Dunblane Nature Kindergarten & Out of School Care, is one of the few nurseries in the area to have adopted the Nature based learning approach and ethos. The nursery environment is a very natural and relaxed environment, with three rooms – Sunbeams (0-2) Rainbows (2-3) and Bumble Bee’s (3- 5) and our Out of School Care service in a separate building situated directly across from the nursery.
We have a large shared garden, with lots of ‘loose parts’ and natural materials for the children to explore daily, with a slightly smaller garden at the front of the building for the Out of School Care children. As part of the ethos, we actively encourage a free fl ow feel within the nursery. All of our play rooms are connected by doors and we will often open these doors allowing the children to mix together promoting social wellbeing.
We encourage risky play, where staff are trained in carrying out risk assessments, so that we can allow the children to take what we call benefi cial risks during their learning. This also encourages the children to start risk assessing themselves and others. Some of the experiences we off er within our daily learning are fi re building, tool work, outdoor cooking sessions (on the fi re) to name but a few, anything that we can do indoors, we will also take outdoors. From arts and crafts activities, to literacy and numeracy, with experiences such as story stones to measuring, building and exploring the natural environment our children are constantly learning new things while exploring nature.
Situated in Ramoyle, we have the perfect surroundings to get the most from our outdoor environment. Just a short walk to the back of the building and we are in the woodland area, beside the stream and within walking distance of the ponds and Leighills area.
There is always
the opportunity to explore the local community! We have a lot of international connections, twice a year we host study groups from Australia, New Zealand and most recently Korea! When a group of practitioners from settings in these countries come and spend the day with us here at DNK, sharing ideas and diff erent practices, interacting with the children, staff and parents. This is a great resource for us to help the continued development here at Dunblane Nature Kindergarten, discussing diff erent approaches and idea with colleagues from around the world! There is always something new to share.
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A word from some of our parents – “My daughter has been at Dunblane Nature Kindergarten about four weeks now. We were very nervous about her switching nurseries because she hadn’t settled well at her fi rst place and wasn’t talking to anyone there. She didn’t talk during her fi rst few settle in sessions at Dunblane either but seemed a lot more at home from the start. When I came to pick her up last week, I walked in to her happily chatting away to Linda (one of the Early Years Educators)! We’re both so relieved and happy to see her feel so comfortable here and she actually talks lots about the people at Dunblane Nature Kindergarten and how much she likes it. We can tell that she feels safe and supported and that it’s been a huge boost to her confi dence. We couldn’t be happier!” “THRILLED to see the kids outside today getting muddy and having a good time–Your teachers never need apologize to me for my kids or their clothes being wet and muddy!! That’s what nursery is all about –and why I chose DNK!”
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