Integration of ECEC: a Scottish perspective

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Integration of ECEC a Scottish perspective

• Marie-Amélie Viatte
• senior research manager

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Childcare and pre-school at the national level

• One Minister for Education whose portfolio covers
  both pre-school and childcare
• Mixed funding UK and Scotland
• Regulation/inspection joint Care Commission and
  HMIE

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Childcare and pre-school at the local level

• Different approaches to service planning and
  delivery
• Integrated as part of Community Planning
• Childcare inc. private nurseries, childminders,
  playgroups
• Pre-school inc. public sector nursery
  school/nursery class, private nurseries, (some)
  playgroups

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Early Years Framework (EYF)

• 1 year old!
• Developed in partnership
• 1 of 3 social policy frameworks
• Our children have the best start in life and are
  ready to succeed
• Focused on pre-birth gt 8
• ECEC and other universal services key to
  prevention and early intervention

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ECEC in EYF

• Flexible, accessible and affordable Strengthened
  ECEC to meet individual needs more effectively
• Improved early years teaching skills
• Increased qualifications of centre managers
• Long term goal of fully integrated pre-school and
  childcare services

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Implementation

• Concordat and National Performance Framework
• Local priorities determined locally
• Getting it Right for Every Child GIRFEC
• SHANARRI
• inter-agency working
• Integration to include health, social work,
  police, housing

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Moving forward

• More integrated, flexible delivery of services
• High quality ECEC for improved children outcomes
• Wider role of ECEC in family learning
• Simpler support for childcare cost
• Improved demand and supply match
• Realignment of financial resources

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• Further details
• www.scotland.gov.uk
• Marie-Amelie.Viatte_at_scotland.gsi.gov.uk
• Tel [phone]
• Merci de votre attention!