1. Community Learning and Development Managers Scotland

2. Community Learning and Development and Early Years
Children in Scotland
The Early Years landscape in Scotland
CLD engagement with Early Years
Sharing of Solutions

3. Children in Scotland – who are we?
Scotland will be a world leader in achieving wellbeing for every Child and improving the quality of every childhood
Influencing national and local policy and practice to improve children’s outcomes
Engaging with and achieving impact for children, young people and their families
Capacity-building within the children’s sector workforce

4. ONE SECTOR

5. What makes CiS different?
No age limit
Cross sector
No bias towards specific groups of children and/or families
National – Workforce – CYP and families
Strategic Priorities - Childhood

6. The Early Years Landscape
293,000 children under 5 in Scotland
Prevention
Spend £1 in early years save £9 in the longer term
Health Inequalities
Educational Outcomes
Wellbeing

7. The Early Years Landscape
Prevention as the driver:
Universal services
Early Years Collaborative
Children and Young People Act (Scotland) 2014
Transformational Childcare
Curriculum for Excellence

8. CLD Engagement in the Early Years
GIRFEC
Curriculum for Excellence
Community Planning Partnerships and Early Years Collaborative
Asset Based Community Development – Early Years in North Ayrshire
Your involvement

9. Discussion What involvement have you had to date in the early years?
What barriers have you experienced?
How did/could you overcome those?
What good examples of successful outcomes for the early years have you been involved with?
What else could you or would you like to be involved in, in relation to Early Years?
What 1 thing will you do differently in relation to your engagement with Early Years on return to work?

10. GROUP FEEDBACK ONE SECTOR