Early Years Review Report 2009 Implementation Phase

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 ProviderSpaces School Nurseries3659 Playgroup1608 Private Nurseries1539 Total6806 Total Required5241.

How will this affect me? What will it mean? Aboyne ProviderSpacesVacant School Nurseries16449 Playgroups5810 Private Nurseries13859 Total360 Total Required242

How will this affect me? What will it mean? Alford ProviderSpacesVacant School Nurseries11510 Playgroups11676 Private Nurseries4422 Total275 Total Required167

How will this affect me? What will it mean? Banchory ProviderSpacesVacant School Nurseries1509 Playgroups407 Private Nurseries7425 Total264 Total Required223

How will this affect me? What will it mean? Huntly ProviderSpacesVacant School Nurseries24467 Playgroups4215 Private Nurseries7052 Total356 Total Required222

How will this affect me? What will it mean? Westhill ProviderSpacesVacant School Nurseries14029 Playgroups11620 Private Nurseries Total456 Total Required275