Welcome to our Nursery

Our Nursery School

Our Nursery School currently caters for 26 pupils aged 3 and 4.  The purpose built Nursery School opened on the school site in October 2003. The nursery is equipped with an outdoor area with enclosed sandpit, a large playroom, quiet room and  kitchen. Activities in the nursery are play-based and are carefully planned to allow the children to learn at their own pace in a fun and active way.

As a school family, in partnership with parents, we aim to provide a stimulating, safe and caring environment, where each child is valued as a unique individual.

The staff see their work as complimentary to the love and care already experienced in the child’s home. By the time children commence attendance at a Nursery School, they have already had a variety of experiences and have developed in a number of ways. In order to utilise and build upon the learning that has taken place in the home and its immediate environment, we aim to provide our children with a rich variety of play activities and other experiences in a stimulating and challenging environment. We will focus on allowing our children to learn, at their own pace without experiencing a sense of failure.

We will seek to: -

• provide a safe and caring environment in which our children can develop respect for themselves and others, confidence, a positive self-image and a sense of responsibility.
• encourage the autonomy of each child (i.e. doing things for themselves)

• develop and build on the children’s interest in the world around them.

• provide opportunities to learn through doing.

• provide experiences that meet our children’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs at their particular stage of learning.

• provide opportunities to discover that learning is fun.

• provide appropriate support for children with disabilities and special learning needs.

• develop and maintain a close partnership with parents.

• value our children as individuals and promote their welfare.