Our Aim for learning is to:
Encourage all children to become confident, responsible, effective and successful learners.
Foster an ethos where children are encouraged to be responsible citizens, to value themselves and others, and the world around them.
Encourage children to be successful learners through consultation, planning and self-evaluation.
Encourage children to make senses of the world around them by using their senses to explore and discover.
Ensure that children relate new experiences to previous learning
Promote the sharing of experiences with others.
What We Do
Staff use the knowledge they have about each individual child to plan learning experiences to suit each child, staff will be encouraging children to investigate and experiment during activities for them to develop new skills and self-confidence in their own abilities. Working in partnership with parents during this time can greatly enhance the learning process. Staff are always available for you to chat with about your child’s progress and any concerns you may have, or to simply update you on your child’s progress.
Working Together
We recognise the role parents have already played in the early education of their child and that their continuing involvement is crucial to the successful learning of their child.
Staff will support and assist your child in all learning situations, making the relationship between parents and staff vitally important as it ensures that your child will get the maximum benefit from his/her time at the nursery.
Curriculum
In line with most educational establishments in Scotland, management and staff meet regularly to discuss the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence which is the national curriculum framework from the Scottish government for children and young people 3-18 years. The purpose of the curriculum is encapsulated in four capacities to enable each child and young person to be a successful Learners, a Confident Individual, a Responsible Citizen and an Effective Contributor. For children under the age of three years we use the Realising the Ambition Being Me: Focusing on high quality experience from birth to early primary school, emphasising child development. Play supportive environments and linking to Curriculum for Excellence to ensure the best start in life for children.
There are copies of these documents within the nursery if you wish to see them, please ask a member of staff they can also be accessed online at Education Scotland.
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Assessment is an ongoing process and staff continually observe the children in a wide range of situations by looking at what they say and do through play. Staff, through observations and the accumulation of information can record each child’s progress and achievements, it is only by doing this that we can then plan how to support and extend each child’s learning in an appropriate and supportive manner. All information gathered on each child’s progress is completely confidential.
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We believe that how children feel about themselves affects the way they approach all learning opportunities and the way they behave towards others. We provide an environment which enables children to feel safe, secure and confident about themselves. We promote an ethos which ensures equality and celebrates our diverse community. Children who attend the nursery are encouraged to form positive relationships with staff and peers and to develop their awareness and understanding of each other’s cultures.
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Our Nursery has a duty to ensure that all our children have equal access to the curriculum, supported as appropriate to their individual needs. This covers not only the content of planned activities and teaching strategies but also the minor adaptations to the physical environment of our nursery to address the needs of children with physical or sensory impairments.
We also need to ensure that parents/carers who have disabilities have equal access to information about their child ensuring that access is available or an interpreter for people who have hearing impairment or language barriers.
The management and staff give additional support to children who require support with their learning, where it becomes apparent that a child needs such assistance for whatever reason every effort will be made to consider how best to use the resources we have at our disposal for that child’s benefit. Parental co-operation is vital, and our staff will meet regularly with parents/carers to discuss how best to support your child.
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If your child requires additional support for learning because of delayed speech, poor vision, or behavioural problems, we will consult with you and offer support and advice and if necessary, we would refer you to the appropriate agency for support. Nobody will be contacted without your prior consent or discussion with yourself. If you have any concerns about your child’s development, please speak to the staff or management as soon as possible and we will try and assist via their health visitor or GP.
Every child may at times experience some difficulties, these might be physical, emotional, learning difficulties or behavioural difficulties. Since parents are the experts on their own child it is extremely valuable if you share any concerns open and honestly with the staff to ensure we are planning appropriately around your child’s needs.
Our Meal Plans
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