Our Vision
"To encourage our children to learn through play in an outdoor environment that harnesses natural curiosity and confidence within".
Our Aims and Ethos
Our AimsOur outdoor area provides learning experiences where children can develop their interests whilst being fully immersed in nature.
Staff encourage learning through natural curiosity, communication, problem solving, questioning and creativity.
Emphasis on recruitment and retention of excellent quality staff to build strong relationships with the children.
Commitment to follow Realising the Ambition and The Curriculum for Excellence.
Working closely with the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland to ensure our standards remain at the highest levels.
Sharing best practice with other qualified early years practitioners in settings that have a similar vision.
Safe and Caring
Each child will have an assigned key worker who is responsible for monitoring and tracking their learning and development.
The team will build strong attachments with the children and their families – creating confidence and security for all children.
We provide a warm and caring environment for children to feel safe and secure in allowing the children to flourish.
The nursery indoor provision and extensive outdoor areas have been designed with particular emphasis on the safety and welfare of the children and of the staff team.
Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles
Sourcing and using local produce for homecooked meals and snacks.
Promoting physical activity and development.
Participation in national programmes encouraging healthy living including Eco Schools Programme and Child Smile.
Growing fruit and vegetables to use in our daily menus which encourages the children’s involvement in cooking and menu development.
Our Objectives
To ensure the highest quality facilities and resources are available for all children’s individual development, play and educational needs.
To provide a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment designed to meet each child’s individual needs in line with UNCRC (The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) and GIRFEC (Getting it Right for Every Child).
To provide unique experiences for all children, incorporating outdoor environment and healthy lifestyles where possible.
In partnership with families, we will work together to provide the highest quality of care and learning.
To maintain a high-quality staff team and ensure that they have the best training opportunities possible that complies and exceeds with the current SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) legislation.
Always providing a positive approach to risky play that will then allow children to create independence, confidence and the ability to understand the risk benefits.
To follow the Curriculum for Excellence for children aged 3 to 5 years which enables the team to provide high quality learning experiences. This, in turn, promotes each child’s development and learning.
To apply the GIRFEC (Getting it Right for Every Child) approach to enable each child to become a Confident Individual, Effective Contributor, Successful Learner and a Responsible Citizen.
To provide high quality experiences for children aged 3 months to 3 years following the guidance contained in the Pre-Birth to Three Document – Positive Outcomes for Scotland’s Children and Families & Realising the Ambition: Being Me.
We aim to follow the Eco Schools Mission ‘to inspire changes in behaviour to improve our environment, the quality of people’s lives, their wellbeing and the places that they care for’.