{"id":332,"date":"2018-03-02T16:03:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T16:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/kilmacolmprimaryschool\/?page_id=332"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:01:24","slug":"nursery-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/kilmacolmprimaryschool\/nursery-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursery Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Our Nursery Curriculum<\/b><\/p>\n<p>At our nursery, we believe that play is the foundation of all learning. Through play, children explore, experiment, and make sense of the world around them. Our aim is to provide a wide range of exciting and meaningful learning experiences within a rich, stimulating environment \u2014 always supported by our knowledgeable and caring early years staff.<\/p>\n<p>Our planning and evaluation are guided by Scotland\u2019s Curriculum for Excellence, which provides clear values, purposes and principles for education from ages 3 to 18. The curriculum helps children develop as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Successful Learners<\/li>\n<li>Confident Individuals<\/li>\n<li>Responsible Citizens<\/li>\n<li>Effective Contributors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We recognise that children learn best when learning experiences are connected and integrated across different areas of the curriculum. Everyday activities \u2014 such as playing with sand or water \u2014 can support the development of early science, maths, technology, language, and communication skills. Our staff ensure these opportunities are engaging, purposeful and tailored to each child\u2019s stage of development, interests and needs.<\/p>\n<p>Above all, we provide a caring and nurturing environment where children feel happy, secure and confident to explore. 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