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