Fully registered nursery school in Livingston

Located in the heart of Livingston Village, First Class Nursery offers a safe and secure learning environment for all age groups up to 5 years old.

Our nursery is set within an old stone building which was completely renovated by the current owners in 2006. It is the perfect location for a children's nursery allowing us to create different room areas for different age groups. And with a walled garden approximately 0.2 acres, there's plenty of space for children to play.

We use the pre birth 2-3 publication and curriculum for excellence and all planning and evaluations.

Our Vision

To provide a fun, nurturing and stimulating environment which enables children to develop their capabilities as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors, helping them prepare for the years ahead

Our Values

F – Fun To provide a happy, stimulating, and safe environment where children will grow and learn through playful, child-led and educational experiences.

C - Communication Effective communication is key to positive partnerships with parents. Effective communication involves active listening and clear, respectful speaking. When professionals and parents share knowledge and experience, it's good for children's well-being and development

N – Nurtured To provide a stable environment created by parents and other caregivers that ensures children's good health and nutrition, protects them from threats, and gives young children opportunities for early learning, through interactions that are emotionally supportive and responsive.

Aims and Objectives carried out by First Class Nursery

To provide a safe, secure, welcoming and happy environment for children
To provide quality experiences for children aged 0 to 3 years following the guidance contained in the Pre-Birth to Three Document – Positive Outcomes for Scotland’s Children and Families.
To follow the Curriculum for Excellence for children aged 3 to 5 years in order to provide quality activities and experiences to promote each child’s development and learning in all 8 areas of the curriculum and to apply the GIRFEC (Getting it Right for Every Child) approach to enable each child to become a confident individual, an effective contributor, a successful learner and a responsible citizen.
To refer to and follow best practice as indicated by the National Care Standards (Early Education and Childcare up to the age of 16); Child at the Centre and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Codes of Practice.
To treat every child as an individual and meet additional needs regardless of gender, race, nationality and culture without discriminating.
To encourage equal opportunities for all children and adults involved with the nursery.
To recognise the value of parents input and encourage them to share in their children’s learning.
To promote positive behaviour by praising, encouraging and being attentive to the needs of the children.
To continually assess the guidance available from all sources, particularly government departments and have best practice in all areas.
To value all staff highly and ensure that every opportunity is given to each staff member to develop their personal skills and to broaden their knowledge and skills in caring for and educating your children.

Partnerships With Parents

First Class Nursery’s Partnership with Parents.

You, as parents are the prime educators of your children in their earliest years. We therefore welcome and encourage parent’s involvement in the nursery. We have an ‘open door’ policy in place and member’s of staff are always available to listen to your comments and suggestions. Effective communication between parents and nursery staff is important to provide the best possible care for your children. We would appreciate if you could inform nursery staff of any circumstances, either temporary or permanent which may affect your child’s emotional or physical well being to ensure your child receives additional support if necessary. A member of staff will be available to speak to you on a daily basis to discuss your child’s progress and answer any questions you may have.

You will be kept informed of nursery events and activities through our notice board in the entrance hall, newsletters and via our private Facebook group. In your child’s room you will also find notice boards giving information on the day’s activities.

Confidentiality

All information regarding your child/family will be kept in the strictest confidence in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

Care Inspectorate (formerly the Care Commission)

First Class Nursery is registered with the Care Inspectorate who are the registration and inspection body for all pre-school centres in Scotland. The nursery is inspected regularly by Care Inspectorate (usually unannounced) to ensure the high standards of childcare and education laid down in the National Care Standards are being met.