Flip the cards and access key research insights about working with babies and toddlers at a glance! 👀 Our new interactive cards provide key findings from our funded projects, and the next steps for using these to develop your practice. 🌿

The countdown is on for the Gifts for our Future 15: Two Hundred Years of Froebel’s Writing Conference! 🎉 On the day we’ll be joined by many Froebelian educators, including keynote speakers, Pete Moorhouse and Lynn Taylor who will be delivering talks on sustainability and AI.

Educators being creative with nature.🍃 Thank you to Annie for providing such a lovely nature experience. 🌿 Following on from taking time to observe & reflect on the continuous provision & core experiences within the garden. 🪴 #Wellbeing #EngagingwithNature #Spaces #Experiences

We are very grateful to receive this wonderful grant that Tracy applied for.💕 It has provided new, resources, waterproof suits & boots along with a great Biodiversity training session which enabled a climate change audit & focussed on further strengthening experiences, knowledge & skills. 🪴🫛🌱🦋🐝🐛🌿

It was lovely to welcome Jane Whinnett MBE to Woodlands. Wonderful to enable a tour of the spaces & experiences, sharing some examples how Froebelian Principles are lived & underpin practice. 💕🍃 #EarlyChildhood #FroebelianPedagogy

Today we welcomed a group of Falkirk council educators to the hub for Nurturing Nature training lead by Jane from @ltlnews.bsky.social, a great opportunity to deepen our skills and share our ideas with others as we find ways to promote family learning in nature 🍃✨

We are extremely blessed @woodlandselcc.bsky.social to have the amazing Callendar Park offering 170 acres of beauty including Callendar House & a 235 acre woodland which feels like an extended garden right on our door step for rich learning experiences. #Community #Nature #LocalHerritage #History

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In our woodland space the children have been noticing changes to the season “I know autumn is when the leaves fall to the ground” gathering their natural treasures and using their foraged brambles, leaves, conkers and sticks for different purposes to support learning back at nursery ✨🍃

We would like to wish Tracy Lindie & our Falkirk and wider colleagues good luck as they begin their Froebel in Childhood Practice course at the University of Edinburgh today. 🙌💖

Falkirk Froebel Network@falkirkfroebel.bsky.social · 6d ago

Wishing all Falkirk Educators beginning their studies today with Froebel in Childhood Practice Course – Academic Year 2026~27 at the University of Edinburgh a wonderful morning of learning.💕🍃 education-sport.ed.ac.uk/professional...

Wishing all Falkirk Educators beginning their studies today with Froebel in Childhood Practice Course – Academic Year 2026~27 at the University of Edinburgh a wonderful morning of learning.💕🍃 education-sport.ed.ac.uk/professional...

Froebel in childhood practice course | Moray House School of Education and Sport | Moray House School of Education and Sport

The Froebel in Childhood Practice course considers how a contemporary analysis of Froebel’s work can provide practitioners with insights into how they can observe, support, and extend children’s learn...

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It was lovely to connect & meet Falkirk Forth Valley College Early Learning & Childcare Students today. Good luck starting your nursery placements we look forward to welcoming you & hope you are all inspired to begin. 💕🍃

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 3w ago

It was lovely for Donna, Emma, Annie & Anthony to connect with the new Early Learning and Childcare students at Forth Valley College at the end of the day to share some examples of Froebelian Principles & approaches. #EngagingWithNature #Pedagogy #RelationshipsMatter

Such a pleasure to have Jane Whinnet MBE visit. I have learnt so much from Jane over the years in her University of Edinburgh tutor & Froebel Trust role, along with the rich professional reading she has authored in her extensive work promoting the educational principles of Friedrich Froebel. 💖🌿

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 4w ago

It was lovely to welcome Jane Whinnett MBE to Woodlands. Wonderful to enable a tour of the spaces & experiences, sharing some examples how Froebelian Principles are lived & underpin practice. 💕🍃 #EarlyChildhood #FroebelianPedagogy

Annie & Donna had a lovely afternoon celebrating wonderful Early Childhood work that’s happening across Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 at the Early Years Scotland awards. Great to network with others as we reflect on Woodlands ELCC & be inspired and motivated with lots of passionate early childhood professionals.💕

Such a lovely day reconnecting with all the children & families. 🥰 🍃

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What a wonderful day returning to nursery, sharing our summer stories, reconnecting with each other, we harvested some of our fruits and vegetables from our growing garden & risk assessed our campsite and remembered our offsite safety guidance 🍓✨

A very beneficial two days staff inservice training at Woodlands ELCC. 💕🍃 Taking time to connect, reflect, celebrate & cover a range of whole team developments & updates with such rich professional dialogue. #Pedagogy #AgileLeadership #ImprovementPlanning #ChildProtection #ResilencePlanning

Here is the link to our Woodlands ELC Centre website; Some useful information for new families: blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fa/woodlands...

We are privileged to be part of every child and families lives whilst they are at Woodlands nursery. 💕🍃 As we finish up for the holidays, hope everyone has a lovely summer. ☀️ Best wishes to all those moving on and for everyone returning we look forward to reconnecting in August. 🤗

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Lovely that children, families & educators celebrated summer solstice at the woods throughout the week. A beautiful way connecting with our end of nursery year approaching: celebrating each child’s journey at nursery & love with nature 💕🍃 #LongestDay #SummerSolstice #EndofNurseryYearCelebrations

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This week we welcomed our families to the summer solstice celebrations where we participated in nature activities making journey sticks,climbing trees & exploring clay in nature - full of joy, discovery and connection outdoors 🌿🌲

We would like to say a massive thank you to @lintonlass.bsky.social for provoking such deep thinking through your ‘Encounters with blocks’ research. We feel honoured & grateful to be part of this wonderful experience. Thank you also for your generosity of time, knowledge,beautiful card & gifts💖

Massive Congratulations to Annie, Rhian & Dara on passing your @morayhouse.bsky.social Froebel in Childhood Practice Assignment. 🙌 We are all super proud of you & love the added value & positive impacts these projects are having💕🍃 #SensoryGarden🎉 #Children’sSongs🎉 #CreativitythroughSustainability🎉

Monday 2nd to Friday 6th March - Opportunities 💖📚 * Monday: Story sticks & book nook stories. * Tuesday: Stick Man in the Woods & story boat in the garden. * Wednesday: Helicopter Stories. * Thursday: Pyjama day for World book Day - Cosy stories. * Friday: illustrators and authors: Book making.

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Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Educators: would you like to further develop your #Nature Pedagogy? Learn how to create various den’s for our different Scottish weather climates for outdoor learning onsite & offsite. Sign up to Woodlands ELCC Hub CPD on ‘ Den Building’ 🍃 Falkirk CPD : Coordinator : Courses : View

An opportunity to learn about the fantastic MSC Education, Early Childhood ( Froebel Pathway) @morayhouse.bsky.social 💕🍃

Share your views and shape our strategy! 📣 Our short survey is closing on 19 February 2026, and we want to hear your thoughts on the resources, research and support we provide to the early years sector.

Great to have time to focus on our Nursery Improvements today during inservice training. 💕🍃🪴 #LfS #EngagingwithNature #FroebelianPedagogy #EarlyLanguageandCommunication #BeingUs

It was lovely to welcome @lintonlass.bsky.social to Woodlands & great to have discussions around block play 💕

Following on from the Clay workshop - looking forward to seeing families coming along to the ‘Stay and Clay’ opportunities. 💕🍃

Hope many Woodlands ELCC families can take a little time after drop of on Thursday 12th February to join Iona our link speech and language therapist who will be joining the Coffee morning to share top tips around early language and communication 💕🍃

Thank you to the many Educators across our authority that joined us. 💕🍃 It was wonderful to connect and share ideas around ‘Making the most of outdoor spaces’ 🪴🐝🐞🌻

Growing has been an interest this week… 🌱 Looking forward to seeing how the children’s interests evolve & grow 🪴 … 🪴#SeedToFork #SlowFood 💚

I loved hearing where educators & children enjoy spending their time. Wonderful examples of children’s ‘stretched time’ 🍃 Thank you to Professor Alison Clark & all the Woodlands Family for such rich examples, enthusiasm & energy whilst focusing on our Being Us Project 💕 @froebeltrust.bsky.social

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Wonderful to welcome Professor Alison Clark back to Woodlands ELCC this week as we focus on Being Us Project: slow pedagogical approaches. 💕 Fabulous educators sessions as we further explore children’s ‘Stretched time’ & ‘Educators’ roles. 😍