Childcare in Edinburgh

For 2-5 year olds

The Butterfly Room

Consisting of 3 rooms with specific learning areas, the butterfly room is an expressive and creative space where children can choose from a number of activities including sand play, water play, drawing, painting, gluing, playdoh, baking, role play, imaginative play and musical instrument play.

Fairmile House Nursery Butterfly Room

We follow the pre-birth to three curriculum focusing on the 4 key areas:

  • Respect

  • Relationships

  • Responsive Care

  • Rights of the child

Curriculum for Excellence

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    Literacy

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    Numeracy

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    Health & Wellbeing

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    Science

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    ICT

  • creativity

    Expressive Arts

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    Religious & moral education

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    Social studies

Our Vision, Values & Aims

Our vision

We are committed to providing a happy, welcoming environment that promotes inclusion and celebrates diversity.

We seek to develop excellent communication between staff and parents and ensure all children experience a calm, positive, caring, and safe learning environment.

Our Values

Every child deserves the highest standards of care to ensure that start in life. It is our shared responsibility to get it right for every child.

Our environment is stimulating and offers choice, independence and freedom allowing children to have a voice, be heard and take part in leading their own learning.

Our setting caters for all children’s needs, abilities and individualities.

Our Aim

To provide a safe, happy nurturing secure environment where everyone feels valued, included and respected.

To create a stimulating indoor and outdoor learning environment.

To work in partnership with parents to create a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Promote and encourage health and wellbeing, developing our access to the outdoors and healthy eating.

To value and empower our children and staff by recognising and celebrating successes and achievements.

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