play-based curriculum

Children learn individually and with others through play. We offer our children a play-based curriculum which meets all the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, and for our Edinburgh and Renfrew Day Nurseries, the Scottish Birth to Three Curriculum and Curriculum for Excellence. It supports all aspects of their learning and development. It encourages their in-built curiosity and desire to make sense of the world around them and helps them to discover that learning is interesting and fun. This is vitally important if children are going to remain keen learners for the rest of their lives.

Play in a secure environment with effective adult support allows the children to explore, investigate and enjoy the learning experience. We help them to practice and develop ideas, concepts and skills in a unique and non-threatening way, without fear of failure.

We deliver the early year's curriculum in a number of ways, through:

Construction and small world play
Treasure baskets that contain a variety of different objects to help stimulate babies’ senses, large and fine motor skills and experiences
Large & fine motor skills and experiences
Literacy and numeracy skills
Role play and imaginative opportunities
Water, sand and malleable experiences
Stories, rhymes and songs
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