Jigsaw Pre-School (Sproughton) Needham Market

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management team have taken effective steps to tackle weaknesses in teaching identified at the last inspection. Staff interact well with children during their play.

They are alert to children's changing interests and join in to promote their enjoyment. • Children demonstrate good physical skills for their age. They enjoy age-appropriate physical challenge in the large outdoor area.

Younger children are confident to keep trying and practise new skills, such as trying to balance on plank of wood, until they can manage without any help from staff. • Staff place a high priority on promoting children's emotional development. They sensitively help c...hildren learn to cooperate and take turns.

Staff model polite behaviour and teach children how to negotiate and settle simple disputes for themselves. • Staff provide children with a wide range of age-appropriate toys and activities that capture their interest. Children soon become engrossed in activities of their own choosing and are confident to play independently or in small groups.

• Staff gather useful information from parents to help them settle children when they first start. However, parents are not fully involved in identifying children's starting points, so that staff can work closely with them to plan for children's future learning from the outset. • Staff do not make the most of opportunities to provide older children with added responsibility to help them develop a greater sense of achievement and pride in their own abilities.