Sunbeams Playroom (2-3 years)

At Cairellot Nursery, our Sunbeams Playroom is designed for children aged 2 to 3 years, offering a nurturing and engaging environment that supports their growing independence, curiosity, and emotional development. Our experienced team provides responsive, high-quality care, ensuring each child feels secure and empowered to explore, play, and learn at their own pace.

Our approach is guided by Realising the Ambition: Being Me, Scotland’s national practice guidance for early years, which emphasises the importance of high-quality interactions and play experiences in shaping children’s confidence and well-being. We ensure that learning is child-led, responsive, and rooted in meaningful experiences.
(Realising the Ambition – Education Scotland)

We also follow the Quality Improvement Framework for the Early Learning and Childcare Sectors, ensuring that our environment, teaching approaches, and interactions are aligned with best practices for early childhood development.
(Quality Improvement Framework – Education Scotland)

Key Areas of Focus

• Secure Attachments & Emotional Well-being:
  Our practitioners build strong, trusting relationships with each child, providing a safe, supportive base from which they can explore. Emotional literacy is nurtured through gentle guidance, positive reinforcement, and opportunities to express emotions freely.
• Developing Communication & Social Skills:
  At this stage, children begin developing their language and social awareness. Our staff encourage early conversations, role-play, and group activities that build confidence and communication skills.
• Play-Based Learning & Exploration:
  Our learning experiences are open-ended and child-led, encouraging curiosity and problem-solving. Through sensory play, messy play, and outdoor exploration, children build early cognitive and motor skills in a fun, engaging way.
• Consistency & Routine:
  Understanding the importance of routine at this developmental stage, we provide a structured but flexible daily rhythm that includes active play, rest, and nourishing meals cooked by our own chef using produce from our local butcher. This helps children feel secure and develop self-regulation skills.
• Nourishing Meals from Our Own Chef:
  We believe that healthy, nutritious food is essential for children’s well-being and development. Our children receive freshly prepared meals each day, cooked by our in-house chef using high-quality ingredients. We source meat from our trusted local butcher, ensuring that children enjoy wholesome, balanced meals that fuel their energy for learning and play.

We know that forming healthy eating habits now can last a lifetime!

• Strong Partnership with Families:
  Parents and caregivers are valued as the child’s first educators. We maintain regular communication, provide progress updates, and collaborate with families to ensure each child’s unique needs are met.

By embracing these principles, Cairellot Nursery’s Sunbeams Playroom provides a rich and supportive foundation for learning, fostering independence, confidence, and joy as children transition towards their next stage of development.