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Monday 7:30am - 6pm Tuesday 7:30am - 6pm Wednesday 7:30am - 6pm Thursday 7:30am - 6pm Friday 7:30am - 6pm

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Jigsaw Childcare is a private day nursery providing childcare for children aged 0-5 years.

21/08/2023

Our new nursery in Broxburn is opening next week 😃 If you could give our new page a like and share our post that would be much appreciated 🤩

03/06/2022

Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a yummy afternoon tea.🍰☕️

02/05/2022

Eid Mubarak to all of our wonderful families who are celebrating the occasion! Sending our warmest wishes and lots of happiness from all of the team at Jigsaw. 🌙🤍

28/04/2022

We are currently working on the improvement of our loose parts room and are looking for the following items: bottle lids, corks, unwanted china (e.g. plates and mugs), and other items of a similar nature.

If you have any of these, and would be willing to send them our way, we would be delighted!

Thank you in advance :-)

15/04/2022

Happy Easter to all of our wonderful children & families!
We hope you have a lovely weekend eating lots of chocolate and (hopefully) enjoying some sunshine! 🌞🐣🐰

21/03/2022

Our garden has been undergoing a makeover & we have recently introduced our new construction area! The children have had lots of fun making use of this today.
We are excited to share further updates in the coming weeks as our garden area develops. 👷🏽‍♀️👷🏽🚜

16/03/2022

Welcome back to ‘Interview with a Staff Member’ ⭐️
Today, we will be speaking with Emma.
Emma has been working with us for three years & is primarily based on the Under 2’s Floor.

Why did you pursue a career in the early years sector? -

I find it rewarding seeing the children flourish into their development becoming independent and reaching their milestones.

What’s your favourite thing about your job? -

Seeing the little ones happy. ☺️

What do you enjoy doing outside of work? -

Date nights with my partner and spending time with friends and family.

What was your dream job as a child? -

I wanted to be a forensic scientist. 👩🏻‍🔬

Quick fire round 🔥, what’s your favourite colour, film & singer? -

My favourite colour is green, my favourite film is P.S I Love You and my favourite song is Fast Car by Tracy Chapman.

15/03/2022

Welcome back to ‘Interview with a Staff Member’ ⭐️
Today, we will be speaking with Hazel.
Hazel has been working with us for a number of years & is our nursery manager!

Why did you pursue a career in the early years sector? -

While supporting a child minder during my school years it led me down the path of college in the early years sector, never looked back after working with the children under 5 years old.

What’s your favourite thing about your job? -

Love how we have such an impact on the lives of so many little people, children have an unconditional bond and I really enjoy watching them grow and develop their own personalities. My favourite thing is getting to know all of our families really well and becoming a part of their journey in life.

What do you enjoy doing outside of work? -

Spending time with my own family, my husband, Keith and 6 year old, Jack. Walking and baking.

What was your dream job as a child? -

Firefighter or a chef! 👩🏻‍🚒👩🏻‍🍳

Tell us a fact we might not know about you? -

I once did a sky dive & bungee jump for charity.

Quick fire round 🔥, what’s your favourite colour, film & singer? -

My favourite singer is Pink, my favourite colour is sage green and my favourite film is The Intern.

14/03/2022

Welcome back to ‘Interview with a Staff Member’ ⭐️
Today, we will be speaking with Cienna.
Cienna has been working with us for the past year as she works towards her SVQ 3 qualification!

Why did you pursue a career in the early years sector? -

Because it’s interesting watching children grow into their own individual person it’s also a very caring job and I’d say I’m a very caring person.

What’s your favourite thing about your job? -

Taking part in making children happy!

What do you enjoy doing outside of work? -

Spending time with my family.

What was your dream job as a child? -

I wanted to be in a girl band! 🎤

Tell us a fact we might not know about you? -

I have a twin sister, her name is Skye.

Quick fire round 🔥, what’s your favourite colour, film & singer? -

My favourite singer is Rihanna, my favourite colour is pink & my favourite film is Marley & Me. 🐶

11/03/2022

Welcome back to ‘Interview with a Staff Member’ ⭐️
Today, we will be speaking with Caitlin.
Caitlin has worked with us for four years, and is primarily based in the Under 2’s floor.

Why did you pursue a career in early years? -

I love working with children and I’m very passionate about learning!

What’s your favourite thing about your job? -

I love to watch the children grow and develop into their own little people! My favourite part of the nursery day is probably singing songs at circle time, the children are all so full of energy and it’s so much fun!

What do you enjoy doing outside of work? -

I love spending time with my family and friends, going to the theatre and going to new places.

What was your dream job as a child? -

I think I either wanted to be an actress, a teacher or to work with animals. 🦁

Tell us a fact we might not know about you? -

I’m currently studying an English degree at Edinburgh Napier University and I’m hoping to get into teaching once I’ve completed it!

Quick fire round 🔥 what’s your favourite colour, film & singer? -

My favourite colour is pink, my favourite film is either The Chronicles of Narnia, Mamma Mia or The Rocky Horror Picture Show and my favourite singer is Taylor Swift!

10/03/2022

Welcome back to ‘Interview with a Staff Member’ ⭐️

Today, we will be speaking to our Tweenie Room supervisor, Kirsten!
Kirsten has been with us for 8.5 years, and throughout that time, has worked as a supervisor in both the Tweenie Room and the Toddler Room.

Why did you decide to pursue a career in the early years sector? - After spending some time working in an after school club, it became clear that working children was the right path for me!

What’s your favourite thing about your job? - Getting to know the children & their families and creating bonds with them.

What do you enjoy doing outside of work? - Holidays, weekends away and spending time with friends & family.

What was your dream job as a child? - Cabin crew ✈️

Tell us a fact we might not know about you? - I used to be a hairdresser 💇🏼‍♀️

Quick fire round 🔥 tell us your favourite colour, film & artist - My favourite colour is black, my favourite film is Maid in Manhattan & my music taste varies. I love 90’s R&B, house music & ABBA!

09/03/2022

Hello & welcome to our new series ‘Interview with a Staff Member’ ⭐️

We thought this series would be a great way to help parents & carers get to know the people who look after their little ones at nursery a little bit better!

Today we will be speaking to Kelsey.
Kelsey has been working with us for a number of years, she is primarily based on the Under 2’s Floor & she has a little boy called Zack who attends the setting!

Why did you pursue a career in the early years sector? -

I absolutely love children & helping them grow and flourish!

What’s your favourite thing about your job? -

Spending time with the kids, doing fun activities & helping them to reach their milestones.

What do you enjoy doing outside of work? -

Spending time with my son, reading, watching TV & listening to music.

What was your dream job as a child? -

A doctor 👩🏼‍⚕️

Tell us a fact we might not know about you? -

I have 3 brothers, 2 sisters and 8 nieces & nephews!

Quick fire round 🔥 tell us your favourite colour, film & artist -

My favourite colour is purple, my favourite film is Save the Last Dance and my favourite artist has to be Drake!

Address

40 Turnhouse Road
Edinburgh
EH128LX

Opening Hours

Monday	7:30am - 6pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 6pm
Thursday	7:30am - 6pm
Friday	7:30am - 6pm

Telephone

+441313395557

Website

https://www.jigsaw-childcare.com/

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