Jigsaw Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Esher for from 2 years 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2000, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All children will receive the 15 government funded hours the term after their third birthday.
What childcare usually costs in Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
KT10 0JPWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 3 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this well-organised, vibrant and welcoming pre-school. Kind and nurturing staff invest their time and effort in getting to know new children. They develop an accurate picture of children's home experiences to help them settle well. All children, including the new ones, show confidence, independence and positive attitudes to learning. This is enhanced by the considerable care and close attention children receive to make them feel safe and secure. Children's emotional well-being is prioritised, which contributes to the good outcomes for children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Children freely choose and explore the appealing activities, planned to ignite their natural curiosity. They move around between the stimulating indoor and outdoor areas with purpose and engagement. Staff readily join in with children's favourite games and help to maintain their level of enjoyment. For example, they play
'What's the time the manager?' Children demonstrate detailed knowledge of the rules and chants of the game. They giggle and show immense focus as they wait patiently, anticipating when the 'wolf' will call out so they can swiftly run away to avoid capture. Overall, staff use a variety of simple and effective strategies to promote children's increasingly good behaviour. They generously praise and celebrate children's efforts and achievements. This animated encouragement inspires children to consistently behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- identify, address and monitor the individual training opportunities for each member of staff more precisely, to strengthen their knowledge, planning and delivery of the curriculum, particularly in mathematics.
- 3 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 18 March 2019Good
- 30 April 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jigsaw Pre-School
- What it costs
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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