At St Mary’s nursery centre, we aim to:

• Provide a warm, welcoming, safe, secure and inclusive environment for all. Our environment is stimulating, responsive, fun, both indoors and out.
• To provide an environment that encourages and values mutual trust. Where we have respect for every individual and their individual needs in a non-judgemental way.
• To foster the idea of Life-Long Learning, excitement in challenge and an environment where motivation for learning is found.
• To ensure our younger children are encouraged and supported through South Lanarkshire Council’s planning for 0-5 years guidance document ‘Together We Can and We Will’.
• To encourage and support each child’s progress in becoming;
  • • • • • • Responsible citizens
            • Effective contributors
            • Successful learners
            • Confident individuals

• To provide well planned, relevant, effective and stimulating learning opportunities which are developmentally appropriate, stimulating, challenging and build on each child’s own experiences and interests.
• To ensure and encourage children to express their views, make choices, influence decisions, and to be aware that these contributions are valued by others.
• To build on children’s self-esteem, encourage them to listen to each other and be confident when working with others.
• Our staff will be professional, respectful and enthusiastic. We will strive to build honest and caring relationships with all our nursery users.
• To provide a high-quality service that promotes development and learning for all and involves staff, parents/carers and children in the monitoring, evaluation and the development of the Centre.
• Staff will strive to have open communication with all stakeholders. We will make time to share information with parents/carers. Parent/carers will be included in their child’s development and kept up to date with their child’s progress.
• To encourage parents, carers, extended family, children and other agencies to be actively involved in the life of the Centre.
• To maintain strong links which have been built with parents/carers and other agencies.