Showing items posted in February 2016...

Early Years Scotland is one year old today (24 February). On this day last year the Scottish Pre-school Play Association (SPPA) became Early Years Scotland at a launch event in Scaraway Nursery School in Milton, Glasgow.

As part of the national Play Strategy, the Scottish Government has produced 'Play out of hours: A toolkit for the use of school grounds for playing out of teaching hours' - a resource designed to help head teachers, parent councils and local organisations to work together to consider making school grounds available to local children out of teaching hours.

Early Years Practitioners, early primary staff, and interested parents are invited to attend Edinburgh City Council's seventh Nature Play conference, to be held on Saturday 12 March in Cramond Primary School.

Everyone working in early learning and child care are important leaders for the children they work with, their families and colleagues. That was the message at a leadership event for the sector held in partnership by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and Education Scotland in Paisley on Saturday (6 February).

Grounds for Learning, the Scottish programme of the UK charity Learning through Landscapes, has launched a new website, Just Playing, to help settings develop outdoor play.

The latest update on the National Care Standards Review has been published.