Jigsaw Day Nursery

Philosophy: Children develop a real love of learning as staff make activities fun. They plan the routine carefully around the children's needs.

Activities: Staff use highly creative, imaginative and inspiring techniques to promote children's interests. This helps to captivate children's deep levels of curiosity and encourages them to become active, inquisitive learners.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: There is a well-sequenced, fully embedded curriculum which helps children make rapid progress from their individual starting points.

Communication: Parents commend the staff on the progress their children make, particularly in their development of confidence and their language skills.

Community Building: Parents are overwhelmingly positive in their feedback about the nursery. They describe the leadership and staff team as 'amazing' and 'brilliant'.

Programs and Resources: Staff provide outstanding levels of support for children who need extra help with their learning. They assess children meticulously and make sure support programmes are put in place swiftly.

Staff Training: Leaders consistently ensure staff are exceptionally well trained and able to confidently meet every child's care and learning needs.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children form exceptionally close attachments to the particularly kind staff who know them all especially well.

Safeguarding Training: Safeguarding arrangements are followed robustly and staff have an excellent knowledge of how to report any concerns they may have.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff skilfully promote children's language skills throughout all aspects of the routine. Books, favourite rhymes and stories are used creatively as a starting point for other activities.

Transition to Primary School: These routines prepare children well for routines they may follow when they start school.

Child Safety Management: Staff are consistently vigilant in supervising children closely and checking on their welfare.

Children's Safety and Security: Children's safety and well-being is given the highest priority.

Happiness and Settling: Children behave extremely calmly and develop strong friendships with their peers. They learn from a young age how to share and take turns in their play.