Jack and Jill Pre-School Nursery

Puppets, rhyming games and vegetable printing give Jack and Jill Pre-School Nursery a concrete identity: language and hands-on exploration were prominent in September 2024. The nursery has 48 places in total and operates at Dordon Community Primary School in Tamworth.

At its September 2024 inspection, Ofsted judged the nursery Good overall and found very good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with assessments informing individual learning plans. Later safeguarding action is material to a family's decision, however, and deserves equal attention.

In September 2024, the early years foundation stage shaped learning around children's communication, personal development and physical skills, with more specific learning introduced as children developed. This is the statutory framework for learning and care, rather than a separate nursery programme.

Small-group puppet activities encouraged older children to practise sounds and rhymes, while staff talked and sang with younger children. Vegetable printing brought touch and smell into play; apple pips connected the activity to trees outdoors. These were practical ways to build vocabulary through experiences children could explore.

Outdoor play included a slide reached by steps, giving younger children opportunities to practise climbing and movement. Counting also featured in stories and activities, but teaching needed to extend children's understanding of numbers to include zero.

In September 2024, key-person relationships drew on children's interests, and familiar comforters helped children settle. Staff responded to distress with reassurance. This made settling an individual process, rather than simply expecting children to adapt immediately.

Communication with parents included activities to continue at home, connecting nursery learning with family life. Staff development included training and supervision, although reliance on online training did not accommodate different ways of learning sufficiently.

The safeguarding actions required in December 2025 were confirmed as met in January 2026. Further safeguarding shortcomings in July 2026 led to another welfare requirements notice. The July actions concerned safeguarding leads' understanding of referral responsibilities, prompt reporting to relevant agencies, and effective staff supervision, coaching and mentoring. Their deadline was 18 September 2026; the latest published position was that the response would be monitored. The deadline has passed, so it should not be read as a future milestone.

The address is Dordon Community Primary School, Roman Way, Dordon, Tamworth, B78 1PJ. Being on a school's premises does not guarantee a Reception place; families still apply through the local authority admissions process.

In September 2024, nursery opening hours were 8.45am to 2.45pm, Monday to Friday in term time. Before- and after-school provision operated from 7.30am to 8.45am and from 3pm to 5.30pm. These are inspection-era arrangements.

At that time, children attending were aged 1 to 11, and the nursery provided funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-olds. The age span included its wider childcare provision, rather than describing a single preschool group.

• Repeated safeguarding action. The July 2026 notice followed actions completed in January 2026. Ask what subsequent regulatory checks established and how safeguarding referrals and staff supervision now work.
• Learning and staff development. September 2024 improvement points covered understanding zero and adapting staff training to different learning styles. A visit can explore how both have been addressed.
• Attendance arrangements. The September 2024 offer combined term-time nursery hours with before- and after-school provision. Discuss which current pattern fits your child's age and your working day.

The September 2024 picture suits families who value language-rich play, individual settling and activities they can continue at home. Its historical attendance arrangements served both daytime nursery care and before- and after-school childcare. Repeated safeguarding action makes the position following July 2026 essential to the decision.