Emotional, personal and social development
Children make a book about their nursery
Children's digital photos have been used to help other children who are starting nursery or moving on to P1.
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Children as partners
Stirling Early Education Centres put young people's views at the centre of their planning.
Children enjoy learning with sensory play
Staff at ABC Nursery planned a range of sensory experiences for children aged 0-3 years.
Developing children's imaginations
How the fairies in a nursery garden helped to develop children's imaginations and build home-school links.
Children use ICT for interviews
Children conducted interviews to find out more about the school's non-teaching staff.
A child-led summer programme
Children at Bridgeton Family Learning Centre helped plan the summer programme and review their menu.
Decorating the nursery
Children were involved in every stage of nursery decoration from planning and costing to evaluation.
Eating together
Mealtimes are opportunities for social interaction and developing trusting relationships.
Exploring with paint
With staff encouragement, young children explore and discover what they can do with paint.
Exploring textures with funny foam
Sensory play can be fun and can also encourage children to persevere.
Interacting with babies at feeding times
Routine tasks are valuable opportunities to interact responsively with young children.
We all count - giving children a sense of place
Raigmore Nursery uses everyday outdoor experiences to build citizenship and numeracy skills.
Supporting children's relationships
Adults can support young children by valuing their relationships and friendships.
Developing positive playtimes
How an infant school council improved the outdoor area and promoted positive playtimes.
Using photographs to build relationships
Photographs provide a focus for discussion and can support sharing information with parents.
Using the expressive arts for learning
Expressive arts teachers supported staff in stimulating children’s powers of self-expression.
Welcoming bilingual children
ICT can be used to ease the transition from home to nursery for children whose first language is not English.
Photos of teddy build home-school links
Children at Aboyne Nursery took the nursery bears home and recorded their adventures using a digital camera.