Thank you for enquiring about Bright Horizons Daycare Centre at RAF Leuchars. Our Day
Care Centre is spacious and has been planned and organised to support an appropriate
nursery curriculum for both 12 weeks to 3 year olds and ‘ 3 - 5’ year olds based on current
good practice and designed to develop the whole child. We also provide ‘Out of School’ care
before and/or after school and during school holidays.
We have taken care to resource the nursery rooms to support the delivery of its wide ranging
curriculum and hope that you and your child will find your time with us a happy and enriching
experience.
It is anticipated that you will find this booklet useful but we would encourage you to contact us
should you require any further information. We operate an ‘open door’ approach at Bright
Horizons and are happy to be contacted as needs occur.
Our outdoor area will support a range of opportunities for the children as well as providing
space for a garden to be developed by children, staff and parents.
Bright Horizons Garden
We aim to provide a quality provision where your child is at the centre of everyone’s care and
concern. We aim to offer high quality, friendly and flexible care to suit your needs.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Name:
Bright Horizons Day Care Centre
Address:
RAF Leuchars
Leuchars
Fife
KY16 0JX
Telephone Number(s):
01334 839471 Ext. 7753
01334 838439
Manager:
Mrs Ruth Hughes NNEB (Managers Award Level 4)
Deputy Manager:
Mrs Naima Povey NNEB
Officer in Charge:
Telephone Number:
Miss Susan Budd
01334 857468
Care Commisiion:
Central East Region
South Suite
Ground Floor
Largo House
Dunfermline
KY11 8PE
Telephone Number:
01383 841100
Our Registration Number:
CS2003006975
Charity Number:
SCO39794
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday
0745 hrs – 1730 hrs
We offer full and part-time places for children aged 12 weeks to 11 years
FUNDED PLACES
We work in partnership with Fife council and funding is available for children the term after
their third birthday. Fife Council pay for 2 ½ hours per day. (Cut off date 28th February)
A copy of the school term dates and school in-service days is available from the office.
Pre-School Nursery Sessions:
For children 3 – 5 years
Morning Session:
Afternoon Session:
0900 hrs – 1130 hrs
1215 hrs – 1445 hrs
The pre-school nursery rooms Starlight and Moonbeam follow normal school terms.
ADMISSIONS
We are registered with the Scottish Care Commission to admit children between the ages of
12 weeks to 11 years.
Parents are welcome to visit the premises at any time to be shown around and introduced to
staff.
Each child starting Bright Horizons will be offered a pre-visit. This visit will last about an hour
and parents or carers will stay with their child for the whole visit To ensure your child’s
‘settling-in’ time runs as smoothly as possible, we recommend you and your child visit as
often as it takes for them to feel happy to be without you. This will vary from child to child but
it is important for everyone to feel secure (no charge will be made for these visits). This will
help you meet your child’s key worker and see at first hand our daily routines.
Confidence in the nursery comes from knowing and understanding what is happening within
it. Contact, dialogue and discussion will help promote this.
All parents will receive a copy of the Bright Horizons parent’s handbook.
Bright Horizons employs staff who have been assessed by Disclosure Scotland.
Admission to Bright Horizons will be from a waiting list drawn up by the date of application.
Places will then be filled by order from the list, providing the vacancy meets the requested
hours. Should your requested hours not exactly meet the vacancy available then the place will
be offered to the next applicant on the waiting list whose requested hours meet the available
vacancy.
On acceptance of a place at Bright Horizons all parents/carers will be required to complete
and sign both conditions of attendance and an enrolment form. It is the responsibility of the
parent/carer to ensure the emergency contact numbers are kept current. On withdrawing your
child from Bright Horizons you are required to give one month’s notice or pay one month’s
notice in lieu.
BRIGHT HORIZONS - AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Our key principles are:
 We believe that care and education are integral
 We believe that children are best supported when parents and staff work together
 Our curriculum is play based, because we believe that children learn best through
supported play experiences
 We believe that children need to be respected in order to respect
 We believe that the learning environment must be planned to ensure that children are
provided
 We will support the children to use resources and the environment in a way that will
develop their independence and problem - solving skills
 We will help the children to develop positive relationships with other children and adults
 In order to foster the children’s positive sense of self and self esteem, we will ensure that
the experiences, family background, interests, abilities and cultural heritage will be
positively celebrated and reflected across the Day Care Centre.
 We believe that it is very important to provide staff with training and development
opportunities so that they, in turn, can provide the children with effective learning and
teaching.
 We work hard to be part of the local community, accessing local resources so that the
children have a sense of connection and belonging.
 We endeavour to network with other professionals for the benefit of Bright Horizons
 To deliver pre-school education experiences in line with national and local advice inclusive
of the five curricular areas.
 We want to give every child and young person the best possible start in life.
These principles apply to every part of our service.
SUNSHINE ROOM
BABIES
Sunshine Room 1
Sunshine Room 2
Sunshine Nursery cares for babies aged 12 weeks to 1 year in a bright, spacious and
welcoming environment with separate areas for sleeping, nappy changing and food
preparation.
Our qualified staff and ratio of 1:3 allows children to receive high quality sensitive care. We
aim to provide activities to ensure your baby has the opportunities to develop physically,
emotionally and intellectually. Babies will also enjoy being outdoors in our garden, weather
permitting.
To enable you to monitor your child’s progress, daily records will be made available informing
you of feeding, sleeping, nappy changes and important steps taken by your baby.
Sunshine Room 3
Sunshine Room 4
SUNBEAM ROOM
TODDLERS (1 – 2 YEARS)
Sunbeam Room 1
Sunbeam Room 2
Here we care for children 1 – 2 years with a 1:3 ratio. Nursery Nurses provide activities that
encourage your child’s natural curiosity to learn new skills and reinforce the patterns of
learning at the appropriate stage of development.
Children will have the opportunity to enjoy sand/water play, slides, ballgames, music/dance,
book-corner and craft. Toddlers benefit from being outside in our garden for a while everyday
enjoying the fresh air, it improves their appetite, puts colour in their cheeks, helps them sleep
soundly at night.
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Sunbeam Room 3
Sunbeam Room 4
RAINBOW ROOM
CHILDREN (2 – 2 YEARS 4 MONTHS)
Rainbow Room 2
Rainbow Room 1
Qualified staff will encourage your child to participate in programmes of activities aimed at
developing your child’s social skills with other children and adults, in a friendly and stimulating
environment. They will have the opportunity to enjoy creative play including water and sand,
paints, paper, music, stories and games. They will also have the opportunity to develop
physical skills in our large indoor and outdoor play areas.
Rainbow Room 3
SUNBURST ROOM
CHILDREN (2 YEARS 4 MONTHS – 3 YEARS)
Sunburst Room 1
Sunburst Room 2
Qualified staff will encourage your child to participate in programmes of activities aimed at
developing your child’s social skills with other children and adults in a friendly and stimulating
environment. They will have the opportunity to enjoy creative play including water and sand,
paints, paper, music, stories and games. They will also have the opportunity to develop
physical skills in our large indoor and outdoor play areas.
Sunburst Room 3
ANTE PRE-SCHOOL AND PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY ROOMS
MOONBEAM / STARLIGHT (3 – 5 years)
Moonbeam Room 1
Moonbeam Room 2
Moonbeam Room 1
Moonbeam and Starlight rooms operate throughout term-time. Times are as follows:
Morning Session
Afternoon Session
0900 hrs – 1130 hrs
1215 hrs – 1445 hrs
(Day care children are also catered for in these rooms)
To ensure we are able to meet the needs of each individual child we work in partnership with
parents. As a starting point we ask parents to complete the ‘All about Me’ record with their
child and discuss this with their keyworker.
The ‘Curriculum for Children aged 3 – 5 years’ is the basis for our planned learning activities.
Our children have the opportunity to develop their interests and skills in all five key aspects of
the curriculum. Emotional, Social and Personal skills, Expressive and Aesthetic,
Communication and Language, Knowledge and Understanding of the World and Physical and
Movement skills. Activities include painting, role-play, music, small world toys, large
equipment, sand and water play, book corner, home corner and many more. A number of our
activities include wet and messy play therefore parents are requested to ensure that your
child is dressed appropriately for these activities (not their best clothes).
The children will have access to our indoor and outdoor play area on a daily basis. Parents
are asked to provide a change of clothing and a pair of ‘indoor shoes’ in a bag marked with
your child’s name and leave on the child’s peg.
Starlight Room 1
Starlight Room 2
INDOOR HALL
In addition to the six nursery rooms Bright Horizons has a large indoor hall. The hall is used
for developing physical skills on challenging apparatus and encouraging community spirit with
activities such as the annual nativity play and cultural festivals.
Hall 1
Hall 2
OUT OF SCHOOL KIDS CLUB
Bright Horizons provides ‘Out of School’ care before and/or after school and during school
holidays/In-service days. We offer children care in a safe and stimulating environment, while
parents are able to work, study or pursue other activities with peace of mind. Children have
the opportunity to use the computer, television/video, craft, games, large indoor and outdoor
play areas and help with homework. A different range of activities will be planned for children
attending during school holiday periods. We hope that your child will feel it is their club rather
than an extension of school.
Children will be escorted both to and from Leuchars Primary School by qualified staff;
however, the responsibility for the behaviour of each individual child either to school or to
Bright Horizons lies with the parent of the child concerned.
Parents are requested to complete a registration form for all children attending the ‘Out of
School Kids Club’. Please provide your child with a pair of soft indoor shoes, clearly marked,
these can be left on your child’s peg.
After school snacks will be provided by Bright Horizons.