Our Vision

‘Where curious minds flourish and grow’

Our Values

We want everyone in the Gartconner community to be:

‘Safe; Healthy; Achieving; Nurtured; Active; Respected; responsible; and Included.’

Our Aims

We will work together with children and young people, parents, carers and the community to promote and maintain positive partnerships to maintain:

• Equity and equality for all as we value the rights of all children;
• Leadership at all levels;
• A safe, caring, happy, nurturing environment which enables everyone to aspire to do their best;
• A learning environment that promotes high quality experiences indoors/outdoors and in the local community;
• Children’s and families voices and opinions are respected and valued;
• Quality outdoor experiences that provide children with a learning environment that allows creativity, thought provoking ideas, and risk taking activities;
• Provide support through transition periods and build resilience;
• Continuous improvement to our service through rigorous self evaluation.

As a team, we, the leadership team, staff, parents and children will support one another to ensure that we meet our nursery aims and the vision of the Scottish government to incorporate the principles of ‘The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014’, ‘Pre –birth to Three National Guidance’, ‘Curriculum for Excellence’, ‘Heath and Social Care Standards’, ‘GIRFEC’, ‘The Rights of the Child (UNCRC)’, The Promise Scotland and ‘Realising The Ambition’ into our daily practice to give each child the best possible start in life, respecting their views and meeting their individual needs.