Children’s Development and Learning

We aim to offer a broad and balanced learning environment for children.

We use a range of
government and supporting documents- curriculum in line with

“A Curriculum for Excellence”

“Pre Birth to Three”

“Realising Ambition”. [Scottish Executive]

There are four capacities identified in “A Curriculum of Excellence”, these are:

Successful Learners                        Confident Individuals
Responsible Citizens                      Effective Contributors

The 9 Learning Areas which are:

Health and Wellbeing                      Social Studies
Technologies                                         Mathematics
Literacy & English                              Science
Expressive Arts                                  Religious and Moral Education
Languages

These are implemented in line with Inverclyde Council’s Learning and Teaching policy which can be found below.

The programmes used in Blairmore Early Learning Centre that help to support the curriculum and allow children to develop the skills and attributes needed for mental, emotional, social and physical well-being and life-long learning compliment the curricular activities on a daily basis, and all achievements of children both outwith and within the nursery are celebrated.

PATHS
VYGOTSKY (STORY GRAMMAR)
I CAN
OUTDOOR LEARNING
PHYSICAL PROGRAMME
MATHS LENDING LIBRARY
LITERACY LENDING LIBRARY