All Glasgow City Council Nurseries base their Curriculum on the Curriculum for Excellence, which and supports children in becoming responsible citizens, effective communicators, successful learners and confident individuals.

3-5 Room

The Curriculum for Excellence is based on the following 7 principles:

• Challenge and enjoyment

• Relevance

• Coherence

• Breadth

• Progression

• Depth

• Personalisation and choice within 8 areas -Numeracy

                                                                                Literacy

                                                                                Health & Wellbeing

                                                                                Technologies

                                                                                Social Studies

                                                                                Science

                                                                                Religious Education

                                                                                Expressive Arts

We have a child led approach to ensure your child’s interests and learning needs are met using the above principles of the curriculum with a focus on the National Priorities: Literacy, Health & Wellbeing and Numeracy.

We also use Realising the Ambition, How good is our early learning and childcare? and other national documents to support us in providing the best possible education for your child.  Please have a look at these documents in our entrance.

Your child will be consulted about their learning, and offered a wide range of learning experiences in a carefully planned learning environment, supported by qualified staff.

The opportunities offered will contribute to the overall development of your child.  The learning environment and planned programme of the Nursery will encourage your child to ask questions, to seek explanations, to solve problems, to develop self-awareness and to develop communication skills.

Your child will be able take part in activities individually, as part of a small group or in a larger group.  There will be opportunities for free play and to take part in planned learning experiences delivered by the staff team, 10/15 minutes during each session is spent at “Group time” where children will take part in their own group activities and learn to share, take turns and co-operate.

2 – 3 Room

Glasgow City Council use “The Pre Birth to Three Document” and “Realising the Ambition” to plan for children’s learning within this age group.  There is a huge emphasis on using natural and real life resources to enrich and support the child’s senses at this crucial stage of learning.

The Pre-Birth to Three promotes the four key principles:

• Right of the Child

• Relationships

• Responsive Care

• Respect