Awards

Plastic free nursery award

We are proud to announce that in January 2020 we received confirmation that we have gained our ‘Plastic Free Nurseries’ status with Surfers Against Sewage!! Well done to all our children, staff and parents who supported us with this special project, we are very proud to hold this status.

We continue to strive to make a deference and firmly believe… 

‘YOU ARE NEVER TOO SMALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE’

Millie's Mark

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Guidelines, which childcare settings in England are required to follow, currently state that just one person with a current paediatric first aid certificate must be on the premises and available at all times when children are present or on outings.

In July 2017 Jigsaw was awarded the special endorsement of Millie's Mark which is an acknowledgement that our setting goes above and beyond these minimum requirements by ensuring that 100% of staff are paediatric first aid trained. Our endorsement is annually reviewed and renewed to ensure we continue to ensure extremely high standards in regards to paediatric first aid training. 

Forest School Association

In December 2017, Jigsaw received the Forest School Accreditation from The Forest School Association who are the professional body and UK wide voice for the promotion of Forest School. Jigsaw was the First Early Years setting in the UK to receive the accreditation and we are honoured to have been included in the provisions within the UK who provide quality Forest School sessions for all."

NMT Nursery Awards 2015 – Individual nursery of the year 2015

NMT Nursery Awards 2015 – Nursery team of the year 2015

This year Jigsaw Day nursery were runners up in both of these categories and were invited to a glitzy-glamorous night in the London Hilton hotel hosted by Scott Mills. Unfortunately we didn’t win but were delighted to be runners up and chosen from all the nurseries within the whole country.

Nursery of the year 2015

Jigsaw celebrating after being voted National Day Nurseries Association’s UK Nursery of the Year 2015 

Scores of parents wrote glowing testimonies to help Jigsaw Curzon House claim victory.

The judges, supported by Netmums, were impressed by the whole package – from the care it takes to be inclusive for children with intensive needs, to how well the children are looked after by fully engaged staff. 

NDNA Chief Executive, Purnima Tanuku OBE, said: “This is a brilliant achievement. The team at Jigsaw Curzon House is a great example of the amazing, inspirational work happening in our sector every day.”

NMT Nursery Awards 2011 – Nursery Nurse Award 2011

Rebecca Mason was short listed down to 5 from 100's of applicants from all over the country for the nursery nurse of the year award. Rebecca came very close but was pipped at the post for the prestigious award. Well done Beckie!

YMCA Training Achievement Award - Employer of the year 2009.

Claire Doyle (nursery manager) proudly accepted this award on 26th November 2009 at the Palace of Westminster and was accompanied by Charlotte Thomas (deputy manager).

Since 2001 Jigsaw Day Nursery has been helping 74 YMCA training learners.

Claire said at the presentation: "We have a very high retention of staff and value each member of staff and their efforts. We ensure that all staff feel part of a fantastic team and reward them for furthering their education and gaining more qualifications."