The Rocking Horse Nursery SCIO is located within the Old Aberdeen campus and is an independent nursery registered with the Scottish Care Inspectorate. It was set up in 1989 under the terms of a Trust to provide nursery facilities for the students and staff of the University of Aberdeen.
There are places for 84 children at any one time.
Find out about our nursery, our vision and aims and our board of trustees
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Our Vision
We, as a team (Trustees, Staff and Parents), recognise the importance of a child’s early years. We believe that children should be supported in play by providing a safe, secure, fun and challenging indoor and outdoor environment where children can be creative, curious and develop at their own pace through support from responsive practitioners. We embrace our unique community and work in partnership with our families to promote the health and well-being of all.
Our Values
Teamwork
RHNS staff, children, parents and carers are a team, working together for the success of all learners. Building strong connections with families and the wider community is at the heart of everything we do
Happy
The learning environments and adult interactions support all children to be happy and develop positive dispositions for learning
Include
Our learners’ needs are met in a variety of ways to ensure all can develop positive skills, learning dispositions and voice their ideas
Nurture
Promoting nurturing relationships to enable children to become confident individuals
Kindness
Through role modelling positive values, we support children with their behaviour and communication
Children’s version of our values
Teamwork – we can do it together
Happy – we help each other to be happy
Include – we share and learn together
Nurture – we can look after each other
Kindness – we are kind to each other