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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.Nextstepswillbetoincludepartnerchildminderswithineachlocalitystimetableofqualityassurancevisits.CurrentEarlyYearsQualityAssuranceStructure

FLEXIBILITYTheexpansionwillsupportmoreparentsandcarersinwork,trainingorstudy,throughgreaterchoiceofproviderandpatternsofprovisionthatarebetteralignedwithworkingpatternswhilstdeliveringthisinawaythatensuresahighqualityexperienceforthechild.

CurrentProvisionInlinewiththeChildrenandYoungPeopleAct(Scotland)2014,therehasbeenanincreaseintheflexibilityofprovisioninbothpartnerprovidersettingsandinthenumberoflocalauthoritypre5unitsoverthepastthreeyears.Duringsession201718,fourlocalauthoritypre5unitswillofferflexibleuseoftheir600fundedELChours.Inadditiontothis,twoArgyllandButelocalauthoritypre5unitsareparticipatingintheScottishGovernments1140hourstrialsthroughout201718.

MidArgyll,KintyreandIslayPrincipalTeacherEarlyYears

EarlyYears&FamilysupportWorkerAreaEducationOfficer

ObanLornandtheIslesPrincipalTeacherEarlyYears

EarlyYears&FamilysupportWorkerAreaEducationOfficer

ButeandCowalPrincipalTeacherEarlyYears

EarlyYears&FamilysupportWorkerAreaEducationOfficer

Helensburgh&LomondPrincipalTeacherEarlyYears

EarlyYears&FamilysupportWorkerAreaEducationOfficer

CentralEYTeam:EducationOfficerEYPrincipalOfficerEY

EYDevelopmentOfficerEYWorker Childminding

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ParentsinTobermory(ontheIsleofMull)andTireewillbeoffered1140hoursoffundedELChoursforchildrenattendingbothunits.AsocialenterprisegroupontheIsleofMullwerealsogoingtoparticipateintheMulltrial,offeringparentsaccesstofundedELChoursthroughoutthesummerandOctoberholidayswithinTobermoryPre5Unit,however,thegroupwereunabletorecruitappropriatestaffintimeandhavesincewithdrawnfromthetrial.FutureProvisionProposedPlanfor1140HoursofELCinArgyllandButeWeplantooffer190sessionsperyearofELClasting6hourspersessionalignedcloselywiththepatternoftheprimaryschooldaywithintermtime.Thiswillbeofferedthroughlocalauthoritypre5units,commissionedpartnerprovidersandpartnerchildminders.Parents/CarerswillbeabletoaccessflexiblepatternsofprovisionwithinthistermtimemodelegsharedplacementswithalocalauthorityELCsettingandaregisteredchildminder.WewillalsomakeeffectiveuseofourArgyllandButeassetsbyprovidingarangeofexperiencesbothduringandoutwiththetimesoutlinedwithinthetermtimedeliveryofELC:

OutdoorLearning Partnerships Culture

Theseexperienceswilldependupontheopportunitiesavailabletochildrenwithineachofourcommunities.Investmentinprofessionaldevelopmentforstaffwillensurethattherearepractitionerswithineachclusterofnurseriesthatcanleadonoutdoorlearning.FlexiblepatternsofELCwhichreflectourthreekeydriverswillbeofferedby:

LocalAuthorityprovision Childminders PartnerProviders CommunityOrganisations OutdoorNurseries Feis/CulturalActivitiesandorganisations

ACCESSIBILITYELCcapacityissufficientandisasconvenientlygeographicallylocatedaspossibleparticularlyinareasofhigherdeprivationandinruralcommunitiestosupportfamiliesandenableparentsandcarerstowork,trainandstudy,whilealsoappropriatelymeetingtheneedsofchildrenwhorequireadditionalsupportandparentswhorequestELCthroughthemediumofGaelic.

EachlocalitywithinArgyllandButeoffersitsownuniquechallengesandopportunitiesinbeingabletoofferaccessibleandflexibleELCtoitsfamilies.Followingarobustmappingexercise,theEarlyYearsServicenowhasaclearpicturearoundwhatprovisioniscurrentlyavailabletofamiliesandwhatimprovementsneedtobemadetoensureflexibleandaccessibleELCisonofferwithineachlocalityseeappendices14.

ThishashelpedtoinformacapitalprogrammeforalterationsandrefurbishmentstoexistinglocalauthorityELCproperties.

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Wherethereiscurrentlyalackofwraparoundchildcareprovision,therehasbeenpartnershipworkingwithsocialenterprisegroupstosupportcommunitiesindevelopingthisprovision,aswellasdialoguewithexistingELCpartnerprovidersinlookingatexpansionoftheircurrentservices.TheEarlyYearsServicecontinuestoworkcloselywithArgyllandButeChildmindersthroughregularlocalitynetworkmeetings.ChildminderswillplayaroleinfutureELCservicedeliveryforthreeandfouryearolds,whichwillprovideevengreateraccessibilityforparentsandcarersacrossArgyllandBute.Itisclearthateachlocalitywillofferadifferentrangeofchildcareservices,buildingonlocalassetsandreflectingtheneedsofeachcommunitywherepossible.

AFFORDABILITYTheexpansionwillincreaseaccesstoaffordableELCwhichwillhelptoreducebarrierstoparticipatinginthelabourmarketwhichparentsandcarersface.Aspartofanongoingconsultationprocess,parentsandpartnerprovidersarebeingconsultedontheiropinionsaroundfutureELCdelivery.WhilstanincreaseinfundedELChourswillhaveapositiveimpactonparents,therearepotentialbarrierstoaccessingELCforsomeparents,suchasaccesstotransport,outdoorclothingandsnackfees.Furtherworkisbeingdonetoexplorethefinancialrepercussionsoftheseadditionalfinancialbarrierstoparents/carers.FeedbackfromourPartnerProvidersindicatethatthereareadditionalpressuresonbudgetssuchastheLivingWage,pensionsandbusinessrateswhichisarisktotheirsustainability.OngoingconsultationwillberequiredtoensureourPartnerProvidersaregiventherightkindofsupporttocontinueintheirdeliveryofELCinArgyllandBute.PartnershipworkingwithnationalorganisationssuchasADESandtheNorthernAlliancehasprovidedtheEarlyYearsServicewiththeopportunitytocomparefinancialinformationandELCdetailswithotherlocalauthorities.ThiswillcontinuetoensuredevelopmentswithinArgyllandButeareinlinewithnationalexpectations.Continuedimplementationandphasinginof1140hourswillalsobedependentonappropriatefundingfromtheScottishGovernment.SectionThree:ConsultationwithStakeholders

Parents/CarersTheEarlyYearsServicecarriesoutanannualconsultationofparentsandcarerswithregardstotheirexperienceofexistingELCprovisionandwhattheiraspirationsareforfutureELCprovisioninArgyllandBute.Thisinformsourselfevaluationandhelpstoadaptprovisionyearonyeartobettermeettheneedsofparentsandcarers.Datafrom201617informsusthat:

87%ofparentsstatedthattheyeitheragreedorstronglyagreedthattheywerehappywiththecurrentpatternofELCprovisionwhichtheirchildaccesses,withonly6%eitherdisagreeingorstronglydisagreeing.

41%ofparentsstatedthattheyeitheragreedorstronglyagreedthattheywouldwelcometheopportunitytousetheirELChoursmoreflexibly,with17%eitherdisagreeingorstronglydisagreeing.

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Examplesofparentcommentsarelistedbelow:

IamhappywiththenumberofhoursmychildreceivesatpresentandwillonlyrequirefreeELChoursifIamseriouslystrugglingwithchildcare.IonlyworkparttimeandwishtocontinuelookingaftermychildrenmyselfwhenIdonotwork.

An8amstartwouldhavebeenmoreuseful.Nonurseriesstartearlyenoughformetogettowork.Ihadtonegotiateadifferentstarttimewithmyworkforatemporaryperiod.

ThenurseryoffersaveryflexibletimetableatthemomentandIdon'tthinktheycouldimproveonit.

Ionlyusetwothirdsofthehoursavailableasthetimesdon'tcoincidewithschoolhours.ThenurseryisbrilliantandImreallyhappymychildisthere.Greatoutdooraccess,motivated,caringandexceptionalstaff.Ijustwishtimesweremoreflexible!

Beingabletousethenurseryhoursoverfulldaysinsteadofhalfdayswouldreducetheamountoftimemychildwouldhavetospendinalternativechildcare,thiswouldreducemychildcarebill.Irealisethismaynotbefeasibleduetothesmallsizeofthenurseryclass,maintainingtheviabilityofthenurseryandschoolismoreimportant

AsIworkparttimeIwouldliketobeabletousetheserviceintheafternoonaswell2daysoftheweek

InordertocaptureamoreindepthpictureoftheneedsofparentswithineachlocalityinArgyllandBute,aconsultationforParents/CarerswillrunfromSeptembertoNovember2017.Thiswillincludeanonlineconsultationandpapercopiestobemadeavailabletoallparents/carers.Toensurewereachasmanyofourexistingandfutureparentsaspossible,weshallbeworkingcloselywithourpartnersinHealth,SocialWorkandourthirdsectorpartnerssuchasHomestart.

ServicesandStaff

EarlyYearsTeamTheEarlyYearsTeamplayacrucialroleinensuringsuccessfuldeliveryofhighqualityELCwithinArgyllandBute.1140hourupdatesareprovidedatmonthlyteammeetingsandtheTeamalsoparticipatedinaconsultationexercisearoundthefourkeyprinciplesofquality,accessibility,affordabilityandflexibilitywithin1140hoursofELCidentifyingpotentialbarriersandopportunitieswithinimplementationinArgyllandBute.ThisinturnhelpedinformtheArgyllandButeELCDeliveryPlan.ConsultationanddialoguewillbeongoingwiththeEarlyYearsTeam.

PartnerProvidersIndividualmeetingshavetakenplacewithallpartnerproviderstofindoutwhattheyseeasthepotentialbarriersandopportunitieswithintheexpansionofELCto1140hours.SomeServiceswillnotbeinapositiontoincreasethenumberofhourstheyofferduetothelimitationsofthepremisestheyrentandothershaveexpressedconcernthatthehourlyratepaidisnotsufficienttomeetoverheads.ConsultationwillbeongoingwithourPartnerProviders.

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LocalAuthorityPractitionersConsultationoflocalauthoritypractitionerswillalsobecarriedout,asthereareearlyindicationsthatnotallstaffwouldwelcomeanincreaseinhoursfromparttimetofulltimeemployment.TheviewsofLocalAuthoritypractitionerswillbecollatedandchangestocontractsnegotiatedifrequired.Meetingswiththelocalunionrepresentativeswillalsobeincludedaspartofthisconsultationprocess.

CentralEducationTeamThewiderEducationTeamhasbeeninformedoftheexpansionofELCto1140hoursandAreaEducationOfficersarealreadyplayingakeyroleintheplanningandimplementationof1140hourswithineachlocality.AreaEducationOfficerswillcoordinatemeetingstotakeplacewithineachlocalityinSeptember2017withbothLocalAuthorityELCteamsandPartnerProviders.

ChildmindersDiscussionshavetakenplacewithChildmindersthroughaseriesofnetworkmeetingsinearly2017andseveralhaveexpressedaninterestindeliveringELCfor3and4yearolds.

SectionFour:PhasingDeliveryofELCinArgyllandButeItisimportanttotestplansfordeliveryofELCin2020.Asstatedbefore,theScottishGovernmentisfundingtwo1140hourstrialsinArgyllandButeoneinTobermoryandoneinTiree.AdditionalcapitalandrevenuefundingfromtheScottishGovernmentwillbeutilisedtophaseincreasedELChourstoarangeofsettingsacrossArgyllandButeoverthenextthreeyears.

PhasingDeliveryof1140HoursofELCTimeline

201718RemoteandruralELCsettings10milesfromthenearesttownAreaswhichdonothavewraparoundchildcare

201819RemoteandruralELCsettings10milesfromthenearesttownPopulationSegmentationSiMDProfile

20192020PopulationSegmentation SiMDProfile

20202021FullImplementation

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SectionFive:ServicePlanning

Inordertoensureeffectiveandtimelyimplementationof1140hoursofELCinArgyllandBute,agovernancestructurefordeliveryhasbeenputinplace:

GovernanceStructure

TheHeadofServiceforEducationisstrategicleadfortheimplementationof1140hoursofELCinArgyllandBute.TheHeadofServiceisabletoinformtheExecutiveDirectorofCommunityServicesandtheElectedMembersofprogresswithintheDeliveryPlan.TheEducationManagerforLearningandAchievementisoperationalleadandoverseesdevelopmentswithinthedeliveryplan.Meetingstakeplaceevery6weekstoreviewprogressandanactionplanensureseffectivecommunicationandclarityaroundrolesandresponsibilities.Workstreamshavebeenputinplacetooverseedevelopmentandprogresswithin:

1140HoursDeliveryPlan QualityandAdditionalGraduate WorkforceDevelopment CapitalWorks

HeadofServiceEducation Anne

Paterson

1140DeliveryPlan

CapitalWorks

Finance WorkforceDevelopment

Quality&AdditionalGraduate

EducationManagerLearningand

Achievement DonMcAllister

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Workstreams

ELCDeliveryPlan

TheELCDeliveryPlanprovidesthevisionandframeworkforimplementationof1140HourswithinArgyllandButeandso,isattheheartofalldevelopments.ThePrincipalOfficerforEarlyYearsliaiseswitheachworkstreamandensuresdevelopmentsarealignedwiththeDeliveryPlan.

QualityandAdditionalGraduate

Throughoutsession201617,localitybasedandcentraltraininghastakenplacearoundliteracy,numeracy,03provisionandtransitionintoP1.Progressindevelopmentalmilestones,literacyandnumeracyistrackedwithineachELCsettinganddataisgatheredcentrallytwiceayearonchildrensprogresswithindevelopmentalmilestones.Nextstepsaretogatherliteracyandnumeracydatacentrallytoensureconsistencyandasharedunderstandingofachievement.ThisprocesswillbeattheheartoftheArgyllandButeactionplanforQuality.Aspartofthesedevelopments,wewillworktogetherwithpractitionerstodeterminehowweuseoutdoorlearning,partnershipsandculturetofurtherenhancethequalityofprovisionforourchildreninexpandingto1140hoursofELC.

TherewillalsobeacontinuedfocusonqualityassurancewhichwillhaveHGIOELCandBuildingtheAmbitionasthemaindrivers,withlocalauthority,partnerprovidersandchildmindersallengagedinthisprocessbuildingcapacityandagreaterconsistencyofstandards.

Theadditionalgraduateactionplanwillincorporatemanyaspectsofthequalityactionplantoensureconsistency.ArgyllandButeaimtomakeeffectiveuseofitsallocationofthreeadditionalgraduateswithin34nurserieswhichhavelowerSiMDprofiles.TheServicealreadymakeseffectiveuseofperipateticpractitionersandtheAdditionalGraduateswillsitwellwithinthismodeltoensuremaximumbenefitofthisasset.

Quality&AdditionalGraduateEO KathleenJohnston

WorkforceDevelopment EYDOLindaBurgar

CapitalWorks QSPropertyServicesJaniceKilgour

Finance Accountant SandraMcLindon

ELCDeliveryPlanPOEY AlisonMacKenzie

EYDO tbc

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TheModelforImprovementwilltestourtheoriesaroundqualityofprovisionandtestswillbealignedtoandscaledupwiththephasinginof1140hoursacrossArgyllandBute.

ThisworkstreamworkscloselywiththeWorkforceDevelopmentworkstreamtoensureconsistencyinexpectationsandasharedunderstandingofQuality

Finance

TheexpansionofELCprovisionwillbeinformedbyrobustandaccuratefinancialdataandplannedassetmanagement.

Financialdatahasbeenpreparedwhichincludesdataon:

capacity usage staffingcosts buildingcosts availablesupportfromcentralteammembers.

ClosepartnershipworkingwiththeotherworkstreamshelpstoidentifypotentialpressuresintheELCcapitalandrevenuebudgets

Furtherinformationcanbeaccessedwithintheappendices.

CapitalWorks

Mappingofcurrentprovisionandsuitabilityforexpansionhastakenplace.Thisexercisehasidentifiedactionpointswithineachlocalityinrelationto:

Refurbishment Alterations Extension Requirementfornewbuild

Thisprocesswillbeongoingandwillrespondtochangingcircumstanceswithineachlocalityeg.registrationofanewELCprovider.Inordertoensurefundingisutilisedmosteffectively,developmentswillrelyonclosepartnershipworkingwithparents,practitionersandpartnerswithineachlocality.Agreateremphasiswillalsobemadeoninnovativeuseofoftheoutdoorenvironment,basedonSpacetoGrowguidanceandMyWorldOutdoors.

WorkforceDevelopment

Asignificantincreaseintheworkforcewillberequiredtosupporttheexpansionoftheprovision.Asoutlinedinnationalpolicythequalityoftheworkforceisessentialtoensureaqualityserviceismaintainedanddevelopedfurther.Currentprovisionenablespractitionersfrombothlocalauthority,partnerproviders,childmindersandoutofschoolproviderstoaccessfreetrainingfromthelocalauthorityCPDcatalogue.Practitionersarealsoprovidedwithsupportinaccessingrequiredoradditionalqualifications.

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Inordertobuildonthisinpreparationfor1140hours,theServicehasengagedwiththeLearningandDevelopmentteamwithinthecounciltobuildcapacityaroundensuringqualityofandaccessibilitytoSVQqualificationsforanincreasedEarlyYearsworkforce,aswellascontinuedpartnershipworkingwithlocalcolleges.PlansareinplacetoproceedwithModernApprenticeshipsinSVQ3(SSCYP)startingin201819andtoexplorethepossibilityofdeliveringFoundationApprenticeshipsin5thand6thyearofsecondaryschool.ThiswillbedoneinThiswillbedoneincollaborationwiththeDeliveryTeamtoensurepriorityisgiventotheareasofArgyllandButewhichwillbephasingin1140hoursofELCfirst.

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SectionSix:Milestones&ServiceDeliveryPlanSpecification

ScottishGovernment1140HoursMilestones FinancialPlanningGuidancecompletedbyAugust2017 AdditionalGraduateImplementationPapercompletedbySeptember2017 WorkforcePlanningStrategycompletedbySeptember2017 QualityPlanningGuidanceCompletedinlinewithScottishGovernmentsGuidanceOctober

2017 CapitalProgrammecompletedbyNovember2017

ArgyllandButeELCDeliveryPlanMilestones201718

Activity Lead Timescale IntendedOutcomeCompletionofDraftDeliveryPlanfor1140HrsforArgyllandButeforCouncilapproval

AlisonMacKenzie July2017 CouncilapproveDraftplanoutliningArgyll&Butesvisionfordeliveryof1140hrsoffreeELCby2020

ScopingExerciseforcapacitytodeliverELCusingthe3mainA&Bassetswithinflexibleprovisionasdetailedwithinthisstrategy

AlisonMacKenzie JuneAug2017

OpportunitiesidentifiedtodeliverflexibleELCusingthe3A&Bassetswithineachlocality

ParentandStaffConsultationondeliveryof1140hoursoffreeELC

AlisonMacKenzie AugOct2017consultationOctDec2017Report

Evidenceofhigh%ofparticipantsandclearoutcomestoinformdeliveryplan

ActionPlantoaddressELCworkforcedevelopmentacrossArgyllandBute

LindaBurgar Aug17June2018 PlandevelopedandactionstakentobuildELCstaffcapacitywithineachlocalityofA&B

AdditionalGraduateActionPlan

KathleenJohnston October2017 PlandevelopedtomakeeffectiveuseofqualitygraduatesinsettingswithraisedSiMDprofile

QualityActionPlanfordeliveryofELCplanincorporating3assets

OutdoorLearning Partnerships Culture

KathleenJohnston October2017 Plandevelopedtosupportrich,meaningfulandhighqualityELC

DevelopmodelforqualityassuranceofELC

KathleenJohnston December2017 PlandevelopedtoensureasustainablesystemforqualityassuranceofELCinArgyllandBute

DevelopmentofPhasingInModelsofELC

AlisonMacKenzie October2017 Identifyasuiteofmodelstotrialdeliveryof1140hoursofELCandphaseinoverthistimescale

Contractualissues AlisonMacKenzie/AileenMcCosh

Septemberonwards ConsultationwithTradeUnions,discussionswithindividualstaff

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SectionSeven:DemandandSupplyPredictions

Followingarobustmappingexercise,theabovetablehasbeendevelopedtooutlinethepredictedsupplyanddemandofELCwithinArgyllandButebetween2017and2020.ProgresswillbedependentonannualcapitalandrevenuefundingfromtheScottishGovernment.FlexibilitywillbebuiltintotheplanningprocesstoreflectthechangingdemandforELCwithineachlocality.

Area Futuredemand3and4yearoldsperyear(basedonbirthratesobtainedfromNHS)

PredictednumbersofadditionalLAstaff

AnticipatedLAInfrastructurerequirements

2017/18 2018/19 2019/20Bute 85 88 106 1xLeadCCEW

1xCCEW21hrs1refurbishment1extension

Cowal 202 191 165 3xLeadCCEW8x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35hrs

4x21hrsadditionalCCEW

4refurbishments

HelensburghandLomond

504 455 407 2xLeadCCEW8x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35hrs

3x21hrsadditionalCCEW

3refurbishments1Newnursery

CampbeltownandKintyre

134 121 115 10x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35hrs

5x21hrsadditionalCCEW

2refurbishments

LochgilpheadandMidArgyll

161 151 151 1xLeadCCEW12x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35

hrs6xadditional21hrsCCEW

1extension2refurbishments

Islay 53 56 60 10x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35hrs

5xadditional21hrsCCEW

1refurbishment

Jura 5 4 2 2x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35hrs1xadditional21hrsCCEW

Mull&Iona 63 66 59 8x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35hrs4xadditional21hrsCCEW

1NewNursery

Coll 1 1 1x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35hrs

1x21hrsadditionalCCEWTiree 20 13 12 2x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35

hrs2x35hrsCCEW2x21hrsCCEW

AdditionalspaceforGaelicrequired

Lismore 2x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35hrs

1x21hrsadditionalCCEWColonsay 1 1 1x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35

hrs1x21hoursCCEW

Oban 215 237 241 4x21hsrCCEWincreasedto35hrs2x21hrsadditionalCCEW

AdditionalspaceforGaelicrequired

Luing 1x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35hrs

1x21hrsadditionalCCEWLorn 122 110 105

2xLeadCCEW8x21hrsCCEWincreasedto35hrs

4x21hrsCCEW

1NewNursery3Extensions

ArgyllandButeDraftDeliveryPlanfor1140Hours4thSeptember2017V5

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SectionEight:FinancingthePlan

Capitalexpenditure20172020

ThefollowingtableshowsindicativecapitalcostsfortheCounciltoachievedeliveryoftherequirementforexpansionofELCto1140hoursperyearby2020inArgyllandBute.

Typeofwork Projecteduppercost()inc4%upliftindicativeRefurbishmentwithinexistingbuild 1,560,000Extensionto/expansionofexistingbuild 3,796,000Outdoorupgrade 260,000NewBuild 5,541,120

TOTAL 11,157,120

Revenueexpenditurefrom2020

Thefollowingtableshowsindicativeadditionalannualrevenuecostsfrom2020offullimplementationof1140hoursELCinArgyllandBute.Therewillbeanincrementalincreaseinannualrevenuecoststowardsthefinalfiguresshownbelowastheexpansionto1140hoursisphasedinfrom201718.

Aspectrequiringadditionalfunding Costby2020()indicativeStaffingincELC,ELCcover,teacherinput,admin, 4,798,011ASNstaff 240,380CentralTeamincPTs,EDOsandadmin 231,443Stafftraining 98,179Propertyrevenuecosts 61,940Resources 56,692Transport 36,380PartnerProviderpayments 1,799,184Provisionoflunches 461,974

TOTAL 7,781,834

Oneoffrevenuecosts

ThefollowingtableshowsindicativeoneoffcostswhichwillberequiredtoservicetheexpansionofELCto1140hoursinArgyllandBute.

Aspectrequiringfunding Cost()indicativeSchoolmealsstartupequipment 125,000Initialresourcesfornew/expandedsettings 310,000

TOTAL 435,000