Nursery to Primary Transition
The transition from nursery to primary school is a big step and at Lauriston Nursery making sure that your child is ready for a school environment is very important to…
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Reading with your child
Reading with your child
We think you would agree when we say that the internet has brought us parents amazing interactive games, films and video to give to our children that we never had…
Learning through food
Learning through food
Learning through food. Baking and cooking can be so much fun. Exploring colours, shapes, tastes, smells and textures. It's a topic we all love to talk about...Food! The variety of…
Forest Schools: A Philosophy of Child Led Learning
Forest Schools: A Philosophy of Child Led Learning
Playing in the mud, making daisy chains and climbing trees are simple pleasures that have defined childhood for generations. But such youthful pursuits appear to be dying out as an…
How we nurture happy, confident children at Lauriston Nursery
How we nurture happy, confident children at Lauriston Nursery
How do we do it? At Lauriston Nursery we believe that great learning happens naturally when children feel relaxed, safe and confident in their nursery, supported by adults with whom…
Finding the right Nursery
Finding the right Nursery
The top 9 essentials to finding the right nursery and how to recognise when it's not . . . The thought of finding the right childcare setting can be a…
Getting the day off to a good start with Yoga
Getting the day off to a good start with Yoga
Lauriston Nursery are about to embark on yoga staff training, this will enable us to roll out a programme of 15 minute daily yoga sessions for all children. We hear…
A Day in My Life
A Day in My Life
A Day in My Life My name is Adrian Cole I am 3 ¾, I like dinosaurs and Lego. At 7.00 in the morning, I get up out my bed…
Sing & Sign
Sing & Sign
Staff within our Kinross nursery have recently undertaken an introduction to sign language course. Staff within our Kinross nursery have recently undertaken an introduction to sign language course. They have…
Messy Play in Nursery
Messy Play in Nursery
Messy play is one of the best ways to get children to learn and develop and is embraced by us here at Lauriston Nursery. The first rule about messy play…
Risk in Play in Nursery
Risk in Play in Nursery
Play is one of the key factors in the development of your child. Through play your child will enjoy better health, wellbeing, develop their social skills, learn how to join…
Keeping parents informed in the digital age
Keeping parents informed in the digital age
Traditionally, each child had a paper copy of a Personal Learning Plan, which parents occasionally took who to see the child’s progress. The use of a lot of paper and…
One Planet Picnic Pocket Garden Design Competition!
One Planet Picnic Pocket Garden Design Competition!
The Winner of the national One Planet Picnic Pocket Garden Design Competition for 2019 is Lauriston Nursery Inspired by their visits to the children's local park, a waterfall of flowers…
Graduation day at Lauriston Nursery
Graduation day at Lauriston Nursery
Graduation 2019 Another year and another lot of graduates leaving our nursery. After another fantastic show, which the pre-schoolers put on for their families, the class of 2019 all went…
Safe in the Sun
Safe in the Sun
Our summer has been a bit up and down this year, but we are sure there will still be a few more sunny days at Lauriston. By listening to the…
