Meadowburn Early Years Centre

October 15, 2025

STEM play and learning – “Its not a box”

Building a bridge from blocks – adults encouraged freedom of space in the room to develop creativity and design skills

Responsive play and learning inspired other children to build a bridge from cardboard boxes – the adult provided materials that children suggested and allowed creativity to flow

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

Fun week in the snack area – The children helped prepare and create oat cake chicks, wholemeal bunnies and rainbow fruit platters for kebabs and much more… This was done in line with Setting the Table (Nutritional Guidance) and was delicious, fun and engaging for all 🙂

February 10, 2025

January 25 – The importance of learning about celebrations and cultures

Burns Day 2025 – Learning about all things Scottish

We made Scottish flags and enjoyed singing some favourite songs “Ye canny shove yer granny aff a bus” is always the most popular

Enjoying some malleable play using the colours of the Chinese Flag

November 28, 2024

October 24 – learning through outdoor play

The children have been enjoying our outdoor woodwork area – developing fine motor skills and hand/eye co-ordination.

I am learning the names of different tools and how to use them safely

October 7, 2024

Friday 4th October

Hours of fun and creativity with our new outdoor blocks and connector set.

We have:

“the longest train in the world”

” a robot”

” superhero kingdom”

September 2, 2024

August 24 – Outdoor play

Making lotions and potions in the outdoor area.

This developed language and number skills through pouring, counting, measuring and discussing what potions they were making

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024

August 2024 – Snack

The children have been enjoying many learning opportunities at our snack area. Here they are making pizzas with flat breads and a variety of delicious ingredients.

July 25, 2024

24th July 2024

Block Play – cross curricular learning opportunities for all levels of development. Children can take their imaginations on amazing journeys, linking with the world around them.