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Early Years Sharing the Agenda 12 th August 2014

Early Years Sharing the Agenda 12 th August 2014. Early Years Update. Update on Early Years Strategy Implications of the Children’s Act Aileen McLean – Senior Education Manager. Early Years. National Initiatives Children and Young People Act (Scotland) 2014 Early Years Collaborative

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Early Years Sharing the Agenda 12 th August 2014

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  1. Early Years Sharing the Agenda12th August 2014

  2. Early Years Update

  3. Update on Early Years StrategyImplications of the Children’s ActAileen McLean – Senior Education Manager

  4. Early Years National Initiatives • Children and Young People Act (Scotland) 2014 • Early Years Collaborative • National Play Strategy • Early Years and Early Intervention Change Fund • Curriculum for Excellence • Pre-birth to 3

  5. Early Years Strategy Aim1. To develop integrated flexible services to provide effective learning and childcare for all children and families. • High quality in LA classes and centres • Good inspections across partner provider settings • Development of literacy and numeracy trackers • Maintaining the improvements to deferred entry • Planned and opened new nursery class provision • Additional training to support 0-3

  6. Early Years Strategy Aim2. To develop a highly skilled and motivated workforce to deliver a high quality Early Years service • All LA staff registered with the SSSC • 59 practitioners studying for the BA/17 completed • 9 supported for prof dev award • 7 completed the Froebel qualification • Plans to train staff to deliver 600 hours • Introduction of SEYO post

  7. Early Years Strategy Aim3. To develop universal services in partnership to support all children and families • Improved partnership working with the Early Years Collaborative • PEEP and a range of parent programmes delivered • Reviewing breakfast club provision • Launch a co-operative charter to support parent led after school clubs • Partnership with economic development

  8. Early Years Strategy Aim4. Learning through play opportunities and active learning are developed and integral parts of the early years service • Learning through play CPD • Play Forum and Play Champion • Grounds for Learning worked with 6 schools to transform playgrounds • 2 schools gained legacy funding • 750 staff attended 22 training opps • OPAL water play won national play award • Play Day on Royal Mile

  9. What next? Implementation of the Children and Young People Act (Scotland) • Passed in February • Draft statutory guidance issued • Commencement 1st August 2014 • Parts 6,7 and 8 relate to Early Learning and Childcare and the powers within LA related to day care and out of school care • Entitlement of early Learning and Childcare for all 3 and 4 year olds • Increased numbers of eligible two year olds to include children from “workless households.”

  10. National Guidance Look at questions such as • The image of the child • Involvement of the family • How play and learning are connected • Understanding attachment • What practitioners can do to help • Developmental stages of babies, toddlers and young children • Consultation on the early years workforce National Workforce Review Group https://consult.scotland.gov.uk/early-years/second-call-for-evidence-for-the-independent-revie

  11. Other news • Additional in-service day 18th September CfE Moderation of QI 5.1 - CF2033 venue tbc • Information about 2 year olds

  12. Additional funding for support for parents • Additional funding for Early Years Priorities Literacy, Numeracy and Outdoor Play

  13. Staffing to support 600 HoursEELCA – Edinburgh Learning and Childcare Academy Donna Murray – EYC Project Manager

  14. Edinburgh Early Learning and Childcare Academy (EELCA) Sharing the Agenda 12th August 2014

  15. Early Years Strategy Aim 2: To develop a highly skilled and motivated workforce to deliver a high quality Early Years service.

  16. Edinburgh Early Learning and Childcare Academy - EELCA Meeting the requirements of The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014. Ambition to ‘grow our own’ highly skilled workforce.

  17. EELCA Working Groups and Networks • BA students Network • New Nursery Teachers and Early Years Officer Networks • Modern Apprentice EYP working Group • Trainee EYP Working Group • Working with 2 year olds and Leadership Networks • Play Network • CPD Network

  18. Modern Apprentice and Trainee Early Years Practitioners 11 Modern Apprentices appointed as part of the Council’s determination to provide positive outcomes for the capital’s young people through the Edinburgh Guarantee. 15 Trainees for anyone who is interested in a career in Early Years

  19. “The Flagship” for early years training.

  20. 600 hoursSharing practice:challenges and solutions Table discussion

  21. BudgetAileen McLean

  22. B O L D BETTER OUTCOMES LEARNER DELIVERY

  23. BOLD Themes The BOLD programme is comprised of 12 themes: • 3.1 Workforce Management • 3.2 Property Rationalisation • 3.3 Income Maximisation • 3.4 Neighbourhoods • 3.5 Education Transformation • 3.6 Health and Social Care Transformation • 3.7 Coordinated Services • 3.8 Service Reducation • 3.9 Structural Change • 3.10 Benchmarking • 3.11 Third Sector Payments • 3.12 Enablers and Tools (including procurement)

  24. Education Transformation Phase 1 • Neighbourhood based support services • Automated services (Wisepay) • Deployment of non teaching staff • Maximising use of schools • 3-18 year campuses

  25. Education Transformation Phase 2 • Special Education • Early Years • Community Services

  26. Early Years Collaborative Workstream 4 Healthy Start Vouchers

  27. The Early Years Collaborative

  28. Our Achievements so far • Joint police and midwife visits. • Fathers involved in child’s planning meetings. • Children in temporary accommodation • Bedtime reading. • Healthy Start Vouchers and Vitamins.

  29. Healthy Start Video

  30. New developments • Aim The number of primary 1 children who are obese will reduce form 8.5% to 8.1% by December 2016

  31. Workstream 4 – reducing childhood obesity Improvements Family income Family time Parental factors Parent knowledge Increase amount of daily physical activity Level of fitness Child’s physical health and development Aim 90% of Primary 1 children at ...primary school will participate in daily intense physical activity by December 2014 Increase amount of intense physical activity attendance Access to physical activity Increase access to community spaces. resources Timetable School factors Indoor /outdoor activities Improve parent knowledge of the health benefits of physical activity Teacher skills Physical space Equipment Improve children’s knowledge of the health benefits of physical activity Community factors Community spaces venues

  32. The way Forward....questions, evaluations and close

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