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Jigsaw @ St John's Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·St. Johns the Baptist Primary School, Abshot Road, FAREHAM, PO14 4NH · Hampshire
Number of places
34 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Jigsaw @ St John's Preschool is an early years setting in Fareham, Hampshire, catering to children aged 2-5 years. The preschool focuses on fostering a love for learning through a blend of child-led and adult-led activities, encouraging curiosity and creativity.

Children engage in diverse activities such as arts and crafts, music, reading, dance, and exploration of the natural world, including access to St John's School's woodland grounds and play field. The preschool operates during term time, from 9 am to 3 pm, offering both half and full-day sessions.

They pride themselves on an enriched learning environment guided by highly qualified and nurturing staff. Jigsaw Preschool is a charity, emphasising fair and competitively priced services, and is registered to accept various government funding schemes for childcare, including the 2-year-old and 30-hour entitlements.

Their most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023 graded them as 'GOOD'. Prospective parents are encouraged to arrange a visit to experience the preschool's environment firsthand.

They also provide a keyperson system to ensure a smooth transition and personalised care for each child, working closely with families to meet individual needs.

Our ethos

Our approach is to be curious, be creative, be captivated. Children enjoy a varied mix of child-led and adult-led activities such as arts and crafts, music, reading, dance, exploring the natural world and outdoor play.

What it's like

Children eagerly enter the pre-school and greet staff, demonstrating a positive attitude to learning and actively participating in activities that align with their interests. Staff effectively use these interactions to enhance children's communication and language skills, building on their problem-solving abilities and encouraging discussions during play. Children enjoy interacting with each other and the enthusiastic staff, consistently receiving clear messages about expected behaviour.

Charity-run preschoolChild-led and adult-led activitiesAccess to woodland groundsOfsted "Good"

Pricing & funding

Fees are invoiced monthly and include a non-refundable registration charge to secure a placement. Funded daily sessions are subject to an hourly supplementary consumables fee to cover extra provisions, whilst any additional unfunded hours are charged at a flat hourly rate.

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Good to know

  • Registration fee is non-refundable.
  • Consumables charge covers snacks, expert staffing, and enriched learning activities.
  • Invoices are issued monthly.
  • Unarranged late pick-ups incur a late collection fee.

Key facts

Opening hours

9 am - 3 pm, term time

Age range

2-5 years old

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

Half day sessions, Full day sessions

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating

Last inspected 6 March 2023

Safeguarding effective
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 eagerly enter the pre-school and greet staff, demonstrating a positive attitude to learning and actively participating in activities that align with their interests. Staff effectively use these interactions to enhance children's communication and language skills, building on their problem-solving abilities and encouraging discussions during play. Children enjoy interacting with each other and the enthusiastic staff, consistently receiving clear messages about expected behaviour.

Inspector highlights

  • Children eagerly enter the pre-school and greet staff, building good bonds.
  • Children demonstrate a positive attitude to learning and eagerly participate in activities.
  • Staff make good use of interactions to build on children's communication and language.
  • Children with emerging needs and special educational needs are supported well.
  • Management targets the use of additional funding to best support the needs of children who receive it.

Areas to develop

  • 1embed the systems for sharing children's next steps in learning between staff to enable these to be precisely implemented when their key staff are unavailable
  • 2make more consistent use of knowledge around children's home languages and their cultural backgrounds to increase their awareness of the uniqueness of their community and the wider world.
Inspection #10278251 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with emerging needs and special educational needs are supported well by staff. The newly appointed special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator (SENCo) works with staff to identify and implement individual educational plans, working in partnership with parents and other agencies to support children to make the best possible progress.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy exploring the pre-school environment. While children make chalk maps on the tarmac outside, they talk about treasure and ask "where is the x that marks the spot". Staff encouraged children to go outside to experimentally fly paper aeroplanes and predict how far they would fly, and children enjoy fresh air and physical exercise daily.

Parent Reviews

5.0
(2)
Peedle Jaydle
a year ago

Wonderful preschool. The head and all the staff are friendly and professional and create a lovely atmosphere for the children and parents/guardians. The other parents are lovely too which gives it a real sense of family.

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Inspection history

Date: November 2009

  • March 2023Good
  • January 2018Good
  • April 2015Good
  • November 2009Good

Frequently asked about Jigsaw @ St John's Preschool

About the setting

Jigsaw @ St John's Preschool registered in 2009 and operates from a building in the grounds of St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School in the Titchfield Common area of Fareham. The pre-school opens each weekday during school terms, from 9am until 3pm, Monday to Friday. It has eight members of staff, including the manager, with varying qualifications, and accepts funding for free early education for children aged two, three, and four.

URN
EY391273
Registered person
Jigsaw Pre-School (Western Wards)
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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