This is a cosy room where we look after up to 5 babies per session with 2 members of staff. The focus is on nurturing, so lots of cuddles, feeding, changing, sleeping and generally having fun.

We spend lots of time on the floor with the children reading stories, singing and playing to help develop early language. We provide a range of sensory toys and books to help babies develop their sensory skills.

Infants under 12 months continue to eat food provided from home before moving onto our nursery menus. The room is self-contained with a fridge, microwave and bottle warmer for storing and preparing food and bottles for the children to suit their routines. 

Our infants move to the Baby Room when they are mobile. 

Babies generally start speaking at this age, so one the key focuses is on early language development. We spend a lot of time on singing, nursery rhymes, reading stories, and playing with the children.

Another key focus is on developing gross motor skills where we start taking children out for short walks on reins as soon as they are confident on their feet. 

In this room, children are introduced to the nursery menu and are encouraged to sit at the table and start feeding themselves with lots of support.

This is a large bright room with direct access to the garden where children spend a lot of time during the day. 

As well as a focus on language development, there is a strong focus on developing social skills. Children are taught to share and take turns, and to play together in small groups.

This room benefits from having an ante-room where staff can work with small groups of children on quiet activities such as numeracy and literacy.

This is also the age group where we introduce colours, shapes and counting.

This is a small room that is laid out in focus areas to encourage the children to continue to develop social interaction through play. 

As they get ready for the move to pre-school, we focus on developing the child's concentration with more group activities and longer story times.

We also focus on developing the concepts of maths with lots of counting, number recognition, and one to one association experiences.

This is a large bright room that is laid out and resourced to meet the guidance of the Curriculum for Excellence and childrens' individual interests.

A key focus for the key worker is on developing the child's Early Years Profile. This documents the child's development and progress through the early stages of the curriculum, and provides evidence of their readiness for the move to primary 1.

Children benefit from having a dedicated entrance where they can take responsibility for changing their coats and shoes. An integrated toilet helps them to develop independent toileting skills.

We are primarily focused on encouraging our children to become: Confident individuals, Successful learners, Effective contributors, and Responsible citizens.