2025-26
Click the link below for our Nursery Improvement Plan for this year.
Nursery Improvement Plan 25-26
2024-25
Click the link below for our Nursery Improvement Plan and evaluation 24-25.
Nursery Improvement Plan and Evaluation 2024-25
As part of our Nursery Improvement Plan for session 2024-25 year, we focused on:
– Enhancing our use of digital literacy and learning across the curriculum.
– Improving our core provision with a focus on outdoor learning and development of the whole curriculum.
– Using the Up, Up, and Away framework to improve our learning environments and support the development of all learners.
Our staff attended professional development and staff meetings to deepen their knowledge on these areas and how to plan effectively for them. Below is a key update on some of the things we did last year at St. Bride’s Nursery.
Digital Literacy
Our staff team had been engaging more with the new early years Digital Learning planners to ensure children received a broad range of experiences in using technology within their learning. Digital Charters were created in both of our nurseries, outlining the best ways we used technology in learning and ensuring that children developed their knowledge of online safety. We worked closely with our Parent and Carers Council to invest in new early years devices to help teach coding and programming skills to the children. Additionally, we were excited to share that the Co-op granted us £250, which was used to further invest in digital technology for our nursery. Updates on how your child was learning and preparing for their digital future were regularly shared on Seesaw.
Core Provision, Outdoor Learning and Developing the Curriculum
We developed our own planning guidance and kept parents informed through the weekly noticeboard, highlighting three key areas of learning, activities, or events each week. We worked closely with our Lead Development Officers and Nursery Area PT to ensure our planning aligned with Fife Council’s guidelines. Our Nursery Teacher conducted audits of our core provision to assess how we met children’s needs across the curriculum and how we could plan for continuous improvement. Additionally, we promoted free-flow access to the outdoors, enabling children to lead their own learning and make more choices. Our staff worked tirelessly to improve and maintain our outdoor areas.
Up, Up and Away Framework
Up, Up and Away was a document we worked closely with over the past two terms. We used the Literacy Rich Environment Audits to ensure high-quality literacy experiences throughout our nursery, both indoors and outdoors. In September, we discussed the importance of regular trips to the library and exploring books in different environments. During that term, we planned more trips to the local library, which the children really enjoyed. The next audit highlighted the need for more opportunities for mark making within the nursery and our outdoor space. We provided a range of resources and materials for the children to explore freely and create marks in ways that were meaningful to them and their stage of development. As a team, we worked hard to identify individual children who needed support with their literacy development. These plans highlighted specific strategies we used as a team to ensure a consistent approach.
