Community Services Early Years

Community Services – Early Years

Management Information

Introduction

The purpose of this guidance is to support groups who provide services for children aged from Birth upwards, including Preschool Education, who are required to be registered with Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS)

The three main policy drivers related to Community Services: Early Years

1. Early Years www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/257007/007630 Framework 9.pdf 2. Equally Well www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/257007/007630 9.pdf 3. Achieving our www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/11/2010381 Potential 5/0

Community Services: Early Years

Remits & contact details www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/early-years Service Plan www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/newsletters- and-publications

Section 1 – SCSWIS aka The Care Inspectorate www.scswis.com

National Care Standards www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/37432/0010250.pdf National Care Standards Guidance Checklist on How to Meet the Standards Publications www.scswis.com E-forms passwords to get a password call 0845 6030890 or email [email protected] Self Assessments https://eforms.scswis.com/ Annual Return https://eforms.scswis.com/ Notifiable events e.g. Commissioned Providers to log via e-forms  absence of Manager 28 https://eforms.scswis.com/ days Local Authority units to advise Helpline who will provide  accident advice  incident Records Care Services must www.scswis.com/index.php? keep and notification reporting option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=657&Itemid guidance. Document reference =701 OPS-1211-104 Quality Themes and www.scswis.com Statements Guidance for providers of www.scswis.com/index2.php? regulated care services: option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=82&Itemid=70 2011/12 Arrangements for the 1 inspection of regulated care services, including information on Grading. Document reference OPS-0311-007 Education Scotland (previously www.educationscotland.gov.uk HMIe)

Section 2 – SSSC aka Scottish Social Services Council www.sssc.uk.com

Registration process for LA Please complete online at www.sssc.co.uk and click HERE units to view flowchart Codes of Conduct for www.sssc.uk.com employers and employees Qualifications for registration www.sssc.uk.com Post Registration and Learning www.sssc.uk.com (PRTL) SCQF www.scqf.org.uk NOS Navigator. This tool is http://workforcesolutions.sssc.uk.com useful for viewing SVQ CCLD mandatory and optional units content

Section 3 - Personnel

PVG www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young- People/children- families/pvglegislation/News/PVGupdates CRBS www.crbs.org.uk ACAS www.acas.org.uk Individual Learning Accounts www.ilascotland.org.uk LA units. Policies and http://intranet.argyll-bute.gov.uk/Pages/Homepage.aspx procedures including PVG Community Services: Early www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/social-care-and- Years, CPD Calendar health/newsletters-and-publications Request for Training Funding Phone Helpline 01369 708503 or email earlyyears@argyll- bute.gov.uk

Section 4 – Child Protection

National Guidance www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/334290/0109279.pdf Protection of Children www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/5/contents (Scotland) Act 2003 Child Protection Scotland www.childprotectionscotland.org Safe and Well www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/08/0191408/140 93 West of Scotland Guidance www.online-procedures.co.uk/westofscotland/contents Framework for Standards www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/03/19102/34603 Argyll and Bute: Child www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/abcpc Protection  Protocols  Interagency CPD Programme  Information Leaflets  Self Learning Pack Section 5 – Health

Link Health Visitors To be confirmed A Pathway for Care of www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/03/22145900/0 Vulnerable Children and Families National Early Years www.healthscotland.com/resources/networks/earlyyears.aspx Hall 4 Information www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/01/11133654/8 Child smile information www.child-smile.org.uk Nutritional Guidance www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/01/18153659/0 Adventures in Foodland email for copies. [email protected] or visit www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/17087- Adventures%20in%20Foodland%20-%20pdf%20for %20NHSHS%20website.pdf Food Standards Agency – www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/childmindadvicescot.p Childminder registering as df Food agency Hand Washing Guidance www.washyourhandsofthem.com/the- campaign/childrens-pack.aspx Infection Prevention and www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/hai/infection- Control in Childcare Settings control/guidelines/infection-prevention-control- Guidance childcare.pdf Infant and Toddler forum. This www.infantandtoddlerforum.org provides information on infant and toddler nutrition and development SCSWIS Guidance Medication www.scswis.com/index.php? Publication Code HCR-0412- option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=212&Itemid 061 =720 LA unit Medication Guidance. http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/education-circulars Management Circular 1.26 or 3.25 Guidance inc Medication from www. soscn .org umbrella Organisations i.e. www.careandlearningalliance.co.uk SOSCN, CALA, SCMA or SPPA www.childminding.org www.sppa.org.uk

Section 6 – Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC)

National Information www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young- people/gettingitright Scottish Executive. Supporting www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/08/15105817/58 Children’s Learning 187 Education Scotland. Count us www.educationscotland.gov.uk/inspectionandreview/Ima In - A Sense of Belonging ges/cuimnnus_tcm4-712902.pdf My World Triangle www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/1141/0109332.pdf GIRFEC - Referral process Click HERE for referral process (formally Pre scat) Speech and Language Referral http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/Services/Pages/Spee process chLanguageTherapyDepartment.aspx scroll down to Argyll and Bute section Argyll and Bute GIRFEC for LA http://intranet.argyll-bute.gov.uk/getting-it-right-every- units child

Working Together with Parents Click HERE and Families (inc Toiletting) Scottish Pre-School Play www.sppa.org.uk Association (SPPA) SCMA www.childminding.org Additional Support for Learning www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Schools/welfare/ Act ASL

Enquire. The Scottish Advice www.enquire.org.uk Service for Additional Support for Learning Enquire. What’s My Role? Early http://enquire.org.uk/20100622/wp- Years Education Practitioners content/uploads/2011/04/whats-my-role-early-years.pdf and The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004

Section 7 – Children under 3 years

Pre Birth to 3: Positive www.ltscotland.org.uk/earlyyears/prebirthtothree/index.a Outcomes for Scotland’s sp Children Argyll and Bute Support To be confirmed Materials

Section 8 – Preschool Education

List of Preschool providers www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/preschool- education Curriculum for Excellence www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/whatiscurri culumforexcellence Education Scotland – www.educationscotland.gov.uk/inspectionandreview/ Inspection & Review Child at the Centre www.hmie.gov.uk/Generic/TheChildattheCentre Assessment is for Learning www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/09/15090146/1 Glow https://secure.glowscotland.org.uk/login/login.htm Parent Information leaflet www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/preschool- education-areas Administration procedures Click for the following: (including NAMS) NAMS Manual, NAMS FAQs, Local Authority (LA) Processes, Partner Provider (PP) Processes, LA Training exercises, PP Training exercises, Housekeeping, Flowchart Admission Criteria Click HERE. Local Authority units should also refer to Management Circular 3.02 Additional Year Procedures www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/preschool- education-areas Transport Guidance Click HERE Working Together with parents Click HERE and Families Commissioning Team www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/business-and-trade/contact- procurement-and-commissioning-team email: [email protected] phone: 01546 604145 Public Liability Insurance for LA Click HERE for Public Liability units on eolas email public Click HERE for Employers Liability folders Curricular Guidance Click for the following: Early Level Working Group, Planning and Assessment, Literacy in the Early Years, Transition Reports Ziggy www.gosafewithziggy.com

Section 9 – Out of School Care

SOSCN http://www.soscn.org.uk/ CALA www.careandlearningalliance.co.uk Play Scotland http://www.playscotland.org

Section 10 – Childminders

SCMA www.childminding.org.uk Her Majesties Revenue and www. hmrc .gov.uk Customs (HMRC) Community Childminders Disc issued

Section 11 – Gaelic

Bord na Gaidhlig www.bord-na-gaidhlig.org.uk Comann nam Parant www.parant.org.uk Comhairle nan leabhraichean – www.gaelicbooks.org The Gaelic Books Council - Argyll & Bute Council ESO [email protected] Gaelic – Donald MacLeod email address

Section 12 - Other Useful information

Early Years www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/earlyyears Family Information Service www.scottishfamilies.gov.uk National Parenting Strategy www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/10/4789 4T’s (parenting sessions) www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/family- activities-and-support-0 Book trust www.scottishbooktrust.com Local Bookbug Sessions www.scottishfamilies.gov.uk/LocalCategoriesSearchResult s.aspx?chisid=26&keyword=Bookbug Play @ Home www.maternal-and-early-years.org.uk/the-playhome- national-roll-out-programme I Can www.ican.org.uk Play Talk Read www.playtalkread.org Infant and Toddler – Ready www.readysteadytoddler.org.uk Steady Toddler Scottish Government Early www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young-People/Early- Years Years-and-Family A&B Committee Leaflets www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/social-care-and- health/newsletters-and-publications OSCAR www.oscr.org.uk Home start www.home-start.org.uk/homepage Befrienders www.scottishfamilies.gov.uk/LocalCategoriesSearchResult s.aspx?chisid=26&keyword=befrienders Lending library contents Click HERE Third Sector Grants www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/children- and-families-social-work-grants-2012-2013 How to complain about www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/council-and- services you have received government/complaints from the Council Retention Schedules for www.scoarch.org.uk/projects/retentionschedules/retentio information on how long to nschedules keep records for