer and welcome you into the MonkeyMoos family.

Call us on 0118 334 2000

MonkeyMoos Huntley Wharf
🧸☀️ A huge thank you to everyone who attended today’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic! 💛

It was wonderful to see so many of you there, enjoying the beautiful sunshine together. 🌳🧺 Seeing the children expand their play, build friendships, and interact with one another outside of the setting was truly lovely 🥰.

Your support and participation helped make the day so special, and we hope you all had as much fun as we did! 🌈✨ Thank you for making such wonderful memories with us. 💕🐻

Open day at Huntley Wharf is Saturday 25th July from 11am till 1pm

Welcome to our Open Day at Huntley Wharf!

We would love for you and your little ones to join us on Saturday 25th July, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Pop in to meet our dedicated team of educators, take a gentle tour of our nursery rooms, and see firsthand how we provide a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for children to learn and grow.

While you explore our facilities, you and your family can enjoy some light refreshments and join in on fun, engaging activities tailored for early years!

We are so excited to show you everything we have to offer and welcome you into the MonkeyMoos family.

Thank you hungrymoosec for our very delicious congratulations cake for reaching a 5⭐ food rating at Huntley Wharf Reading.

Huntley Wharf had a visit from the food standards agency today......

We are so proud to share that we have achieved a fantastic Food Hygiene Rating of 5!

🌍World cup ⚽ 🏆ready at Huntley Wharf Reading 🌍

Let's talk behaviour at Huntley Wharf....

Behaviour in early years (0–5 years) is a primary form of communication, representing how children express needs, emotions, and reactions when they lack the language or maturity to do so verbally.

It includes emotional outbursts (tantrums), social interactions, and reactions to exhaustion or being overwhelmed, requiring adult co-regulation to develop self-regulation.

Key aspects of behaviour in early years include:

Communication of Needs: Behaviors such as crying, tantrums, biting, or throwing are ways children express hunger, tiredness, frustration, or a need for comfort.

Brain Development: Children cannot easily control their emotions, as their brains are still developing; this makes challenging behavior normal, particularly between 18 months and 5 years.

Developmental Stages:

Babies: Behavior is instinctive (crying, wriggling) and used to meet immediate needs.

Toddlers (2-year-olds): Often use "no" and tantrums to assert independence.

Preschoolers (4-5 years): Begin understanding social rules, sharing, and empathy, though they may still be argumentative and need adult support for self-control.

Positive Behaviour Support: This focuses on understanding the underlying reason for the behavior—viewing it as a message—rather than just reacting to the action.

Influencing Factors: Behavior is affected by hunger, tiredness, routine changes, and the environment (e.g., noise, space)

Core Characteristics: Behaviors are linked to how children learn, including exploring, risk-taking, concentrating, and building resilience

Effective support involves consistency, nurturing relationships, and helping children manage big feelings through "co-regulation"—a trusted adult guiding them to calm down.

In the lobby we have displayed lots of information around behaviour, there are sticker charts, conversation prompts and our behaviour policy.

Please feel free to speak to a member of staff at pick up for anymore information