St. Madoes Nursery - Parent Information by

Packed Lunch Guidance

stmadoes — 2024-02-07 12:13:22 UTC

This information is taken from National 'Setting the Table' Guidance. Supporting documents - Setting the Table Guidance - gov.scot

Snack and Milk Information

stmadoes — 2024-02-07 12:14:57 UTC

Nursery Menu 26-27

stmadoes — 2024-02-07 12:30:15 UTC

School Lunch Menu

Short Enrolment Form

stmadoes — 2024-02-07 12:37:28 UTC

Prior to starting we need this enrolment form and the one beneath filled in and returned. You only have to do this when your child starts at Nursery.

Full Enrolment Form

stmadoes — 2024-02-07 12:37:55 UTC

Duty of Candour

lmillar6 — 2024-03-05 11:55:45 UTC

This is our Duty of Candour Report, which runs April to April, for 2025-26.

Care Inspectorate

stmadoes — 2024-08-14 14:01:57 UTC

Our most recent Care Inspection from May 2026

Education Scotland Inspection

stmadoes — 2024-08-14 14:02:30 UTC

Our most recent Education Scotland inspection from Mar 2020

ELC Digital Award

stmadoes — 2024-08-30 17:02:24 UTC

We are one of the first Nurseries in the country to get this award - we are very proud!

Child Protection

stmadoes — 2024-09-17 15:21:30 UTC

We have our own in house Child Protection procedures, following Perth and Kinross guidelines. The Child Protection Officers are Lisa Millar and Ione Russell. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us, or the Child Protection Duty Team, if you have concerns about a child's wellbeing.

Child Protection Officers

jphilp8 — 2024-12-02 12:30:45 UTC

jphilp8 — 2025-03-17 11:55:20 UTC

This year we have embarked upon our Emotion Works journey. In December we received our Bronze Award, recognising our commitment to the project and the work we have done so far. We are currently working on achieving our Silver Award!

Bookbug

isrussell — 2025-03-24 14:32:34 UTC

kgonnella — 2025-04-25 14:59:49 UTC

SQR Session 2025-2026

stmadoes — 2025-06-23 08:18:18 UTC

Here is our most recent Standards and Quality Report from June 2026

Equality and Diversity Policy

stmadoes — 2025-07-16 16:43:02 UTC

School Attendance Procedures

stmadoes — 2025-07-19 14:16:57 UTC

Whilst Nursery attendance is not mandatory, we strongly encourage you to have your child in Nursery for their full entitlement to get the very best start. Attached are the school attendance procedures and support, but we are also happy to support Nursery families in maximising attendance. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

Cost of the School Day

stmadoes — 2025-07-19 21:36:00 UTC

We understand that sending your child to Nursery or school can be expensive. Here are some of the ways we try to support and reduce costs. Please just get in touch if we can do anything at all to support you, this will be entirely confidential and we will help in any way we can.

Financial Support

stmadoes — 2025-07-19 21:38:44 UTC

Talking about money can be difficult. If you are struggling, please ask for help. We understand that it's not your fault, and the Council and our community partners may be able to support you through this. Here is a link to more information on how Perth and Kinross Council can support or signpost you to relevant services for help.

Child Protection Policy

stmadoes — 2025-07-31 09:58:40 UTC

What to Bring

stmadoes — 2025-08-09 18:23:29 UTC

Here is a list of things it would be helpful for you to send your child to Nursery with.

Improvement Plan 2026-27

stmadoes — 2025-08-15 14:01:08 UTC

What Not to Bring

lmillar6 — 2025-08-19 16:12:38 UTC

We kindly ask that you do not allow your children to bring toys and items from home to Nursery. We would not want anything to get lost or damaged. We have lots for them to play with at Nursery. If your child requires a transition object then please just chat with their keyworker and we are happy to support with this.

Allergens

lmillar6 — 2025-08-20 10:36:27 UTC

We are an allergy aware Nursery. Please do not send your child with any products containing nuts into Nursery. Here is the list of allergens for current Nursery snack. The staff will display what item it is for snack each day and any allergens on the board. Please just let staff know if your child has an allergy so that we can collaboratively make a plan and keep them safe.

Our ECPs are our First Aiders

lmillar6 — 2025-08-20 10:51:40 UTC

PKC Medication Policy

lmillar6 — 2025-08-20 11:36:09 UTC

Here is the full administration of medication document for Early Years Settings created by Perth and Kinross Council.

Contact Details

lmillar6 — 2025-08-20 12:33:16 UTC

Please feel free to phone, email or visit us, we are always happy to help.

Exclusion Periods

stmadoes — 2025-08-26 15:31:57 UTC

This link provides you information from the Government on how long you should keep your child off school for if they have different illnesses.

Nursery Vision, Values and Aims

stmadoes — 2025-08-26 16:36:21 UTC

Our school and Nursery values are 'I can' - inclusive, creative, achieving and nurtured which we created collaboratively with all stakeholders and put at the centre of everything we do. They have associated aims, as shown in the above visual. Our vision is 'together we can', highlighting our commitment to working together as a team both within school/nursery and with parents, partner professionals and the wider community.

Care Inspectorate Complaints Information

stmadoes — 2025-08-27 13:57:59 UTC

This poster show how you can make a complaint to the Care Inspectorate about our service.

Complaints Procedure

stmadoes — 2025-08-27 14:01:17 UTC

Here is the Complaints Procedure we follow in Nursery and School, written by Perth and Kinross Council.

Focus Child

stmadoes — 2025-09-03 10:40:03 UTC

We use the Focus Child approach to parent contact and report writing in St. Madoes Nursery. You can find out more about it in this leaflet.

Report Template

stmadoes — 2025-09-03 10:41:20 UTC

Here is the template your child's report will be written on. It will be updated over the 3 meetings across the year and create a full report that shows progress.

Here is a Padlet of our Policies

stmadoes — 2025-09-10 14:45:52 UTC

Allergy Aware

stmadoes — 2025-09-11 08:36:23 UTC

We are an allergy aware Nursery and respectfully ask you don't send your child in with nuts or items containing nuts in their packed lunches.

2025-26

stmadoes — 2025-09-11 19:51:54 UTC

School Holiday Dates 26-27

stmadoes — 2025-09-15 12:23:35 UTC

Here is a link to the PKC School Holiday page.

PKC Home-School Relationships Leaflet

lmillar6 — 2026-03-02 12:36:29 UTC

Family Learning Opportunities

stmadoes — 2026-03-19 21:07:11 UTC

Here are Mrs Houghton's family learning opportunities at the end of Term 3 and for Term 4.

Leadership Areas

stmadoes — 2026-03-22 15:50:09 UTC

Here are the leadership remits for all at St. Madoes Nursery.

Nursery Handbook 2025-2026

isrussell — 2026-03-23 16:33:44 UTC

Nursery Staff Photos

isrussell — 2026-03-23 16:42:12 UTC

Values in Action

stmadoes — 2026-03-24 12:18:56 UTC

Here are ways different members of our community can support and embody our values.

Care Inspectorate Registration

stmadoes — 2026-03-24 14:11:15 UTC

stmadoes — 2026-06-02 13:18:18 UTC

Parent Council Information Leaflet

stmadoes — 2026-06-05 11:28:08 UTC

Nursery families are welcome to join our Parent Council and we'd love to see you there!