Provide your child a confident start with Montessori inspired care from 6 weeks to 5 years.
For over 25 years, North Lanarkshire families have trusted Viewpark Montessori Nursery to help their children feel settled and content while they grow.
We take the time to get to know your child, from the routines that comfort them to the subjects that spark their curiosity. They can explore those interests through play, with familiar adults nearby to help them as they grow more independent.
Free settling sessions offer you and your child a gentle opportunity to get to know us ahead of their first full day.
If you are looking for a nursery near Wattston, visit us nearby to meet the team, look around our playrooms and determine whether Viewpark suits your family.
A day facility nearby Wattston with three rooms
Across our three playrooms, children can flourish at their own stage, surrounded by attentive care and activities designed around their needs.
We will discuss when they are ready to move into the next room, ensuring every child takes this step in their own time.
Little Acorns ranging from 6 weeks to 2 years
Little Acorns is a calm, comfortable room where your baby can enjoy cuddles, enjoy floor play and make early discoveries with familiar people who know them well.
Consistent mealtimes create a comforting daily rhythm, helping to foster a secure environment, with morning snack at 8.30 am, lunch at 11.30 am and afternoon snack at 3.00 pm.
Throughout, we respond to your baby’s needs, making room for play and allowing them to sleep whenever they need it.
When you pick up your baby, we will tell you how they have eaten and slept, while sharing the small moments you have missed, helping you to feel connected to their day.
Bright Blossoms 2 to 3 years
At Bright Blossoms, curious toddlers are warmly encouraged to try things for themselves.
At snack time, serving themselves drinks and finding their named peg offer simple, manageable opportunities to build independence, with support available whenever needed.
That same patient approach also applies to toilet training. We follow your child’s cues and collaborate with you to preserve consistency between home and nursery.
Small accidents are a natural aspect of learning, and we react without making anything of them.
Our caring service understands that your child learns something new each day, while we guide them at a pace that suits them.
Songs, stories and everyday conversations support children discover and practise new words. If you have concerns about your child’s speech, our facility will work closely with you to offer the best support.
When feelings feel too intense, we help children recognise them and process them.
Mighty Oaks designed for ages 3 up to 5 yrs
At Mighty Oaks, we foster your child’s self-confidence, getting them ready for the transition into school and the more formal world of education.
Everyday successes, like hanging up their coat or asking an adult for help, provide useful practice in managing things independently.
Participating together helps children as they develop listening skills, learn to take turns and solve problems with their friends.
Through enjoyable activities, children explore stories, counting and early writing, allowing them to build such skills through playful learning.
The strong friendships made here frequently carry into P1, bringing a reassuring sense of familiarity to this thrilling next step.
A educational inspired nursery adjacent to Wattston
Viewpark’s Montessori inspired philosophy values the understanding children gain through their own exploration.
Along with modern early years practice, we create space for children to explore outdoors, play creatively and shape nursery life with their own ideas.
Promoting self-reliance from an early stage
Children are encouraged to make choices and take an active part in nursery life, from clearing away after snacks to looking after their surroundings.
We allow them time to practise, providing help whenever required, so they can experience the self-confidence of accomplishing something independently.
Outdoor play during all seasons
Young children, including our smallest babies, enjoy time outdoors throughout the year, whatever the conditions.
Watching the trees and feeling the grass beneath their feet provides younger children with new details to discover, while older children can run, scramble and dig freely.
The ability to move about freely outside enables children to build their balance and coordination, while building confidence in their own abilities.
It may get messy! Put your child in clothes you don’t mind becoming muddy, with appropriate outdoor layers for the weather.
Please label all belongings, while our personnel continue to be available to give you advice about items suitable for their age ahead of their commencement date.
Interactive skill-building through messy play
Within our nursery near Wattston, children can explore paint, water, sand and mud in abundance.
Working with different textures, pouring water and making painted marks support them explore through their senses and discover new ways to express themselves.
Your child can test an idea, see what happens and retry.
Our team encourages curiosity, giving children time to investigate topics that engage them and build confidence in what they discover independently.
Care and safety for every child
At our nursery close to Wattston, a secure entry system helps keep children safe, with supervision provided throughout the day.
Our team undergoes continuous training in safeguarding, first aid, health and safety.
We conduct regular risk assessments and maintain our fire safety equipment, emergency lighting, water safety measures and electrical safety checks.
If a child has an accident, they are comforted without delay and receive first aid where necessary.
Upon collection, we will record and explain every accident, while any head bump or injury needing further attention will prompt an immediate call to you.
No-cost settling assessments from our experts
At Viewpark, we recommend arranging at least three settling sessions prior to your child starts their first full day at nursery.
All of them are totally free, and we will schedule any additional sessions to meet your family’s needs.
You are welcome to remain for as long as necessary, although we usually recommend stepping away briefly, as this gives our friendly team and your child the opportunity to start developing their own special relationship.
Comforters and dummies are also welcome.
Childcare funding and costs for Wattston households
Viewpark Montessori Nursery offers funded places for children aged three to five, as well as eligible children aged two.
Every year, the Scottish Government provides 1,140 hours of early learning and childcare for all children aged three to five and eligible children aged two through your local council.
If you are living in Wattston, please call us on 01698 840222. We can discuss the options suitable for your family and outline the following steps before you apply.
Details of what your nursery costs encompass
Your fee includes high-quality care and learning, lunches, snacks and drinks, outdoor activities, arts and crafts, plus the educational resources utilised by the children.
It also contains regular photos, observations and learning updates, together with the menu for the week and newsletter issued monthly.
Families receiving funded sessions are not charged a registration fee. A registration fee is payable upon accepting a place without funding.
Kindly get in touch with the service directly for up-to-date fee details.
Tax-Free Childcare
We accept Tax Free Childcare, helping qualifying Wattston families handle their nursery costs.
If you are already registered with the scheme, your childcare account permits you to pay us directly.
If you are new to the scheme, our staff will be happy to guide you.
Meals and nibbles during childcare hours
Each day, a local catering company freshly prepares and delivers lunch to the nursery, while our own team makes the snacks.
Each child’s meals are carefully adapted to suit their developmental stage, with weaning incorporated where suitable.
Prior to your child starts, we will verify any allergies, intolerances, or medical or cultural dietary requirements with you, ensuring all staff understand them.
With parental approval, Childsmile, Scotland’s national child oral health programme, helps children brush their teeth each day.
Childcare times and attendance periods
We welcome you Monday to Friday, between 8.00 am and 6.00 pm, for 50 weeks a year.
Families may select a whole day from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm, a morning session from 8.00 am to 1.00 pm, or an afternoon session from 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm.
How to organise a early years setting visit from Wattston
We organise show-arounds at a time that suits you, and your child is welcome to accompany you as you look around our playrooms together!
Please telephone 01698 840222, email office@viewparknursery.co.uk, or complete the booking form, which requests your child’s age and an approximate start date.
Complete the form and we’ll phone you back within a single working day, while emails receive a reply within the same timescale.
You tour the rooms, meet the team and ask every question that comes to mind.
When Viewpark seems like the right beginning for your family, we guide you through registration and arrange settling sessions prior to your child’s first full day.
Popular questions regarding our preschool facility near Wattston
What does the Montessori approach mean in Viewpark Nursery?
Originally founded as a Montessori nursery, we have maintained its focus on independence, curiosity, respect and practical learning. Although we are no longer exclusively Montessori, we combine these principles with contemporary early years practice, adapting our approach to each child’s interests.
Do you have a nursery waiting list?
Child vacancies vary throughout the year. Certain rooms may have spaces available, while others run waiting lists. Contact us early, even if you do not need a place immediately.
Is it possible for another person pick up my child?
Yes, so long as you inform us beforehand. A person we have met before may pick up your child with your permission. If the person is unknown to us, they must give us the password you agreed with us before we release your child.
Do my kid need to be toilet trained for Mighty Oaks programme?
Children joining Mighty Oaks should normally be toilet trained. If your child has a medical condition or requires extra support, we will agree the most appropriate approach with you.
At what time is the preschool not open?
We are closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday, the last Monday in May, the September Weekend, and for a two-week period over Christmas and New Year, timed as closely as possible around North Lanarkshire school holidays. Any additional closures will be announced in good time via our newsletters.
Reach out to our nursery today and meet the professionals.
For more than 25 years, Viewpark Montessori Nursery has helped children navigate their early years, feel secure, form friendships and thrive with confidence.
Our dedicated team creates a supportive environment where your child is acknowledged and your family feels warmly received.
Numerous families find us via recommendations from other parents, and our playrooms have welcomed siblings, cousins and friends alike. Even our own team members have selected Viewpark for their children and relatives.
We’d be pleased to greet your family as well!
Step inside, meet the team, look around the rooms and picture your child adjusting to life at Viewpark.
Organise your visit by phoning 01698 840222, sending us an email, or completing our booking form.