Opening hours
8:00 AM – 16:00 PM, Monday – Friday (term-time only)
Jigsaw Preschool in Crewkerne
Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
Number of places
30 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Somerset
About this day nursery
Jigsaw Preschool, located in Crewkerne, Somerset, has been providing early education for over 35 years. The preschool focuses on fostering a lifelong love for learning in children by offering a language-rich, safe, and stimulating environment.
They aim to nurture each child's individual 'Jigsaw Journey,' helping them become confident learners with a strong foundation in early years education. The curriculum is designed to meet the unique needs of each child through developmentally appropriate play activities that encourage curiosity and allow them to thrive.
Jigsaw Preschool emphasises strong relationships with parents and other professionals, with each child assigned a keyworker to ensure their individual needs are met. The preschool encourages a rich learning experience both indoors and outdoors, developing both gross and fine motor skills.
They also integrate community engagement into their programme, with children visiting local places like shops and the library, and exploring nearby fields, parks, and nature reserves. Highly qualified and experienced staff, all with at least Level 3 qualifications and training in paediatric first aid and safeguarding, are committed to ongoing professional development to provide the best possible care and education.
Our ethos
Jigsaw Preschool aims to foster a lifelong love of learning through a language-rich, safe, and stimulating environment. They emphasise nurturing each child's individual 'Jigsaw Journey' with developmentally appropriate play activities that encourage curiosity, and building strong relationships with parents. The preschool integrates community engagement and outdoor exploration, offering a rich learning experience both indoors and out.
What it's like
Children are happy and eager to attend and form very positive relationships with welcoming, reassuring staff who provide a broad curriculum of motivating play experiences. Staff support children's learning and development well, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and children behave very well.
Long-established (35+ years)Community-integrated learningExperienced & highly qualified staff
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2016
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Jigsaw Preschool
Last inspected 21 June 2024 · Mary Daniel
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are happy and eager to attend and form very positive relationships with welcoming, reassuring staff who provide a broad curriculum of motivating play experiences. Staff support children's learning and development well, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and children behave very well.
Inspector highlights
- Children are happy, settle easily and form very positive relationships with welcoming staff.
- Staff provide a broad curriculum of motivating play experiences that build on children's interests and skills.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress and staff carefully consider how to use additional funding to support individual needs.
- Children behave very well and benefit from frequent praise from staff.
- There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen the monitoring of staff practice to support all the learning needs of the quieter and less confident children consistently well
- 2make even better use of resources, such as in the role-play and outdoor areas, to challenge children's learning and support their spontaneous interests even further.
Inspection #10351029 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress. Staff carefully consider how to spend any additional funding children receive to support their individual care and learning needs.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy exercise and develop good coordination skills; staff support them to gain confidence and find firm footholds to move safely across the climbing wall and rope ladder frame and help them think about safe ways to use the slide. However, staff have not fully considered further ways to use books and print to reinforce the interests of children who learn best outdoors.
Inspection history
Date: September 2018
- June 2024Good
- September 2018Good
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