1. Structure of the Early Years Service 2018-19
Education Manager
Education
Early Years
Early Years &Family Support Workers – 1 for each locality
Principal Officer Early Years - 1
Early Years Worker
Community/Partner Childminding
Early Years Development Officers 1 for East and 1 for West (temp)
Early Years Helpline, NAMS, FIS – 3
Heads of Centre – Clyde Cottage & Campbeltown - 2
Education Officer

2. Education Officer – Early Years
Education Manager – Learning and Achievement
The Education Manager for Learning and Achievement has over all responsibility for the Early Years Team
Anne Paterson
Argyll and Bute Wide
Inveraray Conference Centre
Inveraray
Education Officer – Early Years
The Education Officer has operational responsibility for the Early Years Team, ensuring everyone works together to support children and families in Argyll and Bute
Tina Sartain
Argyll and Bute Wide
Early Years Worker
Our Early Years Worker is the coordinator of Argyll & Bute’s Community Childminding Service. This service provides childminding support to families of children aged 0-3 when they need it. The remit also includes parenting and recruiting and supporting prospective childminders
Linda Morrison
Argyll and Bute Wide
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
PA31 8RT

3. Early Years and Family Support Workers
Our Early Years and Family Support Workers offer support and guidance to all providers of early learning and childcare. They deliver CPD training, Roots of Empathy, Active Play and Bookbug sessions and work closely with partner agencies to meet local needs. There is one Early Years and Family Support Worker in each of the four areas of Argyll and Bute
Name
Area
Address
Telephone Number
Margaret Dalgleish
Oban, Lorn and the Isles
Oban Education Office
Dalintart Drive
Oban, PA34 4EF
Lorna Cameron
Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay
Lochgilphead Community Centre
Manse Brae
Lochgilphead
PA31 8QX
Jeanette McGourlay
Helensburgh and Lomond
St Joseph’s Primary & Family Learning Centre
Old Luss Road Helensburgh G84 7LR
Lisa Bulloch
Bute and Cowal
Argyll House
Alexandra Parade
Dunoon
PA28 8AJ    

4. Principal Teachers – Early Years
The principal teachers’ remit includes supporting children who have additional needs within partner provider settings , as well as providing support and guidance on additional needs to services and families. Our principal teachers also provide curricular support and guidance, inspection support and GIRFEC support and guidance to partner provider services. We have one principal teacher based in the East of Argyll and one in the West.
Name
Area
Address
Telephone Number
Christine Maclean
Oban, Lorn & the Isles
Oban Education Office
Dalintart Drive
Oban PA34 4EF
Lorna Stewart
East Argyll (Bute, Cowal, and Helensburgh and Lomond
Argyll House
Alexandra Parade
Dunoon PA23 8AJ
Carolyn McMillan
Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay

5. Principal Officer – Early Years
Alison is responsible for the day to day management of early learning and childcare, Family Information Service, Commissioning process and grant process. The POEY also manages the Community Childminding Service.
Alison MacKenzie
Argyll and Bute Wide
Oban Education Office
Dalintart Drive
Oban, PA34 4EF
Early Years Development Officer
Linda is responsible for 0-8 years curriculum support, Inspection support, transition, Workforce Development, Gaelic Support, CPD and coordinator of the Bookbug programme
Linda Burgar
Argyll and Bute Wide
Oban Education Office
Dalintart Drive
Oban
PA34 4EF
Early Years Development Officers – 1140 hours expansion (temporary until 2020
Lorna Cameron
East
Community Centre
Manse Brae
Lochgilphead
Ailsa Dominick
West
Argyll House
Alexandra Parade
Dunoon
PA23 8AJ

6. Early Years Helpline and NAMS
Rona covers all administrative aspects of early learning and childcare (preschool) provision, both voluntary and local authority, including the helpline, providing Nursery Application Management System (NAMS) support and maintenance. NAMS is the management information system used by all Early Learning and Childcare Providers across Argyll and Bute and is linked to ‘Click and Go’.
Family Information Service, Communication and Grants Process
Sheena maintains the Family Information Service which provides free, impartial information to families in Argyll and Bute. She also administers third sector grants, CPD, parenting, social media and Childcare Chatter Early Years Newsletter.
Name
Remit
Address
Telephone Number
Rona McGillivray
Admin Support – ELCC, Helpline, NAMS
Argyll House
Alexandra Parade
Dunoon PA23 8AJ
Sheena Stewart
FIS, Grants, Social Media, Childcare Chatter, CPD
As above