Gracelands Nursery School

‘Sowing the seeds for lifelong learning ’

Vision statement

Gracelands Nursery School sows the seeds for lifelong learning.

Our vision is: Every child has the right to the best possible start in life, with access to a high quality early years learning environemnt and skilled, well-trained Early Years practitioners. All children deserve the support and care needed to enable them to succeed. Every step a child makes is celebrated so all children reach their full potential.

School Values

Our values underpin our practice and run through every aspect of our curriculum. The best interests and welfare of children are at the forefront of all that we offer.

We want our children to be: 

courageous, creative, expressive, independent, motivated, playful, respectful and valued.

These attributes drive the content of curriculum and the delivery of our curriculum.

We value courage: To be brave, take risks and persevere. To wishstand difficulty.

We value creativity: To use imagination. To generate ideas and possibilities.

We value expression: To express thoughts or feelings through words, emotions, face and body expressions or the creative arts.

We value independence: To have the belief that they are competent and capable. To act for oneself.

We value motivation: To have the desire, want or drive to do something.

We value play and playfulness: To be light-hearted. To be fond of playing, games and amusement.

We value respect: To be regarded for own feelings, wishes and rights. To be admired for own abilities, qualities or achievements.

We see huge value in children feeling important, and to be and feel cherished (valued).

To know more about how our vision and values runs through our provision, head to our full curriculum document here.