Decorating the nursery

Introduction

East Plean Nursery is in the village of Plean on the outskirts of Stirling. It is attached to East Plean Primary School. A total of 40 children attend the nursery. The primary school roll is 160. In addition to the headteacher, there are seven FTE teachers in the primary and one in the nursery. The FME is 36 per cent.

The initiative

The project involved improving the environment of the nursery by upgrading the lighting and redecorating the room. The need to provide lighter learning spaces for the children became an opportunity to introduce enterprise activities into the 3-5 curriculum. Stirling Council upgraded the lighting while the nursery teacher focused on involving pupils, parents, staff and the local community in the redecoration.