nursery facts

delivering a positive experience to our children

• Many refurbished nurseries with fabulous toys and furniture which encourage development through exciting experiences and opportunities
• We cater for children aged 3 months to 5 years
• Well-presented and secure nursery buildings with outdoor play areas and secure gardens
• Nutritional, traceable and balanced meals suitable for all the children and served in a fun and sociable way
• We deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, and for our Edinburgh and Renfrew Day Nurseries, the Scottish Birth to Three Curriculum and Curriculum for Excellence in a number of ways, through:
  
  • Construction and small world play
  • Heuristic play - independent exploration and investigation of real, found and natural resources and materials
  • Large & fine motor skills and experiences
  • Literacy and numeracy skills
  • Role play and imaginative opportunities
  • Water, sand and malleable experiences
  • Stories and mark making - the marks that children make through a range of media, such as paint, water, sand pencils and the meanings that they give to them
  • Creative workshops
  • Outdoor opportunities
  • Exploring and investigating science and nature
  • Dance, music and sensory experiences
• Open 51 weeks of the year