Links with Local Universities and Colleges
Budhill Family Learning Centre has positive links with a number of universities and colleges that offer courses in Early learning & Child Care Studies, including HNC, SVQs and teacher training students. Students attend on either day release, spending two days per week in nursery, or a block placement over several weeks. All students are required to undergo Protection Of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) disclosure checks before working with young children.
If you have any further questions in relation to courses, or student training, please do not hesitate to ask.
Links with Primary Schools
Budhill Family Learning Centre is part of the Eastbank Learning Community which consists of 13 Educational establishments. The aim of the Learning Community is to provide a high quality, integrated Education Service to meet the needs and aspirations of the children, their families and staff.

We work effectively to build good communication links with local receiving Primary Schools. This is essential if continuity and progression in children’s development and learning is to be achieved. Liaison about the curriculum helps to develop shared understanding of continuity in learning between early years and primary education. We will inform you of registration and enrolment procedures for your chosen primary. Please note that children must be registered at their local school, even if a placing request at another school is made.
Our main local primary schools are;

• Thorntree Primary School
• Eastbank Primary School
• St Timothy’s Primary School
• St Paul’s Primary School

Prior to starting school, your child’s key worker will complete a transition record, which highlights your child’s progress. The key worker will meet with you to discuss this, before passing it on to your child’s primary school.
During the transition process between nursery and primary school, school teachers visit the nursery to familiarise themselves with the children, parents and staff in order to make the transition from nursery to primary as smooth as possible.