Welcome to Thrive Childcare
Providing inspiring childcare for children from birth to 11 years
We are Thrive Childcare and Education. We believe in putting children first every time.
We are excited and pleased to introduce you to the wonderful, passionate and committed team who are working at Thrive Childcare and Education. Please take a moment to read our story. We invite you and your family on an exciting journey of learning and development with Thrive.
Learn Through Play
Playing is a natural and enjoyable way for children to keep active, stay well and be happy.
Freely chosen play helps children and young people’s healthy development. To have good physical and mental health and to learn life skills, they need various unstructured play opportunities from birth until they’re teenagers.
Play improves the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and young people. Through play, children learn about the world and themselves. They also learn skills they need for study, work and relationships.
- Confidence
- Self-esteem
- Resilience
- Interaction
- Social skills
- Independence
- Curiosity
- Coping with challenging situations
Safety and Security
At Thrive Childcare and Education our primary concern is to keep children safe and protected from harm. All adults working with children have a duty of care to safeguard the wellbeing of children.
Our commitment to the safeguarding and promotion of the wellbeing of children is in-line with official government advice including:
Play improves the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and young people. Through play, children learn about the world and themselves. They also learn skills they need for study, work and relationships.
- Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018
- Childcare Act 2006
- Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements section of the ‘Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage’
- Scottish Government National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2014 and the Children and Young People Act 2014
- National Health and Social Care Standards, in particular 3.20: I am protected from harm, neglect, abuse, bullying and exploitation by people who have a clear understanding of their responsibilities.
Quality Education
Thrive Childcare and Education understands the importance of, and is fully committed to, the need for children to explore themselves, others and the world around them; to ensure that your child will get the best possible start in their education.
The teaching and learning methods we use at Thrive include:
- Practitioners as Teachers
Early Years Practitioners hold a range of qualifications from apprenticeships to postgraduate degrees, with many practitioners having specialist skills and interests through attending various courses. - Learning Through Play
the main focus of our nursery day, as play is the natural way in which children explore, investigate, re-create, and come to understand, their world. - Preparation for School
Our job is to help children be socially and emotionally ready for school, putting in the necessary foundations in place during each stage at nursery, ensuring that their emotional and physical wellbeing is the priority.
We consider what children need at each stage of development
Baby
In the baby room we focus on developing attachments, getting to know babies and noticing their cues and non-verbal communications.
Toddler
In the toddler rooms children are finding their feet and discovering the awe and wonder of the world around them.
Pre-school
In the Preschool room we nurture children’s developing independence and help to prepare them for the transition to school
Holiday Club
With so much to do, your child is going to have so much fun they can handle
Come and take a look around.
We will guide you through every step to get the most out of our nurseries. Join our family across the UK. If you have any questions or enquiries please feel free to contact us on the following details provided below or alternatively you can complete our online enquiry form also located below and we will get back to you as soon as possible…
Our brands
Nature Kindergarten
Nature Kindergartens provides an enriched, outdoor, learning environment where your child can develop their interests whilst being fully immersed in nature.
Nature Kindergarten
Happitots®
Located across Scotland. We pride ourselves in providing excellence in childcare and early education for children aged from birth to 11 years.
Happitots®
Corner House®
Located across Scotland. Everything is included; from delicious, nutritionally balanced meals to nappies and wipes – we have everything covered.
Corner House®
Holyrood®
Located throughout the North-West of England, providing excellence in childcare and early education for children aged from birth to 11 years.
Holyrood®Popular Activities!
Physical Development and Education
As part of our curriculum, we are committed to ensuring children are physically active for a minimum of 3 hours per day. Physical Development Champions at each nursery are passionate about physical development and create and design specific activities based around movement, raising the heartbeat and exercising the cardiovascular system.
Special Festivals
Our nursery encourages children to celebrate festivals throughout the year. This is one of the best ways for children to learn about different religions and cultures by celebrating various world religious festivals, food tasting from different countries and dressing up in the national dress of their friends.
Risky Play
We provide children with opportunities to explore the use of real tools and natural materials under our supervision. Risky play encourages the development of excellent motor skills, communication, concentration and co-ordination and gives our children enormous scope to engage with their surroundings.
Nursery Library
We believe that reading should be lots of fun, so we run a mini-library service to encourage children to share their favourite stories with their parents, and to help busy parents keep the bookshelf engaging at home! Our nurseries organise regular library visits as part of the learning process.
Every Child a Talker
Thrive Childcare and Education understands the importance of promoting language and communication. Through our Every Child’s A Talker (ETAC) language programme, we seek to identify speech and language difficulties with an aim to providing detailed, age-appropriate language sessions in each of our nursery rooms. Babies and Toddlers have lots of fun at our Sing and Sign.
Forest School
Forest School is an inspirational process that offers our children opportunities to develop their self-confidence through hands-on learning experiences in our woodland gardens and outdoor classrooms.
Excellent Resources
Our nurseries provide an extensive range of resources to encourage children to learn through play. We favour naturalistic learning resources and make fantastic use of our outdoor equipment, promoting free-flow and child-led learning.
Eco-Schools
Eco-Schools is the largest sustainable schools programme in the world and is designed to encourage action on sustainable development issues. Our children love getting involved in their Eco-Schools projects and learning about how to help protect the environment.
Fundraising Activities
Taking part in fundraising activities helps children to learn about others who are less fortunate than themselves and to understand how we can help them. Fundraising events are good fun and are a great way to bring children, families and communities together. Some of the fundraisers we have taken part in are: sponsored toddles, superhero days, baking cakes to sell and garden parties.
Graduations
We celebrate the big move to primary school with a special graduation ceremony each year – caps, gowns, the works!
Heuristic Play
We encourage Heuristic Play with our 1 to 2-year-olds, embracing every child’s natural curiosity. Heuristic play involves offering children a range of different objects and receptacles with which they are encouraged to play freely without adult instruction.
Planting and Growing
We make use of our wonderful outdoor spaces and forest areas by encouraging children at our nurseries and Out of School Care clubs to plant, grow and tend to fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs throughout the year.
Settling-In Sessions
Our nurseries offer free settling-in sessions. Parents can bring their child for a couple of hours first, gradually introducing the child to a new environment. Settling in sessions are aimed at helping your child to adapt to their new surroundings and become more familiar with the staff and other children.
E-Learning Journals / Parent Zone App
Our E-Learning journals and Parent Zone app allow you to see your child’s activities at nursery with the click of a button. Staff upload images and notes about your child’s participation in activities at nursery for you to access wherever you are. Our nursery tablets offer exciting and stimulating learning experiences tailored to challenge and engage little ones.
Delivery Acceptance
Just another way we aim to make life run a little smoother for our families – many of our nurseries offer delivery acceptance. You can have deliveries/parcels/post sent to your nursery and collect anything when you come to the nursery for pick-up!
The Daily Mile
Daily Mile is physical activity and health and well-being in a social, outdoors context. It is not active play, physical education or outdoor learning, although participating in The Daily Mile can encourage curiosity and interest in outdoor environments in keeping with wider outdoor learning opportunities. The main goal is to increase daily activity.
Baking with Chef
Wherever we can we encourage children to partake in preparing their meals at nursery. We love to see children take pride in their culinary creations and enjoy healthy and delicious food.
Our curriculum
We will guide you through every step to get the most out of our nurseries. Join our family across the UK. If you have any questions or enquiries please feel free to contact us on the following details provided below or alternatively you can complete our online enquiry form also located below and we will get back to you as soon as possible…
Our Curriculum
Parent Reviews
Kerry, F.
My son has attended Happitots every day for four years. He has loved learning to swim, and the dance classes in particular. My daughter has now been attending for two years and is enjoying it just as much. She is also learning to swim and speak Spanish. The staff go above and beyond, and I’m always happy to leave my children in their care.
P, H
My experience with Happitots Baillieston has been incredible – from the manager, to the staff I had the pleasure of coming across. Happitots Baillieston has always had a friendly and polite atmosphere that’s welcoming to families. It has been a joy to see my daughter so happy.
Susan, S.
Our son has attended Baillieston on a full-time basis for 9 months, and is now starting school. The care and education he has received has been exceptional – the staff are fabulous. Our son loved the Spanish and swimming lessons once a week, all included in the fees. Overall, this nursery is outstanding for their reliability, communication, and professionalism.
Interested in Joining Our Team?
Thanks to Early Years Practitioners, our children become familiar with letters, numbers, colours, and shapes, as well as play and problem-solving skills. Our teams are friendly, fun and dedicated to making every day special. There really is no better time to join our ambitious team. We’re growing fast and are passionate about developing our people and we recognise individual’s potential through promotion opportunities.
Careers with Thrive