Opening hours
7:30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year
Jigsaws Childcare
Ofsted: Good
(May 2022)
Number of places
51 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
May 2022
Local authority
North Yorkshire
About this day nursery
Jigsaws Childcare is a nursery dedicated to nurturing, inspiring, challenging, and enthusing children during their foundational years. The nursery believes in fostering the individual growth of each child, providing them with the opportunity to flourish in a supportive environment.
With a focus on quality teaching staff and resources, Jigsaws Childcare aims to cultivate creative and competent learners. A core aspect of their philosophy involves extensive outdoor access, allowing children to engage with nature and develop important skills in different settings.
The team is dedicated to creating a secure and caring atmosphere that values respectful relationships and promotes exploration, including regular Forest School sessions led by trained staff. Age-specific rooms cater to different developmental stages, from Crawlers (3-15 months) to Discoverers (age 3 to pre-school) and Adventurers (preschool to Year 6) who also have access to "wrap-around care" for before and after school hours.
Jigsaws Childcare also places emphasis on providing homemade meals. They are also undertaking a new project to rebuild their current site to ensure sustainable childcare for the local community.
Our ethos
Our nursery aims to nurture, inspire, challenge and enthuse your child as they take their first steps in the world. We believe all children have the right to flourish as individuals and at our nursery they will be given the time and opportunity to do just that. We aim to provide an environment to enthuse with quality teaching staff and resources, allowing our children to develop as creative, competent learners with lots of access to the many opportunities available outdoors. Our vision is to create a place that is secure and values caring, respectful relationships.
What it's like
Children arrive happy and are eager to begin their day, greeted by cheerful staff into a warm and inviting nursery. They enjoy a wide range of experiences that help them to learn and develop skills, with staff carefully considering individual needs and adapting activities for all children. Staff play alongside children, extending their learning through questioning, introducing new concepts, and praising their efforts.
Forest SchoolHomemade MealsWrap-around care
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)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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Age range
3 months to 11 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Food
Homemade meals
Established
2007
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Jigsaws Childcare
Last inspected 19 May 2022
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 arrive happy and are eager to begin their day, greeted by cheerful staff into a warm and inviting nursery. They enjoy a wide range of experiences that help them to learn and develop skills, with staff carefully considering individual needs and adapting activities for all children. Staff play alongside children, extending their learning through questioning, introducing new concepts, and praising their efforts.
Inspector highlights
- Children arrive happy and are eager to begin their day.
- Staff know the children that they care for well and confidently talk about what makes them unique.
- The nursery curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced.
- Staff support children's communication, language and literacy development successfully.
- Staff are highly trained and incorporate skills, including those developed through forest school training, into the nursery curriculum.
Areas to develop
- 1give children time to complete activities they are engaged in before moving them on, to extend their learning even further
- 2support staff to consistently help children to extend their learning and solve problems for themselves.
Inspection #10229343 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents are happy with the care and education that their children receive. They speak positively about staff, describing them as being 'warm, kind and friendly'. They say that they are regularly updated about their children's learning through daily feedback, observations, photos and progress reports.
Parents are pleased with the helpful suggestions they receive to support their children's learning at home. For example, staff set home learning challenges, which are always fun to do.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff know where children are in their development. They have clear targets for what they want children to learn next, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Outdoor space
Staff are highly trained and incorporate skills, including those developed through forest school training, into the nursery curriculum. Children spend a great deal of time outside learning about nature and the world around them. They engage in endless activities to promote their physical skills and learn to take manageable risks in their play.
Parent Reviews of Jigsaws Childcare
5.0
(5)
Dalia Digriene
a year ago
Great people working in there, my girl always happy to go back during half term.
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6 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: May 2011
- May 2022Good
- February 2017Good
- June 2013Good
- May 2011Good
Frequently asked about Jigsaws Childcare
About the setting
Jigsaws Childcare Ltd registered in 2007 and is located in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. The nursery employs 24 members of childcare staff, with 17 holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm, and provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- EY357625
- Registered person
- Jigsaws Childcare Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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