Opening Hours
Willowview Early Learning Centre is open from 8.45 am until 4.00pm Monday to Friday.
These times are subject to change to meet the service needs.
Children aged between 3 and 5 years old are eligible to receive 1140 hours of early learning and childcare.
Children aged 2-3 whose parents are in receipt of qualifying benefits are also eligible to receive 1140 hours.
Children will be allocated a model of attendance in line with Argyll and Bute’s Early Years Admission Policy. Please contact the nursery for further information about our Admissions Procedures
Models of Attendance
We currently have 3 models of attendance available.
30hrs per week
23hrs, 45mins per week
3 days @ 6hrs, 30mins
+ 1 day @ 4hrs, 15mins
Mon – Fri (6hrs a day) 0845hrs-1445hrs
0900hrs-1500hrs
0915hrs-1515hrs
Mon-Fri (4hrs, 45mins a day) 0845hrs-1330hrs
0900hrs-1345hrs
0915hrs-1400hrs
3 days @6hrs, 30mins + 1 day @4hrs, 15 mins
0845hrs-1515hrs x 3 days + 0845hrs-1300 x 1 day
0900hrs-1530hrs x 3 days + 0900hrs-1315 x 1 day
Click below to find out the holiday information for your child
(depending on which model of attendance they are on)
Our Learning Journey
At Willowview we value each child as an individual and plan learning in a context that is meaningful to the children based on their interests.
We record the children’s learning through Floorbooks, wall displays and observation based Learning stories on our Seesaw app. This helps us to gather information about your child’s learning and enable us to support them to meet and surpass their perceived potential.
Some tools we use to ensure we are fully supporting your children in their learning journey include, Curriculum for Excellence (Early level), The Developmental Milestone Toolkit, Realising the Ambition, and The Highland Literacy and Numeracy Trackers.
We consider our families part of our learning journey and we like you to be involved. We will share your children’s Learning Stories through our secure learning app Seesaw, you can view our Floorbooks in the setting and you will receive a formal report each year as well as a parent’s meeting. However, staff are available for you to speak with should you ever have a query or concern at any time.
We have two large playrooms and a nuture space in the setting along with an extensive outdoor area for children to freely access and explore.
Key Worker Role
Each child will be assigned a key group and a Key Worker when they start nursery.
All children play together throughout the day, and the Key Worker may take their Key Group for a short 10 minute learning session some days. Children will be encouraged to join in, however they will have the option to continue what they are doing if they wish.
The Key worker is responsible for a group of 5 children (if under 3 years) or 8 children (ages 3-5 years).
They are responsible for recording and planning children’s learning, and can be a point of contact for families too. All practitioners support children in their play and learning, The Key Worker collates this information to ensure children’s learning and development needs are met.