Awards
Plastic free nursery award
So we did it!! In October 2019 we received confirmation that we have become the first Day Nursery in Cheshire and one of the first in the UK to gain ‘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’ |
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| Food for life Early Years Programme award
Food for Life Award.... Fresh off the back of our ‘Plastic Free Nurseries’ status we are proud to announce that we have received the ‘Food for Life’ award for Early Years from the Soil Association. The award recognises the positive impact Jigsaw has on our children’s health and wellbeing whilst also ensuring we have a whole setting approach to early years food and drink meeting the guidelines set by the Food For Life programme. As a direct result of this project we are about to secure additional allotment space off site which will allow us to increase the amount of food we are able to produce for ourselves whilst supporting the children’s food based learning. Well done to Charlotte, Dee and the wider team for all their efforts in helping us achieve this award!! |
The High Sheriff’s Awards for Enterprise and Responsible Business
We are extremely proud to share with you that we were named Winners in the category of ‘Responsible Business Practice’ and were highly commended for the ‘Enterprise’ award.
The event was hosted by Phil Redmond CBE (TV writer / Producer) and Roger Johnson (BBC news presenter) and was attended by some of Cheshire’s leading independent businesses.
The judging for the awards was carried out by an independent panel made up of some of Cheshire’s most prominent business leaders and as part of the process we hosted 3 of the judges on site for a day back in December 2018. Our judging delegation included Professor Phil Harris (Executive Director of the Business Research Institute & Professor of Marketing and Public Affairs at the University of Chester), Robert Ellis (Founder of Ellis & Co Chartered Accountants) and Claire Pritchard (Business Manager – Barclays).
The judges commented that their visit to the nursery had been truly inspirational and that the environment in which we operate demonstrated a genuine commitment and passion for excellence. Robert Ellis noted that he felt their visit had been a truly uplifting experience and was pleased to see that the next generation of future business leaders in Cheshire were being offered such a positive start to their education.
We were awarded £3000 in prize money which we are already busy considering how to reinvest in the nursery. |
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| Millie's MarkThe 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 AssociationIn 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." |
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| NMT Nursery Awards 2015 – Individual nursery of the year 2015NMT 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 2015Jigsaw celebrating after being voted National Day Nurseries Association’s UK Nursery of the Year 2015 |
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| NMT Nursery Awards 2011 – Nursery Nurse Award 2011Rebecca 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! |
Apprenticeships Regional Awards – Small Employer of the year 2010
Jigsaw Curzon House Day Nursery was awarded with a ‘Regional Highly Commended Small Employer of the Year 2010’
Claire said “It was a great privilege to be given a National award for working in a profession which gives me so much enjoyment and satisfaction”
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." |
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