
Little Scholars
Early Learning and Childcare
East Kilbride
​​​Our setting
Little Scholars is a purpose-built nursery which serves the families within the Whitehills and surrounding areas of East Kilbride. The nursery has capacity for 100 children. We can accommodate 28 children under 2’s, 21 children aged between 2-3 years old and 51 ante/pre-school children. Our team structure is made up of a Director, Manager, Depute, Curriculum Lead, 3 Team Leaders, 2 Seniors, 20 childcare practitioners, 1 childcare support worker who is currently working towards their childcare qualification as well as 2 catering staff, 2 housekeepers and onsite maintenance.
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The layout includes 2 offices, staff room, a well-equipped kitchen area, laundry room and utility room with a large spacious welcome entrance. We also have an indoor pram store and a family room to the front of the nursery. The nursery has a central area which is accessible to all children within the playrooms and can be used for many purposes, dancing, physical activities, parties, baking, etc. The nursery has a sensory room which provides children with a calm and relaxed space. We have 2 playrooms for our under 2’s as well as a playroom for our 2-3 age group. We have 2 large playrooms which accommodates our 3–5 children. Our children benefit greatly from lots of active learning opportunities outdoors on a daily basis, each age group has access to a garden straight from the playroom. We also have a swing park and a designated wellbeing garden with a nurture snug to support children’s wellbeing.