early years review report 2009 implementation phase
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Early Years Review Report2009
ImplementationPhase
Themes
• Planning and Resourcing of Early Years Services• Workforce Planning and Development• Integrated Service Working• Curriculum for Excellence• Leadership
Recommendations
• Review existing models of early years provision in local areas to ensure, high quality, co-ordinated service delivery for the most vulnerable
Recommendations – the national view
Pre-school placements have to reflect the need for best value, quality of provision and meeting the needs of families.
“Ministers expect authorities to secure pre-school education through partner providers in the voluntary and private sectors wherever there is parental demand for this and wherever it is consistent with ‘best value’ in the use of public funds.”
Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc Act 2000
Recommendations
• Target Resources
• Models of provision
• Staffing models
• Partnership
Recommendations
• Best Value
• Quality
• Meeting needs
Who are our resources?
All early years staff groups across the Council.
• Playgroup supervisors• Playgroup workers• Pre-School Development Workers• Nursery Teachers• Early Years Co-ordinating Teachers • Nursery Nurses, including Early Intervention Nursery Nurses• Early Years Support Staff• Early Years Workers • Childcare Partnership Staff• Surestart Staff • Childcare Strategy Staff
What are our resources?
Service providers across Aberdeenshire who work in
partnership with the Council.
• playgroups in the voluntary sector
• nurseries in the private sector
• nurseries attached to primary schools
• playgroups which are managed by E, L&L
How will this affect me?What will it mean?
•An Action plan for each CSN has been drawn up to anticipate the way forward in each CSN area.
This Action Plan will reflect the need for best value, quality of provision and meeting needs of families.
It will address the levels of
over and under provision
and will create opportunities to align the Early Years Service.
• A range of choice will be offered across CSN’s
•School Nursery Places will be filled first in line with best value principles
• Pre–school places will continue to be secured in line with Aberdeenshire Admission Policy
Impact
How will this affect me?What will it mean?
Aberdeenshire
Provider Spaces
School Nurseries 3659
Playgroup 1608
Private Nurseries 1539
Total 6806
Total Required 5241.
How will this affect me?What will it mean?
Laurencekirk
Provider Spaces Vacant
School Nurseries 125 3
Playgroups 68 45
Private Nurseries 26 0
Total 219
Total Required 174
How will this affect me?What will it mean?
Portlethen
Provider Spaces Vacant
School Nurseries 180 39
Playgroups 70 38
Private Nurseries 41 0
Total 291
Total Required 214
How will this affect me?What will it mean?
Stonehaven
Provider Spaces Vacant
School Nurseries 290 22
Playgroups 46 18
Private Nurseries 206 103
Total 542
Total Required 399