Jigsaw Day Nursery

Jigsaw Day Nursery Scaynes Hill Social Club, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 7NH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 January 2017 23 April 2014

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The quality of teaching is outstanding. Staff have an excellent understanding of the curriculum and provide a highly motivating space where children are excited to learn.  Staff accurately and precisely monitor children's development. They have an excellent awareness of children's uniqueness, and plan exciting and challenging activities to engage them. The manager is completely aware of any gaps in children's development and works extremely closely with staff to close them. All children make rapid progress.  The manager is highly effective in leading her team and provides excellent mentoring and support. Staff are committed to developing their extremely strong teaching skills. They are exceptionally well trained to help them maintain high standards.  Children form exceptionally strong bonds with staff and settle quickly into the daily routine. Children have an excellent understanding of how to behave. They are tolerant

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This provision is outstanding

and kind. The continuous care and consideration that they show to each other is heart- warming.  Partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend are excellent. Staff value their input into children's ongoing development and they all work closely together to ensure children have the best possible learning opportunities.  The manager and staff strive to improve continuously and value feedback from parents and children to help them develop further. For example, some parents asked for their children's development records to be shared electronically for easier access.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 develop staff practice even further to ensure they all give children enough time to think before they expect them to respond to questions.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and staff's interactions with children inside and outside.  The inspector spoke with the owner, manager, staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took part in a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector tracked some children's progress and viewed their development records.  The inspector spoke to some parents to gain their views on the setting and staff.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. All staff receive excellent child protection training and have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of their responsibilities. Staff have an impressive confidence when discussing safeguarding practice and know that children's welfare is of the upmost importance. The manager provides continuous support to staff and together they identify ways to strengthen their excellent knowledge and practice even further. For instance, she recognises that on rare occasions, not all staff give children time to think and answer before they ask other questions. The manager and staff build highly effective partnerships with the schools that children will attend. For example, staff use the facilities and attend events with children to help familiarise them with the environment. Parents speak extremely highly of the staff and the excellent provision they provide.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff have high expectations of children, who are highly motivated and enjoy the challenge that staff give. For example, staff asked children why wheels were round and suggested they find a cube and a wheel to experiment with. Younger children impressively responded that 'squares have edges so they cannot roll like wheels'. Staff's observation and assessment of children's learning are extremely accurate and help them to plan for their next steps in learning. For example, when children were playing with boats in water, staff challenged them further with a 'float or sink' activity. They provided an interesting range of items for children to experiment with. Children were enthralled as they guessed what would happen and were fascinated with their new knowledge.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

All children have an impressive knowledge of how to keep safe and healthy. For example, when preparing their nutritious snack they explained how they hold a knife so they do not cut themselves. They automatically know to wash their hands before cooking 'so there are no germs'. Staff provide exciting activities to extend children's physical skills. For example, following children's love of balls and being outside, staff quickly made an obstacle course for them to competently 'dribble' the balls round. Children also take part in nature walks and skilfully use large climbing equipment in local parks.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make exceptional progress in preparation for moving to school. Children are highly independent and manage their personal care needs. They have an excellent understanding of mathematics and literacy at a young age. For example, when cooking, all children were able to recognise and read some numbers up to 10 on the recipe. Children very confidently understand and respect people's differences, such as when they learn how other children around the world celebrate Christmas.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY463201 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1069335 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 19 Name of registered person Carolyn Mary Hopson

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Date of previous inspection 23 April 2014 Telephone number 01444831555

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Jigsaw Day Nursery registered in 2013. It operates from Scaynes Hill Social Club, Scaynes Hill in West Sussex. The nursery is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The provider receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery employs six members of staff, five of whom hold a recognised early years qualification to level 2 or above, including one member of staff who has qualified teacher status.

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This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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