City of Edinburgh Council
Communities and Families Department
Early Learning and Childcare
Information Booklet
for
Early Learning and Childcare Settings
Session
2019-20
Early Years Edinburgh A braw place to be – giving children the best start in life
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Contents
Introduction P3
Early Years Team contact details P4
CEC additional useful contacts P5
EY Voluntary Organisations in receipt of CEC Grant Funding P6 – 7
Links to Support Parental Engagement P7
Expansion of ELC and Forest Kindergarten P8-9
Supporting Quality – The Golden Thread P10-12
Graffiti Walls P13-16
Support and Challenge P17-18
Resources to Support Early Learning and Childcare Settings P19
Links to National Guidance to Support ELC P20-21
Edinburgh Early Learning & Childcare Academy P22
Booking through CPD P23
CPD Opportunities 2019/20 P24-25
North East Locality P26
North West Locality P27
South East Locality P28
South West Locality P29
Early Learning and Childcare Contact Details P30-37
Childminders in Partnership P38
Information for CEC ELC Settings P39 – 40
Early Years Calendar 2019-20 P41
Commitment to Sustainability P42
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Introduction
Within City of Edinburgh Early Years Team we have a clear vision: - “To ensure all our children have the best start in life. They are happy, well cared for and have quality opportunities to have fun, play and learn.” We have four principal aims each with a number of specified actions which we believe, if they are realised will provide for the needs and aspirations of all children and their families at this crucial developmental stage. Aim 1 – Place
To develop flexible, affordable, accessible early learning and childcare provision
and services for all children and families.
Aim 2 - People
To develop a highly skilled and motivated workforce to deliver a high
quality Early Years’ service.
Aim 3 - People
To strengthen and develop integrated partnership working to provide
support for all children and families.
Aim 4 – Practice To develop h ig h q u a l i ty p l ay an d le arn i ng opportunities and active learning as integral parts of the Early Years’ service. Our Early Years Team will continue to offer a wide range of support and challenge to all City of Edinburgh Council providers of Early Learning and Childcare. This document outlines the key support and challenge available from the early Years central team and provides a ‘one stop shop’ for current information and current contact details. I hope you will find this booklet helpful. Lynn Paterson – Senior Education Manager – Early Years
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Early Years Team
Senior Education Manager – Early Years Lynn Paterson: 0131 469 3131 Early Years and Childcare Team general enquiries email address:
Quality Improvement Education Officers & Early Learning and Childcare Manager
Donna Murray 0131 529 2104 [email protected]
Isla Finlayson-Crawshaw 0131 469 3175 [email protected]
Gillian O’Rourke 0131 469 3686 gillian.o'[email protected]
Paula Dennis 0131 529 2979 [email protected]
Bex Carter 0131 529 6243 [email protected]
Tracey Shaw 0131 469 3030 [email protected]
Paula Greenhill 0131 469 2991 [email protected]
Strategic Development Officers
Joanna Martin 0131 529 2106 [email protected]
Eilish Guy 0131 529 2414 [email protected]
Amanda Godsell 0131 621 8320 [email protected]
Lisi Black 0131 529 2413 [email protected]
Greta Milloy 0131 621 8320 [email protected]
Operational Support Officer
Georgina Cronin 0131 529 2206 [email protected]
Early Years Development Officers Kerry Blair 0131 469 3969 [email protected]
Mandy Crosbie 0131 469 3308 [email protected]
Peripatetic Teachers
Raquel Miro [email protected]
Dawn O’Donnell dawn. o’[email protected]
Business Support Officer
Stuart Wilson 0131 469 3406 [email protected]
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City of Edinburgh Council - Additional Useful Contacts
NAMS
Kerry Blair 0131 469 3969 [email protected]
Mandy Crosbie 0131 469 3308 [email protected]
Psychological Services – Partner Provider contacts only
South East Team Cathie Rowan Educational Psychologist
0131 469 2800 [email protected]
North East Team Kirsty Mackay, Depute Principal Psychologist
0131 469 2800 [email protected]
North West Team Heather Gorton, Depute Principal Psychologist
0131 469 2800 [email protected]
South West Team Kirsty Colquhoun Educational Psychologist
0131 469 2800 [email protected]
Psychological Services – all CEC Early Years Settings Additional Support for Learning
0131 469 2800
Kirsty Spence, HT ASL 0131 469 2850 [email protected]
Early Years contacts
Hayley McMurray, ASL Service Leader
0131 469 2983 [email protected]
Sheena Lowes, ASL link for Partner Providers
0131 469 2980 [email protected]
English as an Additional Language
Tessa Humby, ASL 0131 469 2893 [email protected]
Speech and Language Therapy
Alison Sinclair, Service Lead
0131 672 9454/536 6467
Carolyn Hawkes, Service Lead
0131 537 7119
Digital Learning Team 0131 469 2989 [email protected] http://digitallearningteam.org
Information and Learning Resource
0131 469 2960 Peffer Place, Edinburgh
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Early Years Voluntary Sector Organisations in receipt of
City of Edinburgh Council Grant Funding.
Organisation
Contact Details Phone contact
Home Link – Volunteer
Paula Swanston Unit 1 Newington Business Centre, Dalkeith Road Mews, Edinburgh, EH16 5GA
0131 661 0890
Crossreach-Perinatal Depression Services Lothian
Joyce Linklater Wallace House, 3 Boswall Road, Edinburgh, EH5 3RJ
0131 538 7288
First Hand Lothian Beverley Read Strathmore Business Centre, Hopetoun Gate, 8b McDonald Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4LZ
0131 523 1322
Home-Start Leith and North East Edinburgh
Anne Nixon 247 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 8NY
0131 553 7819
Home-Start West and South West Margot MacKenzie Room S3 525 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, EH5 2FF
0131 446 7028
Multi-Cultural Family Base Marise Gowenlock 50 Coburg Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6HE
0131 467 7052
One Parent Families Brock Luek 13 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh, EH1 3NX
0131 557 7892
Oxgangs Sure Start Project Sue Christie Colinton Mains Community Education Centre, Firrhill Loan, Edinburgh EH13 9EJ
0131 441 7318
Stepping Stones for Young Parents
Morag Wilson 9A Pilton Drive North Edinburgh EH5 1LY
0131 551 1632
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Dr Bells Family Centre Community Crèche
Anna Templeton 15 Junction Place, Edinburgh, EH6 5JA
0131 553 0107
Craigmillar Books for Babies Kara Whelan Castlebrae Community High School, 2A Greendykes Rd, Edinburgh, EH16 4DP
0131 621 2621
Smart Play Network Lesley Fox 16 Constitution Street, Edinburgh, EH6 7BT
0131 554 2620
Men in Childcare Derek Thomson Norton Park 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY
0131 475 2333
The Yard – Early Years Jenny MacDonald 22 Eyre Place Lane, Edinburgh, EH3 5EH
0131 476 4506
Links to Support Parental Engagement Programmes, Activities and Groups for parents and carers: Download locality booklets from www.edinburgh.gov.uk/pacs or signpost parents and carers to www.joininedinburgh.org Family Support Organisations signpost to Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council (EVOC) website www.evocredbook.org.uk FREE parenting helpline, email and web-chat service: for anyone caring for or concerned about a child – open until 9pm Monday to Friday. 08000 28 22 33 [email protected] Parenting website: access FREE parent resources, support networks and parent help lines on a range of topics. www.parentingacrossscotland.org For further information and signposting within your locality. Please contact your Lifelong Learning Development Officer for Parent and Carer Support. North West: [email protected] North East: [email protected] South East: [email protected] South West: [email protected]
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Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare The Scottish Government document A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland sets out the requirement to increase funded ELC entitlement from 600 to 1140 hours by 2020. This requires us to make significant changes to the provision of ELC in Edinburgh, whilst ensuring we continue to provide a high-quality service for children and their families that offers greater flexibility, accessibility and affordability to parents.
Edinburgh has approximately 11,000 children who are eligible for funded Early Learning and Childcare. We are making positive progress and leading the way in meeting the additional hours for ELC in Scotland by 2020. Our request for £87.5m funding has been fully met by the Scottish Government which will help us recruit the additional staff that are needed and build the new early years facilities.
Our expansion plan has seen us delivering the additional 1140 hours since August 2017. By August 2019 we will have achieved the following
• 47 Local Authority and 79 Partner Provider settings delivering 1140 hour places
• 23 Childminders in partnership
• 6 Forest Kindergartens
• 390 new staff recruited to the local authority
• 7 new build nurseries completed and another 5 new builds started.
Our expansion plan has been developed which will provide a variety of delivery models to meet the flexibility required by families and carers to ensure all children will have access to a place in their own locality.
We are excited and looking forward to this great opportunity to provide excellent learning and teaching for our youngest learners to ensure they have the best possible start in life at the same time as enabling parents to access the world of work.
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Forest Kindergarten
As part of the 1140 expansion plan we will have developed six sites for session 2019-20 for children to access their funded ELC 1140 hours. Six Forest Kindergartens at: Lauriston Castle – children from Cramond and Clermiston Primary Schools will attend a blended approach of Early Learning and Childcare within a nursery class and a forest kindergarten. Cammo Estate - children from East Craig’s and Craigroyston Primary Schools will attend a blended approach of Early Learning and Childcare within a nursery class and a forest kindergarten. Clifton Hall - children from Ratho Primary School will attend a blended approach of Early Learning and Childcare within a nursery class and a forest kindergarten.
Newbattle Abbey - children from Spinney Lane Nursery and Gracemount Primary School will attend a blended approach of Early Learning and Childcare within a nursery class and a forest kindergarten. Craigmillar Woods - children from Moffat Early Years Campus will attend a blended approach of Early Learning and Childcare within a nursery class and a forest kindergarten. Pentland Bonaly - children from Cowgate Under 5s have accessed this site for Forest Kindergarten for a number of years. Children from Bonaly Primary School nursery class will join them and have a blended approach of Early Learning and Childcare within a nursery class and a forest kindergarten this session.
In total there will be 220 children across Edinburgh accessing forest kindergarten supported by our wonderful forest staff team.
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Supporting Quality - The Golden Thread
High quality provision and experiences for children are at the top of our agenda. In our plans towards expansion of Early learning and Childcare within the City of Edinburgh we focus on Quality being the ‘Golden thread’ and will take account of the priorities set out in the National Improvement Framework including;
• Improvement in attainment, particularly in literacy and numeracy
• Closing the attainment gap between the most and least disadvantaged children
• Improvement in children and young people’s health and wellbeing
• Improvement in employability skills and sustained, positive school leaver
destinations for all young people.
We have a central Early Years Team consisting of: Quality Improvement Education Officers, Early Years Managers, Development Officers, and Peripatetic Teachers who provide support within our four localities. The Early Years team have a strategic plan identifying key focused area for improvement based on the national documentation: How good is our Early Learning and Childcare and Building the Ambition.
Early Years Focused Self-Evaluation
August 2017-June 2019
Support and Challenge Year 1
Block 1
September 2017 - March 2018
Block 2
March 2018 – September 2018
What do children need? HGIOELC – QI 1.3 Leadership of change BtA - 6.4.1 / 6.5.1 ELC- What do children need?
o VISION, VALUES & AIMS o ETHOS o ENVIRONMENT o CHILDREN’S VOICE
Early Learning Pedagogy HGIOELC – QI 2.3 Learning, Teaching and Assessment
• Learning and engagement
• Quality of Interactions 2.2 Curriculum
• Visible Pedagogy
BtA 7.5.3 - Putting Pedagogy into Practice o COMMUNICATION o ENGAGEMENT o CHILDREN’S VOICE o DIFFERENTIATION o STAFF KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING o QUALITY INTERACTIONS
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Within each of the four localities we regularly bring together Nursery Classes, Nursery Schools, Early Years Centres, Partner Providers including private nurseries, playgroups and childminders.
Support and Challenge Year 2
Block 1 September 2018 - February 2019
Block 2 February 2019 – September 2019
Giving children rich and exciting play and learning opportunities HGIOELC – QI 2.2 Curriculum
• Rationale and Design
• Learning and Development
• Pedagogy and Play
• Skills for life and learning QI 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing equality and inclusion
• Wellbeing BtA 7.5.1 Wellbeing
o ENGAGEMENT o ENVIRONMENT o CHILDREN’S VOICE o INCLUSION
Planning and securing children’s progress HGIOELC – QI 2.3 Learning, Teaching and Assessment
• Planning Tracking and Monitoring
• Effective use of Assessment QI 3.2 Securing children’s progress
o Progress in communication, language, Maths and Health and Wellbeing
o Children’s progress over time o Overall quality if children’s
achievements o Ensuring equity for all children
BtA 7.5.2 Communication o ENGAGEMENT o ENVIRONMENT o CHILDREN’S VOICE o INCLUSION
How are we closing the gap?
Support and Challenge Year 3
Block 1 September 2019 - February 2020
Block 2 February 2020 – August 2020
Literacy and Communication through: HGIOELC - QIs: 1.2 Leadership of Learning
• Children leading learning 2.2 Curriculum
• Skills for life and learning 3.2 Securing Children’s Progress
• Progress in Communication and Early Language
Building the Ambition; o Experiences which o Adults who o An environment which
Numeracy and Mathematics through: HGIOELC - QIs: 1.2 Leadership of Learning
• Children leading learning 2.2 Curriculum
• Skills for life and learning 3.2 Securing Children’s Progress
• Progress in Numeracy and Mathematics
Building the Ambition; o Experiences which o Adults who o An environment which
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Within each session there are locality events where central themes for improvement are shared and developed in line with national guidance linked to our Early Years Focused Self-Evaluation Plan. Proportionate ‘Support and Challenge’ visits to settings run alongside these events focusing on the central themes from our strategic plan, auditing practice and developing action for improvements. Within each locality, we are developing small network groups called ‘ELIPs’ (Early Learning Improvement Partnerships) to support and develop a self-improving system within our early years settings across the city. Within Year 3 we are building on this by developing ‘LLPs’ (Leadership Learning Partnership Groups). The groups will be established at the first Leading the Strategy meeting in September. The purpose of the LLPs is to establish and develop collaborative working across all Early Learning and Childcare and to allow leaders time to have professional dialogue. There will be an opportunity for the groups to meet again on a further two occasions at the Leading the Strategy meetings within the year. Further collaboration within the partnerships will be encouraged across the session.
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We have developed four Graffiti Walls linked to the Early Years Focused Self-Evaluation Plan. They share the key expectations linked to the Quality Indicators that have been the focus within the self-evaluation plan. Individual copies of these graffiti walls can be found on the Early Ye
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. Practitioners understand
the importance of play,
and their role in
supporting quality play
experiences
A breadth of rich opportunities
for curiosity, inquiry and
creativity supported by skilled
practitioners
Creates opportunities for
children to be active
participants in their
community
Focused on developing skills in
communication, literacy and
numeracy through rich
experiences across learning
Effective partnerships
with families and our
community promote
positive outcomes for
children
Our curriculum
framework fits our
context and meets
the needs of all our
children
Builds on prior and
continuous learning of
children, and involves
families in supporting
learning
Children are empowered to
lead their own learning, taking
forwards their own ideas and
interests
Based on an image of
the child as a
competent, active
learner
Underpinned by children’s
rights, including the right to
play
‘What does a high-
quality curriculum
look like? 2.2
Children enjoy challenge, and
through skilled interventions,
practitioners effectively extend
their thinking, promote creativity
and widen skills
Children experience a sense of
achievement and have real-life
opportunities to apply their
developing skills
Wellbeing is
at the heart
of practice
Progression of learning is
planned for, and
transitions support this
Flexible and highly
responsive planning
approaches ensure
sustained progress and
supports developing
skills
Curriculum rationale based
on shared values and beliefs
about how young children
learn, taking account of our
context
Ambitious,
demonstrating
high expectations
for all children
Develops a positive
attitude to learning
and builds skills for
life and work
Practitioners are committed
to developing their
professional knowledge and
working collegiately
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Planning processes
including responsive
plans to support
progression and positive
outcomes.
Assessment is an integral part
of planning supporting well
timed interventions for
children
Clear focus on Literacy,
Numeracy and Health and
Wellbeing in provision and
practice
Depth and Challenge within
provision, planning and learning
conversations
Processes support children
to extend learning through
effective next steps being
identified
Real life and
imaginary contexts
for learning
Children’s voices captured
for all aspects of nursery
life
Children being listened to
and encouraged to talk
about their own learning
Ready access for children
to evidence of their own
learning
Organised approach to
collection of evidence eg.
drawings every term.
3.2 Securing Children’s Progress
Children demonstrate
high levels of
confidence, motivation
and engagement
Differentiation provides all
children with support and
challenge
Sharing evidence of
learning with whole team
and families to get a wider
view
Interactions with children
include effective use of
praise- focussing on
effort
Leadership role for
children in Nursery life
Choices and access
for all children to
developmentally
appropriate materials
and resources
Open ended resources
‘focus on problem
solving and creativity’
Staff understanding of
progression of
learning supports
outcomes for children
High quality observations
focused on significant
learning for individuals
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Support and Challenge: Early Learning and Childcare
Support and Challenge Visits Officers will:
• Visit settings to share in learning and teaching and to monitor provision and progress
• Share playroom experience to identify strengths and areas for improvement linked to the focused self-evaluation calendar
• Engage in professional dialogue Supported Self-Evaluation The purpose of Supported Self-Evaluation is to work in partnership with settings to:
• Validate and moderate the settings own self-evaluation
• Provide critical feedback for improvement
• Gather information on the capacity for improve
• Provide valuable professional learning for staff Locality Support and Events
• A range of opportunities are provided within localities to deliver key messages for local and national priorities. This also extends the opportunities for cluster consultation, engagement, networking and sharing good practice.
• Locality events will be delivered on a termly basis.
• Settings should ensure that a senior member of staff attends the Leading the Strategy meetings and practitioners attend the Quality Matters events.
Pre-birth – 3 Eligible 2’s
Joint support with partnership
services
Inspection
support: Pre and post
Standards, Quality &
Improvement Planning
Development and implementation
Resources
Support and challenge
visits
Career Long Professional
Learning
Annual conference
Locality support
and events
Support and Challenge
From the Central EY Team
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Dates for Senior Staff: Leading the Strategy Locality Meetings 2019-20
Locality and code Dates Venue and time
North West and North East CF2731
3.9.19 28.1.20 28.4.20
9.00-3.30 Faith Mission for all meetings
South East and South West CF2732
5.9.19 30.1.20 30.4.20
9.00-3.30 Faith Mission for all meetings
Dates for Practitioners: Quality Matters- CF 2564 These sessions are designed for practitioners and have a focus on delivering high quality learning environments, experiences and interactions.
• Monday 21st October 2019: AM and PM sessions at the Faith Mission
• Friday 13th March 2020: AM and PM sessions at the Faith Mission The Early Years Conference for all staff is on: Tuesday 7th January 2020 at Dynamic Earth this event will run as 2 sessions 9-12 and 1-4. This year’s key note speaker will Di Chilvers- Children leading their own learning. Standards, Quality and Improvement Planning
• Support is provided for the formulation and implementation of Standards, Quality and Improvement Planning to support the improvement agenda
Career Long Professional Learning (CLPL)
• Opportunities to support learning and teaching of children 0 – 5 and support to staff to fulfil their statutory requirements are promoted throughout the year
• A varied programme of CPD is available throughout the year. Details on booking through CPD are available within this booklet.
Joint Support with Partnership Services
• Liaison with Psychological Services, Additional Support for Learning and English as an Additional Language services
• Joint working with partnership services Inspection Support
• Support for Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland inspections and action plans
Pre-birth – 3 and Eligible 2 Year Olds
• Strategic Development Officers provide support to settings who offer early learning and childcare for children aged 0 – 3 years
• Training is advertised in the CPD bulletin and resources are shared through the early years’ blog
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Resources to Support Early Learning and Childcare
Settings City of Edinburgh Council Early Years Blog There is a wide range of support materials and guidance to support high quality Early Learning and Childcare available on the Edinburgh Early Years’ Blog: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ce/EarlyYears/ *Recently key guidance for Planning with Children has been developed and uploaded onto the blog. A number of training sessions have been delivered alongside this guidance and there are further events planned for this session. *Recent guidance including the Developmental Milestones and Learning Overview (DMLO) to support tracking childrens progress has been uploaded onto the bog. The blog is updated regularly with guidance and materials which have been shared at locality events. SSSC: The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have launched new learning resources to support early learning and childcare workers
http://www.sssc.uk.com/about-the-sssc/multimedia-library/publications/press-
releases/new-learning-resources-to-support-early-learning-workforce
Observing children This online practice simulator allows workers to observe children at play while in different workplace settings to help them develop observation and recording skills, which play a key role in early learning and childcare. Child development This app is an essential reference for early years practitioners in Scotland containing important aspects of national guidance and a mix of information and real-world activities to support practice. Mentoring for early learning and childcare services This app will help you implement a mentoring programme in your early learning and childcare service. Scottish Government: Induction Resource for Early Learning and Childcare A new induction pack has been launched for people working in Early Learning and Childcare http://learn.sssc.uk.com/AppResources/earlylearning.pdf
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Links to Key National Guidance to support Early Learning
and Childcare
Education Scotland: https://education.gov.scot/
Care Inspectorate: www.careinspectorate.com
National Improvement Hub:
https://education.gov.scot/improvement
Curriculum for Excellence
Principles and Practice papers / experiences and outcomes
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/
Building the Ambition
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningandteaching/earlylearningandchildcare/buil
dingtheambition/index.asp
Pre-Birth to Three
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningandteaching/earlylearningandchildcare/preb
irthtothree/nationalguidance/index.asp
How good is our early learning and childcare?
https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/Frameworks_SelfEvaluation/FRWK1_
NIHeditSelf-evaluationHGIELC/HGIOELC020316Revised.pdf
Health and Social Care Standards: https://www.gov.scot/Resource/0052/00520693.pdf
The Health and Social Care Standards set out what we should expect when using health, social
care or social work services in Scotland. The Standards are built upon five principles; dignity and
respect, compassion, be included, responsive care and support and wellbeing
Funding Follows the Child and the National Standard for Early Learning and Childcare Providers:
principles and practice
https://www.gov.scot/publications/funding-follows-child-national-standard-early-learning-
childcare-providers-principles-practice/
My World Outdoors
http://www.careinspectorate.com/images/documents/3091/My_world_outdoors_-
_early_years_good_practice_2016.pdf
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My Creative Journey
https://hub.careinspectorate.com/media/603624/our-creative-journey-aug-17-master-
combined.pdf
Food Matters-nurturing happy healthy children
https://hub.careinspectorate.com/how-we-support-improvement/care-inspectorate-
programmes-and-publications/food-matters/
Space to Grow
https://hub.careinspectorate.com/media/1623/space-to-grow.pdf
Gender Equal Play
https://hub.careinspectorate.com/how-we-support-improvement/care-inspectorate-
programmes-and-publications/gender-equal-play-in-early-learning-and-childcare/
Setting the Table: Nutritional Guidance and Food Standards:
www.healthscotland.com/documents/21130.aspx
Education Endowment Foundation: Early Years Toolkit
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/resources/early-years-toolkit/
2019 National Improvement Framework and Improvement Plan for Scottish Education
http:/www.gov.scot/Resource/0051/00511513.pdf
Loose Parts Toolkit- second edition
https://www.inspiringscotland.org.uk/publication/loose-parts-play-toolkit-2019-edition/
My Childminding Experience-Care Inspectorate http://www.careinspectorate.com/images/documents/4026/My%20childminding%20experience.pdf Your Childminding Journey: A Learning and Development Resource-Care Inspectorate http://www.childmindingjourney.scot/
Children in Scotland: Improving Children and Young People’s Understanding of their Wellbeing https://childreninscotland.org.uk/out-now-new-wellbeing-resource-for-teachers-and-practitioners/
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Edinburgh Early Learning and Childcare Academy EELCA provides funding to support staff in
working towards the following qualifications:
• Social Services Children and Young People SCQF Level 6 & 7
• BA early Childhood studies
• PDA Early Childhood Studies
• Froebel in Early Education
Building the Ambition to give all our
children the best start in life.
Aim Statement
The Edinburgh Early Learning and Childcare Academy will provide training to develop a
highly qualified, skilled and effective workforce, committed to lifelong learning
and ensuring the very best outcomes for our children and families.
EELCA Contacts
Social Services Children and Young People SCQF Level 6 & 7 for Trainees and Modern
Apprentice Early Years Practitioners
Tracey Shaw Support for Parents Group Paula Greenhill
SVQ Assessors Group Amanda Godsell Early Learning Improvement Partnerships
Bex Carter & Paula Greenhill
Funded Qualifications Group Donna Murray ELC Aspiring Leaders Gillian O’Rourke
Forest Kindergarten Tracey Shaw Excellence & Equity Leads- SEYIO
Gillian O’Rourke
Outdoor Play Louise Caldwell CLPL Events Isla Finlayson-Crawshaw
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Booking through CPD
Council Staff
Council staff should book on via the MyHR system, or via their CPD Coordinators/managers, who can book staff on via the MyPeople system. Supply staff should book on by phoning Tel 469 3227, (Monday-Thursday 2-4pm, and Friday 2-3.15pm), or by emailing [email protected].
Please note you won’t receive an immediate booking confirmation - Joining Instructions are automatically emailed to all delegates with authorised bookings, 13 days before the event. If your booking is still ‘awaiting authorisation’, you won’t receive the Joining Instructions, so please ensure your CPD coordinator/manager authorises your booking request. Please ensure your email inbox isn’t full, or you won’t receive the email. Council staff can view all the courses they are booked on by looking at their Training Log on the myHR system, or by asking their CPD coordinator/manager, who can view all details on the myPeople system).
Non Council Staff
To book a place please phone the Workforce Learning & Development booking line 469 3227 (Monday-Thursday 2-4pm and Friday 2–3.15pm) or email.
Please note you may not receive an immediate booking confirmation. Joining Instructions will be automatically emailed to all delegates 13 days before the event.
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City of Edinburgh Council Early Years CPD Opportunities 2019/20 currently available to book.
Other opportunities will be available throughout the year which will be emailed out to ELC settings.
Name Booking Code Time Date Venue Tutor Early Literacy: Developing Early Phonological Awareness in ELC.
CF2754 AM 9.00 -12.00 or PM 1.00 – 4.00
20.9.19 or 23.9.19
City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BX
Lynda Keith
Leading the Strategy North for SENIOR LEADERS
CF2731 9.00 – 3.00
3.9.19 28.1.20 28.4.20
Faith Mission EY team
Leading the Strategy South for SENIOR LEADERS
CF2732 9.00 – 3.00
5.9.19 30.1.20 30.4.20
Faith Mission EY team
0 – 3’s Conference
TBC 9.00 -3.00
5.11.19
Faith Mission EY team and speakers
Quality Matters for LEADERS OF LEARNING
CF2564 AM 9.00 -12.00 or PM 1.00 – 4.00
21.10.19 and 13/3/20
Faith Mission EY team and speakers
Early Years Conference ‘Quality: Leading Learning’ ALL STAFF
Booking online not yet open
AM 9.00 -12.00 or PM 1.00 – 4.00
7.1.20 Dynamic Earth Di Chilvers - Keynote
Moving to Learn
CF2592
12.30 – 3.00
10/9/19
TBC Raquel Ribes Miro
Planning with Children
CF2730 9.00 – 11.00 4.00 – 6 .00
22/10/19 21/11/19
TBC WHEC EY
EY team
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Hanen Learning Language and Loving It CF2741 1.30 – 5.00
5 sessions 12/9/19 – 14/11/19 5 sessions 16/1/20 – 19/3/20
WHEC EY
Hanen team
Hanen Teacher Talk CF2740 1.00 – 4.30 2 sessions 29/8/19 and 5/9/19 2 sessions 8/11/19 and 15/11/19
WHEC EY
Hanen team
2-year olds as capable, confident learners 1 and 2
CF2523 2.00 – 4.30 2 sessions 26/9/19 and 24/10/19
Faith Mission Jackie Gillan
Family Learning in an ELC setting for staff working with 0-5s
CF2521 3.30 – 6.00 2.00 – 4.30
4/10/19 12/11/19
Faith Mission Jackie Gillan
Exploratory Play indoors and outdoors [0-3]
TBC 4.00- 6.00 18/9/19 and 2/10/19 19/2/20 and 26/2/20 22/4/20 and 29/4/20 17/6/20 and 24/6/20
TBC Nicola Crerar
Julie Fisher Interacting or Interfering workshops
Booking online not yet open
AM 9.00 -12.00 or PM 1.00 – 4.00
4/3/20 5/3/20
Faith Mission Julie Fisher
New to SQIP
CF2693 AM 10.00 -12.00 or PM 1.00 – 3.00
15/5/20 WHEC EY EY team
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North East Locality
EY Quality Improvement Education Officer (QIEO): Isla Finlayson-Crawshaw Early Learning and Childcare Manager - Tracey Shaw
Cluster Local Authority School and Early Years settings
Partner Providers
Castlebrae High Castleview NC Newcraighall NC Niddrie Mill PS Craigmillar EYC Greendykes EYC Moffat EYC Greengables NS St Francis PS – no nursery.
Drummond Community High
Abbeyhill NC Broughton NC Leith Walk NC St Mary’s RC (Edin)
Bright Horizons - Annandale Bright Horizons - Elsie Inglis Busy Bees - Edinburgh Broughton Busy Bees - Heriot Hill Pilrig Children’s nursery
Leith Academy Craigentinny NC Hermitage Park NC Leith NC Lorne NC Stanwell NS Craigentinny EYC Leith & Drummond
St Ninian’s RC St Mary’s RC (Leith)
Forbes - Claremont Headstart – Leith Leith St Andrews Playgroup
Portobello High Brunstane NC Duddingston NC Parsons Green NC The Royal High NC Towerbank NC St John’s RC
Brighton Nursery Cherrytrees Nursery Cosy Cottage Nursery Highland Fling Nursery Kidzcare Portobello Rocking Horse Nursery Seabeach Nursery Northfield/Willowbrae Playgroup
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North West Locality
EY Quality Improvement Education Officer (QIEO) – Bex Carter Early Learning and Childcare Manager - Tracey Shaw
Cluster Local Authority School and Early Years settings Partner Providers
Broughton High Ferry Hill NC Flora Stevenson NC Granton NC Stockbridge NC
Arbor Green Nursery Crewe Road Nursery Doune Terrace Nursery Early Days Nursery Edinburgh Academy Melville Street Nursery New Town Nursery New Town Nursery Too Walker Street
Craigmount High Corstorphine NC East Craigs NC Fox Covert PS & EYC St Andrew’s Fox Covert RC Hillwood NC Roseburn NC
Bright Horizons – Gogarburn Busy Bees – Edinburgh Park Claylands Children’s Nursery Clifton Hall Corstorphine Nursery ESMS Junior Jigsaw Childcare Montessori NS St Georges Wee Gems Wester Coates NS
Craigroyston Community High
Craigroyston NC Craigroyston EYC Forthview NC Granton EYC Oaklands Special School Nursery Class Pirniehall NC St David’s RC
North Edinburgh Childcare Waterfront Nurseries
Forrester High Broomhouse NC Carrick Knowe NC Gylemuir NC Murrayburn PS & EYC St Cuthbert’s RC no nursery St Joseph’s RC
Edinburgh Day Nursery (Asquith)
Queensferry High Dalmeny NC Echline NC Kirkliston NC Queensferry NC Queensferry EYC St Margaret’s RC
Leaps and Bounds – Kirkliston Little Flyers Nippers - Queensferry Nippers - Kirkliston Orchard Nursery – Kirkliston Tom Thumb Nursery
The Royal High Blackhall PS Cramond NC Davidson’s Mains NC
Blackhall Nursery Bright Horizons - Cramond Cargilfield Flying Colours Nursery Leaps and Bounds - Barnton Little Monkeys Cramond Peek-a-Boo Nursery School Bright Sparks Nursery – Blackhall
Trinity Academy
Trinity PS Victoria PS Wardie NC Fort EYC Holycross RC
Bonnington House Busy Bees Edzell Nursery Orchard - Inverleith Summerside Kindergarten Trinity Tots Nursery Victoria Quay
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South East Locality
EY Quality Improvement Education Officer (QIEO) - Gillian O’Rourke Early Learning and Childcare Manager – Paula Greenhill
Cluster Local Authority School and Early
Years settings
Partner Providers
Boroughmuir High Bruntsfield PS Buckstone NC S Morningside NC St Peter’s RC
Bright Horizons -Bruntsfield Bruntsfield Community Nursery Childsplay Nurseries Corner House - Gillsland Corner House - Spylaw Cranley Buckstone Edinburgh Steiner Forbes - Bruntsfield Forbes - Greenhill Forbes – Bruntsfield Place George Watson Greenbank Preschool Holy Corner Community Playgroup Morningside Children’s Nursery
James Gillespie’s James Gillespie’s NC Preston St PS Royal Mile NC Sciennes PS Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce NC Tollcross PS & EYC Cowgate Under 5’s Hope Cottage NS St Leonard’s NS Viewforth EYC
Busy Bees - Port Hamilton George Heriots Kidzcare – Grange Loan Kidzcare - Norwood House Meadows Nursery Priestfield House Rainbow Kindergarten Stepping Stones Strawberry Hill Nursery St Margaret’s Nursery Little Monkeys – Kilmaurs Òganan Dhùn Èideann Newington Nursery
Gracemount High Gracemount NC Little Learners Nursery ONE -Outdoor Nursery Edinburgh
Liberton High Craigour Park NC Liberton NC Gilmerton NC Spinney Lane Liberton NS Prestonfield NC Gilmerton EYC Cameron House NS St Catherine’s RC St John Vianney RC
Arcadia Nursery Blossom Tree Nursery Carebears Nursery Chapter One Kirk Brae Edinburgh Montessori Arts School Pinocchio’s – Gilmerton Start Bright- Gilmerton
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South West Locality
EY Quality Improvement Education Officer (QIEO) – Paula Dennis Early Learning and Childcare Manager – Paula Greenhill
Cluster Local Authority School and Early Years settings
Partner Providers
Balerno Community High
Dean Park NC Ratho NC
Jigsaw Nurseries Pinocchio’s Nursery (Heriot Watt) Compass Playgroup
Currie High Currie NC Juniper Green NC Nether Currie PS
Cranley Lanark Road Currie Children’s Nursery Lanark Road Nursery Currie Playgroup Bees Knees Nursery
Firrhill High Bonaly NC Colinton NC Longstone NC Oxgangs NC Pentland NC St Mark’s RC Braidburn Special School NC
Bright Horizons -Morton Mains City Nursery Colinton Nursery Cranley Colinton Cranley Craiglockhart Fairmile House Nursery Dreghorn Pre-school
Tynecastle High Balgreen PS Craiglockhart NC Dalry NC Stenhouse NC Balgreen NS Tynecastle NS Stenhouse EYC
Bright Sparks - Murrayfield Melville House Nursery Murrayfield Nursery Little Monkeys - Craiglockhart
Wester Hailes Education Centre
Canal View NC Clovenstone NC Sighthill NC Hailesland EYC Sighthill EYC
Smilechildcare
Red = Primary school with no nursery class Green = RC allocated to a local cluster Blue = Voluntary sector Playgroup
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Early Learning and Childcare Contact Details
NURSERY SCHOOLS Address Tel No Geographical
Locality
Balgreen Nursery School 175 Balgreen Road, Edinburgh EH11 3AT 337 1454 SW
Cameron House Nursery School Cameron House Avenue, Edinburgh EH16 5LF 667 5117 SE
Greengables Nursery School 8A Niddrie House Gardens, Edinburgh EH16 4UR 669 9083 NE
Hope Cottage Nursery School Cowans Close, East Crosscauseway, Edinburgh EH8 9HF 667 5795 SE
Liberton Nursery School Mount Vernon Road, Edinburgh EH16 6JQ 664 3155 SE
St Leonard’s Nursery School 6 West Adam Street, Edinburgh EH8 9SY 667 4674 SE
Stanwell Nursery School Junction Place, Edinburgh EH6 5JA 554 1309 NE
Tynecastle Nursery School McLeod Street, Edinburgh EH11 2NL 337 5461 SW
The Spinney Lane Nursery School 13a The Spinney, Edinburgh EG17 7LD 664 9102 SE
NURSERY CLASSES IN PRIMARY
SCHOOLS Address Tel No
Geographical Locality
Abbeyhill Primary School Abbey Street, Edinburgh EH7 5SJ 661 3054 NE
Bonaly Primary School 57 Bonaly Road, Edinburgh EH13 0FJ 441 7211 SW
Broomhouse Primary School Saughton Road, Edinburgh EH11 3RQ 443 3783 NW
Broughton Primary School Broughton Road, Edinburgh EH7 4LD 556 7028 NE
Brunstane Primary School Magdalene Drive, Edinburgh EH15 3BE 669 4498 NE
Buckstone Primary School Buckstone Loan East, Edinburgh EH10 6UY 445 4545 SE
Bun Sgoil Taobh na Pairce 139B Bonnington Road, Edinburgh, EH6 5NQ 553 5856 SE
Canal View Primary School 4 Hailesland Place, Edinburgh, EH14 2SL 442 3894 SW
Carrick Knowe Primary School Lampacre Road, Edinburgh EH12 7HU 334 4505 NW
Castleview Primary School 2D Greendykes Road, Edinburgh EH16 4DP 661 6429 NE
Clermiston Primary School Parkgrove Place, Edinburgh EH4 7NP 336 3361 NW
Clovenstone Primary School 54 Clovenstone Park, Edinburgh EH14 3EY 453 4242 SW
Colinton Primary School Redford Place, Edinburgh EH13 0AL 441 1946 SW
Corstorphine Primary School Corstorphine High Street, Edinburgh EH12 7SY 334 3865 NW
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Craigentinny Primary School 4 Loganlea Drive, Edinburgh EH7 6LR 661 2749 NE
Craiglockhart Primary School Ashley Terrace, Edinburgh EH11 1RG 337 1407 SW
Craigour Park Primary School Moredun Park Road, Edinburgh EH17 7HL 664 7594 SE
Craigroyston Primary School Muirhouse Place West, Edinburgh EH4 4PX 343 6465 NW
Cramond Primary School Cramond Crescent, Edinburgh EH4 6PG 312 6450 NW
Currie Primary School 59 Curriehill Road, Currie EH14 5PU 449 3359 SW
Dalmeny Primary School Carlowrie Crescent, Dalmeny EH30 9TZ 331 1447 NW
Dalry Primary School Dalry Road, Edinburgh EH11 2JB 337 6086 SW
Davidson’s Mains Primary School Corbiehill Road, Edinburgh EH4 5DZ 336 1184 NW
Dean Park Primary School 31 Marchbank Gardens, Balerno EH14 7ET 449 4529 SW
Duddingston Primary School Duddingston Road, Edinburgh EH15 1SW 669 5092 NE
East Craigs Primary School 79 Craigmount Brae, Edinburgh EH12 8XF 339 7115 NW
Echline Primary School Bo’ness Road, South Queensferry EH30 9XJ 331 3397 NW
Ferryhill Primary School Groathill Road North, Edinburgh EH4 2SQ 538 7382 NW
Flora Stevenson Primary School Comely Bank, Edinburgh EH4 1BG 332 1604 NW
Forthview Primary School West Pilton Place, Edinburgh EH4 4DF 332 2468 NW
Gracemount Primary School Lasswade Road, Edinburgh EH16 6UA 664 2331 SE
Granton Primary School Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh EH5 2DA 552 3987 NW
Gylemuir Primary School Wester Broom Place, Edinburgh EH12 7RT 334 7138 NW
Hermitage Park Primary School Hermitage Park, Edinburgh EH6 8HD 554 2952 NE
Hillwood Primary School Station Road, Ratho Station EH28 8PT 333 1210 NW
Holy Cross RC Primary School Craighall Road, Edinburgh EH6 4RE 552 1972 NW
James Gillespie’s Primary School Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh EH9 1BD 447 1014 SE
Juniper Green Primary School 20 Baberton Mains Wynd, Edinburgh EH14 3EE 442 2121 SW
Kirkliston Primary School Queensferry Road, Kirkliston EH29 9AQ 333 2336 NW
Leith Primary School St Andrew’s Place, Edinburgh EH6 7EG 554 4844 NE
Leith Walk Primary School Brunswick Road, Edinburgh EH7 5NG 556 3873 NE
Liberton Primary School 229 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh EH16 5UD 664 2337 SE
Longstone Primary School Redhall Grove, Edinburgh EH14 2DU 443 4743 SW
Lorne Primary School Lorne Street, Edinburgh EH6 8QS 554 2308 NE
Murrayburn Primary School Sighthill Loan, Edinburgh EH11 4NP 453 5339 NW
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Newcraighall Primary School Whitehill Street, Newcraighall EH21 8QZ 669 3598 NE
Oxgangs Primary School 60 Oxgangs Road North, Edinburgh EH13 9DS 441 3649 SW
Parson’s Green Primary School Meadowfield Drive, Edinburgh EH8 7LU 661 4459 NE
Pentland Primary School Oxgangs Green, Edinburgh EH13 9JE 445 1510 SW
Pirniehall Primary School West Pilton Crescent, Edinburgh EH4 4HP 332 5256 NW
Prestonfield Primary School Peffermill Road, Edinburgh EH16 5LJ 667 1336 SE
Queensferry Primary School Burgess Road, South Queensferry EH30 9NX 331 1349 NW
Ratho Primary School 1 School Wynd, Ratho EH28 8TT 333 1293 SW
Roseburn Primary School 64 Roseburn Street, Edinburgh EH12 5PL 337 6096 NW
Royal Mile Primary School 86 Canongate, Edinburgh EH8 8BZ 556 3347 SE
St Catherine’s RC Primary School 30 Gracemount Drive, Edinburgh EH16 6RN 664 4257 SE
St David’s RC Primary School 4 West Pilton Crescent, Edinburgh EH4 4HP 332 3500 NW
St John’s RC Primary School 10 Duddingston Road, Edinburgh EH15 1NF 669 1363 NE
St John Vianney Primary School 17 Ivanhoe Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 6AU 664 1742 SE
St Joseph’s RC Primary School St Mark’s RC Primary School
39 Saughton Road, Edinburgh EH11 3RQ 63 Firrhill Crescent, Edinburgh EH13 9EE
443 4591 441 2948
NW SW
St Mary’s RC (Leith) Primary School 30 Links Gardens, Edinburgh EH6 7JG 554 7291 NE
St Ninian’s RC Primary School 150 Restalrig Road South, Edinburgh EH7 6JA 661 3431 NE
St Peter’s RC Primary School 10 Falcon Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4AH 447 5742 SE
Sighthill Primary School 1 Calder Park, Edinburgh EH11 4NF 453 2464 SW
South Morningside Primary School 116 Comiston Road, Edinburgh EH10 5QN 447 5446 SE
Stenhouse Primary School 4 Saughton Mains Street, Edinburgh EH11 3HH 443 1255 SW
Stockbridge Primary School 17a Hamilton Place, Edinburgh EH3 5BA 332 6109 NW
The Royal High Primary School 61 Northfield Broadway, Edinburgh EH8 7RX 669 3200 NE
Towerbank Primary School Figgate Bank, Edinburgh EH15 1HX 669 1551 NE
Wardie Primary School Granton Road, Edinburgh, EH5 3NJ 552 3896 NW
NURSERY CLASSES IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS
Address Tel No Locality
Braidburn Special School 107 Oxgangs Road North, Edinburgh EH14 1ED 312 2320 SW
Oaklands Special School 750 Ferry Road, Edinburgh EH4 4PQ 315 8100 NW
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CEC EARLY YEARS CENTRES Address Tel No Geographical
Locality
Cowgate Under 5s Centre 172 High Street, 7 Assembly Close, Edinburgh EH1 1QX 225 7251 SE
Craigentinny Early Years Centre 4 Loganlea Drive, Edinburgh, EH7 6LR 661 8593 NE
Craigmillar Early Years Centre 6 Craigmillar Castle Gardens, Edinburgh EH16 4BR 661 3126 NE
Craigroyston Early Years Centre 67 Pennywell Road, Edinburgh EH4 4NL 332 3855 NW
Drummond Community Nursery 41 Bellevue Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4BS 661 8593 NE
Fort Early Years Centre North Fort Street, Edinburgh EH6 4HF 554 4077 NW
Fox Covert Early Years Centre c/o Fox Covert Primary School, Clerwood Terrace, EH12 8PG 339 8625 NW
Gilmerton Early Years Centre 66 Gilmerton Dykes Street, Edinburgh EH17 8PL 664 1202 SE
Granton Early Years Centre 10 Wardieburn Road, Edinburgh EH5 1LY 552 4808 NW
Greendykes Early Years Centre 205 Craigmillar Castle Avenue, Edinburgh EH16 4DZ 661 3109 NE
Hailesland Early Years Centre 23 Hailesland Place, Edinburgh EH14 2SL 442 2163 SW
Leith Community Nursery 20 Academy Park, Edinburgh, EH6 8JQ 661 8593 NE
Moffat Early Years Campus 30 Wauchope Terrace,Edinburgh, EH16 4NU 661 1401 NE
Murrayburn Early Years Campus Wester Hailes Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4NG 453 5754 NW
Queensferry Early Years Centre c/o Queensferry PS, Burgess Road, South Queensferry EH30 9NX 331 3594 NW
Sighthill Early Years Centre 12 Calder Gardens, Edinburgh EH11 4JD 442 2018 SW
Stenhouse Early Years Centre 43 Ford’s Road, Edinburgh EH11 3HS 443 1207 SW
Tollcross Early Years Campus 117 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh EH3 9QG 229 7743 SE
Viewforth Early Years Centre 18 Viewforth Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 4LH 229 6667 SE
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PRIVATE DAY NURSERIES Address Tel No Locality
Arbor Green Nursery 22 Arboretum Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 1HP 343 2345 NW
Arcadia Nursery Arcadia @ Kings Buildings, Max Born Crescent, EH9 3BF 650 7007 SE
Bees Knees Nursery 280 Lanark Road West, Edinburgh EH14 5RU 07770060373 SW
Blossom Tree Nursery 2 Newtoft Street, Edinburgh EH17 8RE 664 4944 SE
Bonnington House Nursery 159 Newhaven Road, Edinburgh EH6 4QA 555 4140 NW
Bright Horizons Annandale Annandale, Annandale St Lane, Edinburgh EH7 4LS 557 5567 NE
Bright Horizons Bruntsfield Bruntsfield, 7 Blantyre Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 5AD 447 9797 SE
Bright Horizons Cramond Cramond, 26 Whitehouse Road, Edinburgh EH4 6PH 336 3222 NW
Bright Horizons - Edinburgh David Lloyd Centre, Gyle Park, Edinburgh EH12 8LH 334 8055 NW
Bright Horizons Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis, 1 Waverley Park, Spring Gardens, Edinburgh EH8 8EW 661 8551 NE
Bright Horizons Morton Mains Morton Mains Farmhouse, 37 Winton Loan, Edinburgh EH10 5AW 445 4450 SW
Bright Horizons Gogarburn (RBS) RBS Gogarburn, PO Box 1000, Edinburgh EH12 1HQ 626 4200 NW
Bright Sparks Nursery 58 Saughton Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 5SP 313 1280 NW
Bright Sparks Nursery – Blackhall 65 Telford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2AX 315 3214 NW
Brighton Nursery 9c Bellfield Lane, Edinburgh EH15 2BL 308 8589 NE
Busy Bees Nursery 20 Valleyfield Street, Edinburgh EH3 9LR 229 7889 SE
Busy Bees - Edinburgh Broughton 129, Broughton Rd, Edinburgh EH7 4JH 557 5675 NE
Busy Bees – Edinburgh Park 1 Lochside Place, Edinburgh EH12 9DF 339 1245 NW
Busy Bees - Heriot Hill 34 Heriot Hill Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 4DY 557 9907 NE
Busy Bees – Newhaven Next Generation Centre, Newhaven Place, Edinburgh EH6 4LX 467 4647 NW
Busy Bees – New Town 12 Dean Terrace, Edinburgh, EH4 1ND 332 5920 NW
Busy Bees – New Town Too 4 Forres Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6BJ 226 5692 SE
Busy Bees – Port Hamilton 69 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BD 228 1221 SE
Carebears Nursery 55 Liberton Gardens, Edinburgh, EH16 6JT 672 1911 SE
Chapter One – Kirk Brae 50 Kirk Brae, Edinburgh EH16 6HT 664 3031 SE
Cherrytrees Nursery 1c Duddingston Park, Edinburgh EH15 1JN 669 0405 NE
Childsplay Nurseries 8 Falcon Road, Edinburgh EH10 4AH 447 0077 SE
City Nursery 47–48 Greenbank Drive, Edinburgh EH10 5SA 446 0088 SW
Claylands Children’s Nursery Claylands Road, Near Newbridge, Edinburgh EH28 8LZ 333 4701 NW
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Colinton Private Nursery 22 Dreghorn Loan, Edinburgh EH13 0DE 477 7330 SW
Corner House Day Nursery Gillsland 2 South Gillsland Road, Edinburgh EH10 5DE 447 4050 SE
Corner House Day Nursery Spylaw 2 Spylaw Road, Edinburgh EH10 5BN 229 1500 SE
Corstorphine Nursery 24 Featherhall Avenue, Edinburgh EH12 7UN 334 8787 NW
Cranley Colinton Paties Road Pavilion, Katesmill Road, Edinburgh EH14 1JF 441 3804 SW
Cranley Buckstone 226 Braid Road, Edinburgh EH10 6NZ 445 2227 SE
Cosy Cottage Nursery 59 Northfield Broadway, Edinburgh EH8 7RX 285 6855 NE
Cranley Craiglockhart 38 Craiglockhart Avenue, Edinburgh EH14 1LT 444 0880 SW
Cranley Lanark Road Crewe Road Nursery
438 Lanark Road, Edinburgh EH13 0NT 122 Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2NY
441 2200 332 8392
SW NW
Currie Children’s Nursery 79 Riccarton Mains Road, Currie EH14 5NB 07852 463004 SW
Early Days Nursery - Doune Terrace 9c Doune Terrace, Edinburgh EH3 6DY 225 3805 SE
Early Days Nursery – Manor Place 32 Manor Place, Edinburgh EH3 7EB 226 6184 SE
Early Days Nursery - Melville Street 57 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HL 226 6184 SE
Early Days Nursery – Walker Street 17 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NE 220 2699 SE
Fairmile House Nursery 2a Oxgangs Road, Edinburgh EH10 7AU 445 1566 SW
Flying Colours Nursery 534 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh EH4 6EE 574 2679 NW
Forbes Childrens Nursery- Bruntsfield 5 Forbes Road, Edinburgh EH10 4EF 229 5511 SE
Forbes Childrens Nursery – Bruntsfield Place
46 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh EH10 4HQ 229 1970 SE
Forbes Childrens Nursery - Claremont 12 Claremont Park, Edinburgh EH6 7PJ 553 5068 NE
Forbes Childrens Nursery - Greenhill 7 Bruntsfield Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 4EX 228 4513 SE
Headstart Nursery School Leith 16 Queen Charlotte Street, Edinburgh EH6 6AT 555 0700 NE
Highland Fling Nursery 11 East Brighton Crescent, Edinburgh, EH15 1LR 468 3456 NE
Jigsaw Childcare 40 Turnhouse Road,Edinburgh, EH12 8LX 339 5557 NW
Jigsaw Nurseries 5 Main Street, Balerno EH14 7EQ 449 4516 SW
Kidzcare Norwood House Nursery 9 Kilgraston Road, Edinburgh EH9 2DX 668 2792 SE
Kidzcare Grange Loan Preschool Nursery 133 Grange Loan, Edinburgh EH9 2HB 668 4674 SE
Kidzcare Portobello 2 Windsor Place, Portobello, Edinburgh EH15 2AA 669 5040 NE
Lanark Road Nursery 305 Lanark Road, Edinburgh EH14 2LL 441 5678 SW
Leaps and Bounds Nursery 56A Drum Brae North, Edinburgh EH4 8AZ 339 1490 NW
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Leaps and Bounds Nursery - Kirkliston 15 Main Street, Kirkliston EH29 9AE 333 2679 NW
Little Flyers 4a Ingliston Road, Edinburgh EH28 8AU 335 3679 NW
Little Learners Nursery 98 Lasswade Road, Edinburgh EH16 6SU 664 3434 SE
Little Monkeys - Kilmaurs 28 Kilmaurs Road, Edinburgh EH16 5DP 667 5544 SE
Little Monkeys - Craiglockhart 1 Craiglockhart Terrace, Edinburgh EH14 1AJ 443 8701 SW
Little Monkeys - Cramond Cramond House, Kirk Cramond, Edinburgh EH4 6HZ 336 3089 NW
Meadows Nursery 5 Millerfield Place, Edinburgh EH9 1LW 667 5316 SE
Melville House Nursery 41 Polworth Terrace, Edinburgh, EH11 1 NL 313 0111 SE
Morningside Children’s Nursery 1 Nile Grove,Edinburgh EH10 4RE 629 2770 SE
Murrayfield Private Nursery 52 Saughton Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 5SP 346 4459 NW
Nippers Nursery Dalmeny Verdun Villa, 18/19 Main Street, Dalmeny EH30 9TU 319 1778 NW
Nippers Nursery Kirkliston The Glebe, Kirkliston, EH29 9AS 333 3348 NW
Oganan Dhun Eideann 139b Bonnington Road, Edinburgh EH6 5NG 07939160067 NE
ONE-Outdoor Nursery Edinburgh 50 Howden Hall Road, Edinburgh EH16 6PJ 620 4380 SE
Orchard Nursery Inverleith 29 Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5QH 552 5000 NW
Orchard Nursery Kirkliston 24 Newliston Road, Kirkliston EH29 9EA 333 4621 NW
Peek-A-Boo Nursery School 12 Parkgrove Loan, Edinburgh EH4 7QX 339 9161 NW
Pilrig Childrens Nursery 102 Pilrig Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5AY 629 2500 NE
Pinocchio’s Nursery (Gilmerton) 6 Ferniehill Road, Edinburgh EH17 7AB 664 3276 SE
Pinocchio’s Nursery (Heriot Watt) Gait One, Riccarton Campus, EH14 4AS 451 5236 SW
Priestfield House Nursery 89 Priestfield Road, EH16 5JD 620 2379 SE
Rainbow Kindergarten 72 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh EH3 9NX 228 1668 SE
Rocking Horse Nursery 60a Duddingston Road, Edinburgh EH15 1 SG 669 0819 NE
Seabeach Nursery 27 Straiton Place, Edinburgh EH15 2BA 657 3249 NE
Start Bright Nursery 449 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh EH17 7JG 629 4948 SE
Stepping Stones Nursery 1 Chalmers Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 1TW 667 9697 SE
Strawberry Hill Nursery 13 Minto Street, Edinburgh EH9 1RG 668 3300 SE
St Margaret’s Nursery 10 Craigmillar Park, Edinburgh EH16 5NE 667 0778 SE
Summerside Kindergarten 1 Summerside Street, EH6 4NT 554 6560 NW
Trinity Tots Nursery 9 Granton Road, Edinburgh EH5 3QJ 551 3020 NW
North Edinburgh Childcare - Victoria Scottish Government, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ 244 0784 NE
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Quay Nursery
Waterfront Nurseries Edinburgh College, 350 West Granton Road, Edinburgh EH5 1QE 559 4080 NW
Wee Gems Corstorphine Nursery 6a Featherhall Avenue, Edinburgh EH12 7TQ 334 2960 NW
TERM-TIME PARTNER PROVIDER & VOLUNTARY SECTOR PLAYGROUPS
Address
Tel No
Locality
Blackhall Nursery Ravelston Park Pavilion, Craigcrook Road, Edinburgh EH4 3RU 332 8296 NW
Bruntsfield Community Nursery 12 Montpelier, Edinburgh EH10 4NA 228 1526 SE
Compass Playgroup 1 Main Street, Edinburgh EH14 5RU 449 4530 SW
Currie Playgroup Guide Hut, 15a Lanark Road West, Edinburgh, EH14 5NY 07756 691813 SW
Dreghorn Pre-school Group 25/27 Dreghorn Gardens, Edinburgh EH13 9NW 441 5974 SW
Edinburgh Montessori Arts School Mill House, Tower Mains, 18 N Liberton Brae, Edinburgh, EH16 6AE 446 0777 SE
Edzell Nursery Class St James Church Hall, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5PX 07909 672377 NW
Greenbank Preschool Greenbank Parish Church, Braidburn Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 6ES 447 8068 SE
Holy Corner Community Playgroup Christ Church Hall, Morningside Road, Edinburgh EH10 4DD 07519 123815 SE
Leith St Andrews Playgroup 410-412 Easter Road, Edinburgh, EH6 8HT 07578 772771 NE
Montessori Nursery School Church of Good Shepherd, Murrayfield Avenue, Edin. EH12 6AU 346 8921 NW
Newington Nursery Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church Hall, 18 West Mayfield, EH9 1TQ 07719 931 592 SE
Northfield/Willowbrae Playgroup Northfield/Willowbrae Community Centre, 10 Northfield Road, EH8 7PP 661 5723 NE
Tom Thumb Nursery The Vennel Hall, Smithsland, South Queensferry EH30 9HU 331 4273 NW
Wester Coates Nursery School 13 Wester Coates Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5LR 346 7398 NW
COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRES
Address Tel No Locality
North Edinburgh Childcare 18b Ferry Road Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 4BL 332 8001 NW
Smilechildcare 17 Calder Grove, Edinburgh EH11 7LZ 476 7800 SW
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Address Tel No Locality
Cargilfield Nursery School 37 Barnton Avenue West, Edinburgh EH4 6HU 336 2207 NW
Clifton Hall School Newbridge EH28 8LQ 333 1359 NW
Edinburgh Academy Prep School 10 Arboretum Road, Edinburgh EH3 5PL 624 4971 NW
Edinburgh Steiner School 60 Spylaw Road, Edinburgh EH10 5BR 337 3410 SE
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ESMS Nursery (Mary Erskine & Stewart’s Melville) Ravelston Dykes, Edinburgh EH4 3NT 347 5777 NW
George Heriot’s School Nursery Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9EQ 229 7263 SE
George Watson’s College Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH10 5EG 446 6000 SE
St George’s School for Girls Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 6BG 311 8000 NW
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Childminders in Partnership As part of the expansion of Early Learning and Childcare within the City of Edinburgh we are working in partnership with Childminders and have now welcomed 23 childminders into partnership. This is allowing children and families to access the increase of funded provision through a blended model as part of the phasing in of 1140 hours. Please see below the childminders who are in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council and the locality and cluster they are within:
Name of childminder
Locality Cluster Email addresses
Rachael Penpraze NW Queensferry [email protected]
Laura Innes NW Queensferry [email protected]
Ruth Ritchie NW Queensferry [email protected]
Maria Campbell NW Queensferry [email protected]
Lisa Corbett NW Queensferry [email protected]
Dawn MacNamara NW Queensferry [email protected]
Elaine Wallace -Pink and Blue SQ Childminding
NW Queensferry [email protected]
Gillian Lane NW Queensferry [email protected]
Donna Thomline Childminding Service
NW Broughton [email protected]
Aileen Storrie NW Broughton [email protected]
Michelle Gibb NW Broughton [email protected]
Angela McKellican -Proven Childcare Childminding
NW
Royal High [email protected]
Katy Watt NW Royal High [email protected]
Punma Munasinghe NW Royal High [email protected]
Hakima D’Souli NW Trinity [email protected]
Karen Wringe -Lennymuir Childminding
NW Craigmount [email protected]
Louise McMahon NW Forrester [email protected]
Heather Gray NE Portobello [email protected]
Shannon Lindsey NE Leith Academy
Roisin Kibble NE Castlebrae [email protected]
Debbie Ann Rutherford -Honey Bunny Childcare
SW Currie [email protected]
Angela Cassidy SW Tynecastle [email protected]
Sarah Askew -Rowenberry Mini Kindy
SE Liberton [email protected]
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INFORMATION FOR CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL EARLY
LEARNING AND CHILDCARE SETTINGS NURSERY PLACES - INTAKE OF CHILDREN The phasing in of children into their nursery places in the autumn term should be completed by 3rd September 2019.. If your nursery is unable to fulfil this timescale, please contact the early years team asap. EARLY LEARNING and CHILDCARE ADMISSIONS POLICY Please familiarise yourself with this document and flow chart, it is available on the Orb. ELIGIBILITY DATES FOR A PRE-SCHOOL PLACE Pre-school year – Children born between 1/3/15 and 28/2/16 will be accessing their pre-school year and should start nursery at the beginning of the autumn term in August. Ante pre-school year – please refer to table below to find out when child’s entitlement begins:-
Date of Birth Eligible from
1 March 2016 – 31 August 2016 August 2019 (Autumn Term)
1 September 2016 – 31 December 2016 January 2020 (Spring Term)
1 January 2017 – 29 February 2017 April 2020 (Summer Term)
Remember – children born in March & April 2017 are NOT eligible until August 2020. DELAYED ENTRY TO PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR SESSION 2019/2020 Children born between 15/8/14 and 28/2/15 who have been granted a delayed entry to primary school should start nursery at the beginning of the autumn term in August. Please ensure that an additional funded year has been granted BEFORE ANY OFFER OF A PLACE IS MADE TO A CHILD BORN BETWEEN THESE DATES. You can check this with the Early Years team. NURSERY FEES FOR SELLING ADDITIONAL HOURS 2019/20 The current fee for selling additional hours is £5.10 per hour. Please refer to the Admissions Policy for more information about selling additional hours.
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LETTERS WITH OFFERS OF NURSERY PLACES SHOULD BE SENT OUT AS FOLLOWS:
Intake term During the week of
Spring Term – January 2020 Monday 7th October – Friday 11th October 2019
Summer Term – April 2020 Monday 3rd February – Friday 7th February 2020
Autumn Term – August 2020 Monday 30th March – Friday 3rd April 2020
ELIGIBLE 2s – Early Learning and Childcare A number of ELC centres offer funded places for children aged 2 years whose families meet the criteria set by the Government. Families should be directed to the Council website for information. http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20071/nurseries_and_childcare NAMS As you are aware, the NAMS system is used by our partner provider centres to calculate early learning and childcare funding for their children. Priority for funding is always allocated to Council nursery schools and classes so it is crucial that all NAMS records are kept up to date, especially in respect of hours attended within your setting. If you get the following message when processing an application – ‘accepting this record will create a split placement’ - this will probably be because a child is already attending another nursery. You MUST check whether or not the child will remain at the other nursery or if they will be leaving BEFORE you accept the record - otherwise it will create an incorrect split placement. Please also remember that private nurseries should NOT be added as 2nd or 3rd choices – parents/carers should be advised to contact them directly. SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT CENSUS – (SCOTxED) It is a requirement that all centres accurately complete the annual census which will be emailed to centres by the Government. The information collected from the census is used to determine the levels of funding allocated to CEC for the provision of early learning and childcare. Any enquiries about the census should be directed to Sanjeev Paul on 469 3200. CARE INSPECTORATE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION Please check that the details on your registration certificate are up to date with the correct manager’s name and the maximum number of children at each session. If changes need to be made, The Care Inspectorate will need to be notified asap of any variations. If ANY variation is required, please discuss first with your Early Years Manager/QIEO.
CAPACITIES AUDIT Information from the NAMS and Click and Go systems will be downloaded by the early years team at the end of September 2019, January 2020 and May 2020. This will be used to assess the demand for nursery places across the city as a whole and the staffing requirements specific to your nursery school or class for the academic year 2020/21. Please ensure that the data for your establishment is up to date at these times. Please ask if you need assistance with this process.
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Early Years Calendar 2019-2020
September 2nd September - all children should have started in nursery
27th September – central download of information from NAMS and Click + Go for capacity audit. Make sure both systems are up to date.
October
Monday 7th October – Friday 11th October 2019 - send out letters to offer places for spring term intake
November Publicity campaign regarding nursery and primary enrolment. Notify parents/carers of enrolment processes.
January Delayed entry to Primary school information sent out at beginning of term
31st January – central download of information from NAMS and Click + Go for capacity audit. Make sure both systems are up to date.
February Monday 3rd February – Friday 7th February 2020 - send out letters to offer places for summer term intake
March 2nd March – last submission date for Early Admission to PS requests.
31st March – last submission date for all deferral applications
April
Monday 30th March – Friday 3rd April 2020 - send out letters to offer places for autumn term intake REMEMBERING that all children should be started in nursery before 31st August 2020
June 26th June - End of term.
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Commitment to Sustainability
Early Years in Edinburgh are committed to doing our bit to work towards sustainability. This is a key part of giving our bairns the best start in life and keeping Edinburgh a braw place to be! Edinburgh City has set an ambitious goal of being carbon neutral by 2030. This sits against a backdrop of increasing climate uncertainty, devastating volumes of plastic and waste in our seas and a recognition that we are using resources at an ever more unsustainable rate. In February of this year, the council committee recognised our situation as a Climate Emergency, and in May 2019, the committee agreed “the importance of sustainability and climate change to the health, wellbeing and prosperity of the city of Edinburgh and its current and future citizens” Each meeting at the Faith Mission generates enormous waste through single use coffee and water cups. We send over 300 coffee cups to landfill and around 150 plastic water cups. For all localities to attend, we emit approximately half a ton of CO2 in car travel. It’s not all bad news! Luckily, there are some simple things that we can do to tackle these issues. Travel to and from the Faith Mission for CLPL eg. Leading the Strategy and Quality Matters First, please consider using public transport to attend, https://moovitapp.com/index/en-gb/public_transportation-Faith_Mission_Bookshops_Scotland-Scotland-site_67507146-402 Google maps will also offer a full and real-time route, including your bus, tram and rail options. If it is not possible to reach the Faith Mission by public transport, please car-share where possible, and consider making links with your cluster and those who live nearby. It is possible to cycle to the Faith Mission and there is bicycle parking however there are no protected cycle lanes, so we do not advise this mode of transport unless you are a confident cyclist. Reusable cups The Faith Mission are pleased to accept your own reusable cups. There are a lot on the market and they can ensure that your tea and coffee stay hot. Please also bring your own re-usable water bottle.
Thank you for your support.
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People, Practice, Place “Play is the child’s means of living and of understanding life”
Susan Isaacs - Psychologist and Psychoanalyst
Edinburgh Early Years blog https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ce/EarlyYears/
