Jigsaw Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff know children well and are attentive to their needs. They use children's interests to plan exciting activities.

Staff use observation and assessment well to identify gaps in children's development. They help children achieve their next stage of learning. • The key-person system ensures parents get consistent feedback.

Parents know that their children are well cared for. They comment that their children are happy and settled and enjoy coming to the pre-school. • Staff attend training to develop their knowledge and skills, and are supported well by the manager to apply a consistent approach to behaviour management.

This encourages a ...culture that contributes to more positive behaviours within the preschool, with children demonstrating good behaviour and understanding, for example when using 'walking feet', 'indoor voices' and taking turns. • Staff are warm and gentle. They skilfully support and nurture children's emotional wellbeing.

Children thrive in the caring and inclusive environment staff carefully create. Staff improve children's outcomes well. • Children enjoy activities that help them learn about other people.

For example, they actively take part in cultural celebrations and keenly visit the elderly residents attending a regular group in the church hall, to learn about the local community. • The manager is well supported by the pre-school committee, staff, parents and the local authority adviser in the ongoing evaluation of the nursery. She makes continual improvements that positively benefit children.

This is particularly evident in the training, support and guidance staff have received to improve consistency in planning and assessment arrangements. • Although staff have identified improvements needed to the outdoor environment, these have not been implemented to support children who prefer to play outside, to further extend their learning. • Staff occasionally miss opportunities to help children learn about numbers, shapes and measurements.

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