ARDVRECK NURSERY

Welcome to Ardvreck Nursery, we identify that the great outdoors is a rich learning environment for children which complements and extends the indoor nursery environment.

We firmly believe that a classroom needs no walls and therefore create a wide variety of indoor and outdoor learning opportunities for children using the spaces and facilities that Ardvreck School has on offer. Everyday our children enjoy a nature walk, and have weekly visits to our established forest area where they explore, build, investigate and have fun in the forest. All our staff are trained in providing safe, secure and educational forest activities. The children’s minds and bodies are stimulated by the great outdoors, allowing them to learn through the landscape.

Ardvreck Nursery can welcome up to 30 children, aged three to five, who will receive the highest quality of education from sector-leading specialists, including Music, Art, Science, Swimming and Gymnastics. The Nursery is open 49 weeks per year and works in partnership with Perth & Kinross Council to offer Early Years funded places.

Set in the beautiful 40-acre woodlands of Ardvreck School, the nursery has access to unrivalled outdoor space where children have the opportunity to participate in Forest School learning. This brings rich and varied learning experiences alive as they learn about the world around them & benefiting from the plethora of advantages that this brings. Our kind, caring & passionate staff will tailor their teaching and learning experiences to encourage & stimulate each child to their full learning potential by developing their learning through their own thoughts and ideas. Through child-led learning, we enable each individual to thrive & become confident and independent.

CURRICULUM BASED LEARNING

Ardvreck takes a whole-child approach to learning to ensure that all needs and interests of your child are met. Children develop real-world numeracy and literacy skills through play and personal projects, while developing their cooperative skills by working in groups to solve problems and work as a team. The forward-thinking dynamic staff at Ardvreck Nursery create exciting learning opportunities on a daily basis to provide a rich learning experience for your child. By learning through play your child applies key skills to real-world problems thus embedding their learning at a deeper level whilst ensuring progress through their learning outcomes in an active setting.

As well as a focus on numeracy and literacy, your child will explore complex STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering Art and Maths), a forward-thinking, integrated approach to learning that uses all these subjects to guide children’s questioning, critical thinking and dialogue also giving children the chance to be engineers, architects, scientists, artists and mathematicians. We welcome the flurry of questions as children’s curiosities are sparked at Ardvreck Nursery.

We anticipate that all our young starters are toilet trained before joining the Nursery. We do of course know that accidents may happen and we will ask for a change of clothing to be made available to ensure your children are always dry and comfortable.

PART OF THE SCHOOL

Our nursery children benefit from full access to Ardvreck’s beautiful grounds and educational resources, including its own adventure course, swimming pool, loose parts area, outside kitchen with snack area and many talented specialist teachers who inspire young minds with Art, Music, Science, swimming and gymnastics.

At Ardvreck we nurture and nourish our children. They are provided with a healthy balanced diet, freshly prepared in our school’s kitchen. We source as much of our produce as locally as possible and regularly change our menu to include seasonal recipes.

Music will be a constant in and around the Nursery as this ignites their musical journey from an early age whether that be voice, dance, musical instrument or using nature as their instrument.