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Welcome to Alloway Early Years Centre.\u00a0 \u00a0We provide a safe, happy,\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Children in our centre are happy and motivated and enjoy learning through natural curiosity and inquiry.<\/p>\n
In Alloway EYC we aim to provide a service of the highest quality for you and your child by:<\/strong><\/p>\n Here are our Vision and Values for 2025-2026, created in consultation with pupils, parents and staff – Vision and Values<\/a><\/p>\n Click on the following link to view our Early Years Centre Handbook<\/p>\n EYC Handbook 2025-2026 UPDATED Sept 25<\/a><\/p>\n Click on the following link for our new parent\/family information Induction PowerPoint –<\/p>\n EYC induction powerpoint 2025-2026<\/a><\/p>\n See our recent Care Inspectorate Report<\/p>\n Care Inspectorate Report 2023<\/a><\/p>\n Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Head Teacher<\/strong> \u2013 Mrs Fiona Meney<\/p>\n Depute Head Teacher<\/strong> \u2013 Mrs Lauren Miller<\/p>\n Depute Manager –<\/strong> Miss Kirsty McCallum<\/p>\n Senior Early Years Practitioner –\u00a0<\/strong>Miss Rebecca Macey-Lillie<\/p>\n Early Years Practitioners<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Mrs Victoria Cuff, Miss Caoilin Gibson, Mrs Julie Lorimer, Mrs Anne Ahmed,\u00a0 , Mrs Libby Pollock, Mrs Haley Fraser, Mr Ryan McGill and Miss Kayleigh Adgie<\/p>\n We will share information with parents and carers on a regular basis through the following methods:<\/p>\n Oct 2025 – Alloway EYC Newsletter – October 2025 Newsletter – Alloway Early Years Centre<\/a><\/p>\n June 2025 – Alloway PS and EYC Newsletter – June 2025 Newsletter – Alloway Primary and EYC<\/a><\/p>\n April 2025 – EYC Newsletter – April 2025 Newsletter – Alloway Early Years Centre<\/a><\/p>\n Dec 2024 – EYC Newsletter – December 2024 Newsletter – Alloway Early Years Centre<\/a><\/p>\n Dec 2024 – Dec 2024 – Polar Express<\/a><\/p>\n Oct 2024 – EYC Newsletter –October 2024 Newsletter – Alloway Early Years Centre<\/a><\/p>\n Sept 2024 – Church Stay and Play –\u00a0 Sept 2024 – EYC Church Stay and Play 1<\/a> Dec 2024 – Christmas updates<\/a><\/p>\n Aug 2024 – Bookbug Invite – Aug 2024 Bookbug Invite<\/a><\/p>\n Aug 2024 – EYC Newsletter – August 2024 Newsletter Alloway Early Years Centre<\/a><\/p>\n Mar 2024 – EYC Newsletter – March 2024 Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n Mar 2024 – Easter Service EYC<\/a><\/p>\n EYC induction powerpoint 2022<\/a><\/p>\n Sept 2023 – Church Stay and Play Session 1<\/a><\/p>\n Stay and Play and Reporting Updates<\/a><\/p>\n June 2023 Newsletter Alloway Early Years Centre<\/a><\/p>\n Dumfries House Trip-EYC May 2023<\/a><\/p>\n Snack Donations 2023<\/a><\/p>\n Sun Safety 2023<\/a><\/p>\n IMPORTANT EYC Industrial Action<\/a><\/p>\n February 2023 Update EYC<\/a><\/p>\n Burns Centre letter Feb 2023<\/a><\/p>\n Whats On Term 3<\/a><\/p>\n Care Plan Appointments Jan 2023<\/a><\/p>\n December 2022 Newsletter – Alloway Early Years Centre<\/a><\/p>\n P1 Registration 23.24<\/a><\/p>\n Party and Santa Letter<\/a><\/p>\n Nativity Parent Invite 2022<\/a><\/p>\n Christmas Movie letter-EYC<\/a><\/p>\n Church Stay and Play Parent Letter Nov 2022<\/a><\/p>\n Early Literacy Letter<\/a><\/p>\n Rozelle Trip – Halloween<\/a><\/p>\n Stay and Play Care Plan<\/a><\/p>\n September\u00a02022 Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n Nursery-Rozelle Trip September 2022<\/a><\/p>\n Childsmile 26.9.22<\/a><\/p>\n COVID19 TB letter version june 2022<\/a><\/p>\n Owl Magic<\/a><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Language & Communication Milestones –<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/card\/1408076257597325313<\/a><\/p>\n Numeracy & Maths Milestones – https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/card\/1408078416518840321<\/a><\/p>\n Health & Wellbeing Milestones –<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/card\/1408078032031186945<\/a><\/p>\n Development of speech and language is incredibly important in the early years.\u00a0 In South Ayrshire we work closely with the Speech and Language Therapy team.\u00a0 Please feel free to contact SLT team \u00a0or Early Years Centre staff for more information or if you have a concern. \u00a0Early 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. We review our policies annually to ensure that they are current.\u00a0 We have electronic copies available of all our policies.\u00a0 If you wish a copy please email Alloway.Mail@south-ayrshire.gov.uk and request a copy.<\/p>\n A full list of of policies can be found here – 1. Alloway EYC Policy Contents<\/a><\/p>\n All policies can be accessed through the\u00a0Policy<\/em> section on the school website.<\/p>\n Our family learning worker is Nicola Lawrence.\u00a0 She runs PEEP and Bookbug sessions and engages with families for individual supports.<\/p>\n PEEP POSTER ALLOWAY NOV 24<\/a><\/p>\n Aug 2024 Bookbug Invite<\/a><\/p>\n The new Duty of Candour came into effect on 1 April 2018.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 They will need to let the people affected know, offer to meet with them, and apologise.\u00a0 This is an important part of being open with people who experience care, and also learning from things that go wrong.<\/p>\n Please find our Annual Duty of Candour Reports:<\/p>\n Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2018-19<\/a><\/p>\n Alloway EYC Duty of Candour Report April 2019-20<\/a><\/p>\n Alloway EYC Duty of Candour Report April 2020-21<\/a><\/p>\n Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2021-22<\/a><\/p>\n Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2022-23<\/a><\/p>\n Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2023-2024<\/a><\/p>\n Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2024-2025<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to Alloway Early Years Centre.\u00a0 \u00a0We provide a safe, happy,\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Children in our centre are happy and motivated and enjoy learning through natural curiosity … Continue reading ALLOWAY EARLY YEARS CENTRE<\/span> \n
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Letters and Newsletters 2025-2026<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
Letters and Newsletters 2024-2025<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
Letters and Newsletters 2023-2024<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
Pre-school Developmental Milestones<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
Speech and Language\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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SAC Family Learning Worker<\/span><\/h1>\n
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