Paxton Nursery School

Our Vision

To provide a wide range of high-quality learning opportunities offering challenges to children in a safe and nurturing environment.  Positive partnership working will ensure all stakeholders are valued members of the nursery community.

Our Values

Welcoming

Nurturing environment

Happy & Healthy children

Inclusive

Safe Secure

Our Aims

To show care and compassion responsive to need

All views are valued and respected

To offer active learning opportunities making the most of our outdoor space

To support and encourage each other

Children are confident and ready to play and learn.

Nursery roll: 90

Paxton Nursery received its name from Miss Paxton who opened the original nursery in 1934. It is a large purpose-built standalone nursery which was the first to be built in Fife. The original building, built in 1960, stands on extensive grounds to which the children have free-flow access and an extension was created to cater for the growing number of children and staff in the setting.

Paxton is situated in the town of Methil and is open 39 weeks of the year to provide care and support to the families within Levenmouth Community. As well as providing high-quality early learning and childcare for 3-5-year-olds, we also cater for two-year-old children.

We have two playrooms for our 3–5-year-old children and a playroom for the Early Entrants. All nursery playrooms offer quality, rich learning and play experiences and each has direct access to secure and recently developed outdoor provision. Staff listen to, and work with the children to ensure learning is embedded from the Curriculum for Excellence and in line with current early years thinking. Further access to a secure and extended outdoor learning environment with raised beds, a tree swing, a climbing frame and a trim trail. Our children are also offered a range of visits within the local community including the woods, the beach and the local library.

Daily Timetable

A nursery place, equivalent to a total of 1140 hours per year is offered to all children from the term after their 3rd Birthday.

Nursery session for all children- 6 hours per session: 9 am – 3 pm

Starting Nursery in August – child must be 3 before 31/8
Starting Nursery in January – child must be 3 before 31/12
Starting Nursery in April – Child must be 3 before the last day in February

Children are entitled to lunch in the nursery.  These are served in our Dining room, on a rota basis between 11:30 am – 1:30 pm.

School Uniform

We want your child to be comfortable when they are in the nursery, so here are some suggestions:

• Footwear safe to climb in
• Wellies
• A change of shoes for indoor wear
• Trousers that are easy for toileting
• Clothes appropriate for the weather as we play outside throughout the year.
• Please provide a change of clothing for your child in case he/she gets wet.

We want your child to be comfortable and at ease when they are in the nursery. Your child will be involved in messy play, so please don’t send them to the nursery in their best clothes.

If you would like to buy Paxton Nursery clothing you can order online with Alan Santry (https://www.alansantryschoolwear.co.uk/) and it can be delivered to the Nursery.

Could we please ask that your child’s name is put on all clothing.