Early Learning

Our Early Learning team offer a range of opportunities and support to parents and families that allow their young children to thrive and develop.

This includes one-to-one and group work delivered from our Stepping Stones base and a community venues.

Through our Early learning Sessions we:-

  • Deliver positive early learning opportunities for children aged under 5
  • Increase access for isolated children to play and learn
  • Build relationships with parents to enable them to support their child’s future development
  • Support parents to participate in play
  • Promote and support accessible outdoor learning
  • Connect children and parents with wider community opportunities
  • Support children to develop peer relationships

We want to ensure that children’s voices are always heard and actively shape the environment we create for them to play, grow and learn in.

We provide a range of group work opportunities which are tailored to specific age ranges.

Baby Steps

An 8-week programme offering support and information to families with babies from 6 months old.  Baby Steps covers topics such as weaning, teething, safe sleep and Baby First Aid.  Baby Steps allows parents and carers a safe space to discuss and share experiences that a may arise with a young baby.

Toddler Steps

A 16-week programme introduced to offer toddlers a safe space to play, learn and explore, based locally at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre.  This group covers areas of development such as personal and social Development, communication and language, early literacy and early maths.  Toddler Steps follows the Peep delivery programme and will support children’s progression into early learning and childcare settings.

Steps to Grow

A unique outdoor learning environment based at Granton Community Garden. Forest-kindergarten style activities and exploration of the green space will be child-led, with parents following and encouraging their choices.  The sessions also include introductory and reflective “circle time”, along with snacks, songs and discussions about how to support your childs development.