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ArgyllandBute

1140HoursDeliveryPlan

20172020

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Contents

Page3SectionOne:Introduction

Page6SectionTwo:TheKeyPrinciplesfromtheBlueprintforELCinScotland

Page9SectionThree:ConsultationwithStakeholders

Page11SectionFour:PhasingDeliveryofELCinArgyllandButePage12SectionFive:ServicePlanning

Page16SectionSix:MilestonesandServiceDeliveryPlanSpecification

Page17SectionSeven:DemandandSupplyPredictions

Page18SectionEight:FinancingthePlan

TheArgyllandButeELCDeliveryPlanhasbeendevelopedtoreflectandrespondtotheneedsofstakeholdersandnationalpolicyandguidance.TheEarlyYearsStrategyGroupwillmonitorprogresswithintheplanandwillupdateasnecessary.Thiswillmeanthattheplanwilladaptandbeupdatedovertime.Thelatestversionanddateupdatedisshownatthetopofeverypageoftheplan.

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SectionOne:IntroductionAttheheartoftheArgyllandButeDeliveryPlanisourEducationVisionandStrategythefollowingparagraphoutlinesouraspirationsforthechildrenandyoungpeopleofArgyllandBute:OURCHILDREN,THEIRFUTUREArgyllandButeEducationVisionandStrategyOuraspirationistoensurethatArgyllandButeisthebestplaceinScotlandforourchildrentogrowup.Ourvisionisthattogetherwewillrealiseambition,excellenceandequalityforall.Ourvisionsendsasignalabouttheimportanceweattachtoeducationissimpleinmessageandisrecognisedbyeveryone.

Thisisbestcapturedas:

Ourvisionisunderpinnedbyourvalues:respect,opennessandfairness.

Thisvisionwillbedeliveredforallourchildrenthroughthefollowing6keyobjectives.Wewill:

Raiseeducationalattainmentandachievementforall Useperformanceinformationtosecureimprovementforchildrenandyoung

people Ensurechildrenhavethebeststartinlifeandarereadytosucceed Equipyoungpeopletosecureandsustainpositivedestinationsandachieve

successinlife Ensurehighqualitypartnershipworkingandcommunityengagement Strengthenleadershipatalllevels

WhilsteachkeyobjectivewithintheEducationStrategyisrelevanttohighlyeffectiveELC,theArgyllandButeEarlyYearsDeliveryPlanfor1140Hourswillfocusonthethirdobjective:

Wewillensurechildrenhavethebeststartinlifeandarereadytosucceed,by ProvidinghighqualityEarlyLearningandChildcare Workingwithparents,familiesandpartners

Thiswillbedeliveredthrough1140hoursofhighqualityELCusingthefourkeyprinciplesasoutlinedwithintheABlueprintfor2020:TheExpansionofELCinScotland:

Quality Flexibility Accessibility Affordability

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CurrentELCProvisioninArgyllandBute

EarlyLearningandChildcarefor3and4yearoldsiscurrentlydeliveredthroughlocalauthoritypre5unitsandpartnerproviders.

CurrentlylocalauthorityELCprovisiondoesnotofferwraparoundchildcarethisisprovidedbypartnerprovidersacrossArgyllandBute.

ParentsalsohavetheopportunitytoaccesssharedplacementsbetweentwoELCsettings.

Wherepossible,ELCisalsodeliveredthroughEarlyLevelClassesinsomeofourlocalauthoritysettingsrangingfromjointsessionsfor12episodesperweekto600hoursofEarlyLevelClassprovision

ELCDataforThreeandFourYearOlds201718

Area LAPre5Units

PartnerProviders

PartnerChildminders

ChildreninLAUnits

ChildreninPPs

NumberofShared

PlacementsOban,LornandtheIsles

19(including2SgoilAraich)

5(including1outdoornursery)

8 289 213 73

MidArgyll,KintyreandIslay

21(including1SgoilAraichand1standaloneNursery)

2 9 347 57 9

ButeandCowal

9(Including1standaloneNursery)

6 6 233 144 6

HelensburghandLomond

5 9 6 198 334 14

Argyll&Bute

54

22

29

1,067

748

102

TwoYearOldProvisionEarlyLearningandChildcareforeligible2yearoldchildrenisprovidedby:

7LocalAuthorityServices, 27ChildmindingServicesand 22PartnerProviders. Anadditional5LocalAuthorityServiceshavevariationssubmittedtotheCareInspectorate

toallowthemtoprovideforchildrenagedfrom2years.101eligibletwoyearoldswillaccesstheirfundedELCduringsession201718:

70withpartnerproviders 19withlocalauthority 12withchildminders

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LocalitieswithinArgyllandButeArgyllandButeismadeupoffourlocalities:

Oban, Lorn and the Isles Thislocalitycoversthemostnorthernpart of Argyll, stretching fromStrathofAppintoKilninveronthemainland. The islands of Mull,Iona, Colonsay, Luing, Lismore,TireeandCollareincludedwithinthislocalityandaccesstosettingsin thewinterby ferryandplanecan sometimes be challenging.ThemaintownisObanwhichhasa large number of sharedplacements between the localauthority and partner providersettings.ThereisalsoanoutdoornurseryontheoutskirtsofObanwhich is very popular, withparents/carers accessing thisprovision on amostly part timebasis.

Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay Thislocality stretches from Inveraray to themost southern tip of the Kintyrepeninsula.Itismadeupoftowns,villagesand the islandsofGigha, Islayand Jura.Thetwo largesttownsareCampbeltownandLochgilphead.Thislocalitycoversthegreatest geographical areaofArgyll andBute. There are a number of childrenwithin the lowest SiMD deciles living inand around the town of Campbeltown.The majority of providers are localauthoritywithinthislocality,withalargenumber of childminders in the Kintyrearea which supports wraparoundprovision.

Bute andCowal The localityofButeandCowalcovers the townofDunoon, the Cowal peninsulaand the island of Bute. All ELCprovisiononButeisbasedinandaroundthetownofRothesay.TheSiMDprofileofButeandCowalismixed,withchildreninthelowestdeciles livingwithinDunoonandRothesay.

HelensburghandLomondThemaintownwithinthislocalityisHelensburghwhich has good transport links withGlasgow.Severalparentscommutetothe central belt to work. The ELCprovisionwithin this locality ismainlymadeupof partner providers,whichsupports the need for wraparoundprovision. There are also rural areaswithin this locality around theRosneathpeninsula.Therearea largenumberofservicesfamilieswithinthislocality,with an anticipated increaseoverthenextthreeyears.

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SectionTwo:TheKeyPrinciplesfromtheBlueprintforELCinScotland

QUALITYTheexpansionwillensureahighqualityexperienceforallchildren,whichcomplementotherearlyyearsandeducationalactivitytoclosetheattainmentgap,andrecognisesthevalueofthoseweentrusttogiveourchildrenthebeststartinlife.

ArgyllandButeisabletoofferanexcitingrangeofexperiencesforchildrenaccessingELC.Ourremoteandruralsettingmeansthatsomeofournurseriesareinthemostbeautifullocations,offeringbeachesandforestsonourdoorsteps.Inadditiontothis,ourcultureisrichwithtraditionalmusic,Gaelicandstorytelling.Communitiesareskilledinproblemsolvingandworkingtogethertoovercomethechallengesoflivingwithinaremotelocation.LocalpracticewillreflectourArgyllandButeassets:

OutdoorLearningaspiringtospending50%ofELCoutdoors Partnerships Culture

Inordertoachievetransformationalchange,itisvitalthatourchildrendonotexperiencemoreofthesameinthisexpansionofELCdeliveryshouldbeinnovativeandreflecttheopportunitiesandneedswithineachlocalauthority,withineachcommunityandwithineachfamily.Inlinewithnationalandlocalpriorities,ArgyllandButewillputastrongemphasisonchildrenshealthandwellbeinginordertobuildstrong,resilientandhappychildren.Therewillbeanequallystrongemphasisinworkingcloselywithourfamilies,focusingonfamilylearningandengagementtoensurefamiliesareattheheartofourELCprovision.AspartofELCdelivery,localpracticewillalsoreflectourArgyllandButeassetsOutdoorLearning,PartnershipsandCulture,providingrichlearninginliteracy,numeracy,STEM,expressiveartsandthewidercurriculum.Childrenwillalsobegivenawiderrangeofexperiencestoapplytheirskills,capabilitiesandattributeswithinthefourcapacitiesofCurriculumforExcellencetobecomecurious,creativelearners.

EachelementwillbewovenintothedeliveryofELCforchildrentoexperiencerich,relevantandhighqualityELC.

ELCLearningandDevelopmentFramework05Years 0 AspartofongoingdevelopmentstoimprovethequalityofELCprovision,theEarlyYearsServicehasdevelopedaFrameworktosupportqualityofprovisionfrom0to5years.TheArgyllandButeLearningandDevelopmentFramework05YearspromoteseffectivepracticetosupportchildrenslearninganddevelopmentfrombirthtostartingPrimaryOne.TheFrameworklinkskeydocumentssuchasPreBirthtoThree,BuildingtheAmbition,GettingitRightforEveryChild,HowGoodisourEarlyLearningandChildcare?andCurriculumforExcellence.ItoutlinesprogressionindevelopmentalmilestonesfrombirthtostartingschoolandalsoincludesELCprogressioninLiteracyandNumeracywithintheEarlyLevel.Parentalengagementinchildrenslearninganddevelopmentisattheheartoftheframework,asisarobustplanningandassessmentprocessalignedtotheNARflowchart.

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DataondevelopmentalmilestoneprogressisgatheredcentrallyinDecemberandJuneofeachyearinorderfortheEarlyYearsServicetomakeefficientandeffectiveuseoftimeandresourcesintargetingareasofconcern.BycontinuingtoembedthisframeworkintopracticeandthrougheffectivechallengeandsupportfromtheEarlyYearsService,qualitywillcontinuetoimprovethroughoutthisperiodofchangeandwillprovidefirmfoundationsfor1140hoursofELCin2020.QualityAssuranceQualityassurancewillbedeliveredinpartnershipbytheEarlyYearsServiceandAreaEducationOfficersbasedwithineachofthelocalitiesinArgyllandBute.AdditionalfundingfromtheScottishGovernmenthasfacilitatedonePrincipalTeacherforEarlyYearsbasedineachofthefourlocalitiestoworkinpartnershipwiththeareaEarlyYearsandFamilySupportWorkers.EachELCsettingwillreceiveatleasttwoqualityassurancevisitspersession,whichwillbealignedtoprioritieswithintheirimprovementplans.Nextstepswillbet