Welcome to Alloway Early Years Centre. We provide a safe, happy, purposeful and nurturing environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We are a vibrant Early Years Centre with spaces for 60 children. We are open from 9am – 3pm daily. Children in our centre are happy and motivated and enjoy learning through natural curiosity and inquiry.
In Alloway EYC we aim to provide a service of the highest quality for you and your child by:
- Providing a safe, welcoming environment in which your child will feel happy, secure and valued.
- Providing a stimulating learning environment meeting the developmental needs and interests of your child.
- Offering a range of learning experiences and activities to foster the emotional, social, physical, creative and intellectual development of your child.
- Nurturing, challenging and supporting your child in all aspects of his/her development.
Here are our Vision and Values for 2025-2026, created in consultation with pupils, parents and staff – Vision and Values
Click on the following link to view our Early Years Centre Handbook
EYC Handbook 2025-2026 UPDATED Sept 25
Click on the following link for our new parent/family information Induction PowerPoint –
EYC induction powerpoint 2025-2026
See our recent Care Inspectorate Report
Staff
Head Teacher – Mrs Fiona Meney
Depute Head Teacher – Mrs Lauren Miller
Depute Manager – Miss Kirsty McCallum
Senior Early Years Practitioner – Miss Rebecca Macey-Lillie
Early Years Practitioners:
Mrs Victoria Cuff, Miss Caoilin Gibson, Mrs Julie Lorimer, Mrs Anne Ahmed, Mrs Libby Pollock, Mrs Haley Fraser, Mr Ryan McGill and Miss Kayleigh Adgie
Session times
- Monday – Friday 9am-3pm (additional hours can be purchased through the local authority. Children can attend from 8:30am-4:00pm using purchased hours).
Sharing Information with Parents/Carers
We will share information with parents and carers on a regular basis through the following methods:
- Termly Newsletters (using SWAY)
- Letters
- Email and text communication
- Phone calls
- Learning Journals
- Our Twitter feed – @Alloway EYC
Current Letters and Newsletters 2026-2027
Pre-school Developmental Milestones
A recent parent survey indicated that some parents / families would like more information on the Developmental Milestones, and activities that could be completed at home to support pre-school children with these. We will be reintroducing our Developmental Milestones ThingLinks. Please use the links below to access these. These ThingLinks provide information on Milestones and suggested activities to support children with these.
Language & Communication Milestones –
https://www.thinglink.com/card/1408076257597325313
Numeracy & Maths Milestones – https://www.thinglink.com/card/1408078416518840321
Health & Wellbeing Milestones –
https://www.thinglink.com/card/1408078032031186945
Speech and Language
Development of speech and language is incredibly important in the early years. In South Ayrshire we work closely with the Speech and Language Therapy team. Please feel free to contact SLT team or Early Years Centre staff for more information or if you have a concern. Early intervention is key and NHS Speech and Language services offer a virtual drop in or phone helpline which allows parents/carers to discuss any concerns with a therapist. 
Policies
We review our policies annually to ensure that they are current. We have electronic copies available of all our policies. If you wish a copy please email Alloway.Mail@south-ayrshire.gov.uk and request a copy.
A full list of of policies can be found here – 1. Alloway EYC Policy Contents
All policies can be accessed through the Policy section on the school website.
SAC Family Learning Worker
Our family learning worker is Nicola Lawrence. She runs PEEP and Bookbug sessions and engages with families for individual supports. Further information will follow throughout the session.
Duty of Candour
The new Duty of Candour came into effect on 1 April 2018. It affects all health, social work and care services except childminders. It means that services must take specific steps to carry out their Duty of Candour when a serious adverse event happens. They will need to let the people affected know, offer to meet with them, and apologise. This is an important part of being open with people who experience care, and also learning from things that go wrong.
Please find our Annual Duty of Candour Reports:
Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2018-19
Alloway EYC Duty of Candour Report April 2019-20
Alloway EYC Duty of Candour Report April 2020-21
Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2021-22
Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2022-23
Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2023-2024
Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2024-2025
Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2025-2026
