The Baby Room - 0-2 years
The Baby Room is especially designed for the needs of a young baby; Safe, clean and with developmentally appropriate learning materials to let the child explore, feel secure and form relationships with a qualified key worker. The key worker will tend to the needs of each individuals child care routine and provides a home from home caring surrounding.
There is a separate sleep room for the babies and nappy changing room
Once the developing child is mobile they need space and challenges to perfect their growing skills. Our Toddler Room is divided in to areas to refine movement, social skills and imaginery play. There is a cosy area for stories and songs and just relaxing with staff while building strong and trusting relationships.
The toddler learns through his five senses and through movement. With this in mind, they have creative activities and texture trays. Staff observe the toddlers and how they can nurture and extend the young toddlers learning experiences.
The Toddler Room has direct access to the garden.
Pre-School Room
The Pre-School room is in a separate building within the property and is self contained. It is fully equipped with the Montessori apparatus which fully complies with the standard of the National Curriculum Guidelines for 3 to 5’s.
Our Pre-School unit lends itself to a cultural area, maths and language, creative, sensorial, practical life. For children at the nursery all day we have also created a home from home feel with a living room area, kitchen area, construction area and a strong connection with the younger rooms to see siblings and staff.
All the furniture and kitchen and art sinks and bathrooms are at child height to actively encourage autonomy, independence, confidence and self esteem.
Practical Life
The Practical Life Area represents the link between home and school. The children are encouraged to participate in “real life experiences”, carrying out real chores in the classroom which helps the child progress autonomy, independence, confidence and self esteem.
These activities refine the child’s coordination, concentration and they are an indirect preparation for mathematics, language development and more complex thought.
Sensorial Materials
The Sensorial Materials are especially designed didactic apparatus which in isolation focus on each of the five senses. The exercises with the materials start from the simple to the more complex under the careful observation and presentation from a Montessori Practitioner as she will follow the specific pace of the individual child.
98 Lasswade Road, Liberton, Edinburgh, EH16 6SU
Telephone: 0131-664-3434
