Early Years Matters 14 (Autumn 2008)
Welcome from the Early Years team
An update from the LTS Early Years team on some of our current activities.
Update from the Scottish Government
Includes the early years framework and expanding pre-school entitlement.
Curriculum for Excellence early years update
Tim Wallace updates us on 'Building the Curriculum 3' and outlines future developments.
Positive behaviour in the early years
Research into parents' and service providers' perceptions of children's behaviour.
Healthy Living with Healthy Heroes
Muirton Community Nursery children learn about healthy living with help from two superheroes.
National Glow Group for early years
The early years community now has its own national Early Years Glow Group.
Prevention better than cure
The Vulnerable 2s project provides dedicated outreach and support to families across Glasgow.
New HMIE Inspection Models
HMIE is introducing new models of inspection for the school and pre-school sectors.
The New HND in Childhood Practice
A new qualification has been introduced to fill the gap above HNC level in Childhood Practice.
To see ourselves as others see us
European students on the EMEC programme record their impressions of early education in Scotland.
The great outdoors
Grounds for Learning supported Geppetto Nursery to develop and transform its outdoor space.
Their life in your hands
Peripatetic trainers are helping to implement the Birth to Three guidance in West Dunbartonshire.
Childhood Practice Developments
Find out about the Scottish Benchmark Standard for Childhood Practice.
Enter our competition
Could a child at your school or centre design a new LTS banner?
We can't do that…
...because the Care Commission says we can't - and other urban myths about risk assessment.
Integrated services at the Jeely Piece Club
Discover Jeely Piece Club's outstanding services for disadvantaged communities in Glasgow.
EECERA Conference
Norway hosted the 18th Annual European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference.
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