Showing items posted in March 2019...

Much valued Early Years Scotland (EYS) services in Dumfries & Galloway are to close after the local council decided to withdraw its funding.

Minister for Children and Young People, Maree Todd MSP, yesterday launched a new resource for Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) practitioners on how to play outdoors and create safe, nurturing and inspiring learning experiences for every child in Scotland.

The number of children in Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) in Scotland has increased to more than 290,000. A report by the Care Inspectorate, published earlier this week, showed the number of children accessing ELC increased from 254,770 in 2014 to 291,460 in 2016.

Henry Mathias, Head of Professional Practice and Standards, Care Inspectorate, writes about the Care Inspectorate's Gender Equal Play resource which encourages and positively promotes gender equal play by highlighting and sharing good practice examples from across the early learning and childcare (ELC) sector.

Did you know that the Scottish Cot Death Trust offers free safe sleep training to staff in Early Learning and Childcare settings? Martin Courtney, National Education Coordinator for the Trust, describes their education sessions and outlines what support is available.

The Care Inspectorate has launched Food Matters, a free resource full of good practice examples of how to support children and families to develop a positive relationship with healthy eating.