Welcome to our Social Room, often referred to by the children as the quiet room. In this zone the children are encouraged to let their imagination run wild! The room has an abundance of opportunities for the children to engage in role play. You may have noticed that we use “real” resources such as shoes, handbags, make up brushes, perfume bottles etc. to spark the children’s curiosity and creativity. Whether it’s a picnic, trip to the beach, or re-enacting their favourite stories, the children love to dress up and act out real life experiences.

The room has lots of cosy wee spaces for the children to relax and feel safe, we even have a real bed which the children love to snuggle up in – after all, nursery can be a tiring business!! This room is particularly popular in the afternoon, after lunch time.

Books & stories are a firm favourite across the ECC, our book corner is always busy, and staff are always on hands to read to our wee people or sing songs and rhymes together.

The room has lots of resources for our children to express themselves whether it be through mark making,  retelling/creating stories, using puppets and props, discussing themselves and their families, talking about similarities and differences, or exploring our feelings.

You may have noticed one of our signs that is up in the room:

“Happy times are never ending, when we’re playing and pretending”

We think this sums up our Social room perfectly!