1. Pre-Birth to Three (National Guidance)
2. Ready Steady Baby Revised 2016 (NHS document)
3. Ready Steady Toddler Updated 2015 (NHS document)
4. A good place to be Two (Community Playthings document)
5. What’s play got to do with it? (Community Playthings blog)
6. Early Learning and Childcare FAQ 2 year olds
7. Play Talk Read
8. Play@home (resources to accompany baby, toddler and pre 5 books)
9. Pre-birth to three literacy development
10. 1001 critical days 0 – 2 years
11. Pre-Birth to Three Information for Parents and Carers

1. Scottish Early Childhood, Children and Families Transitions Position StatementHow Good Is Our Early Learning and Childcare (Scottish Government)
2. Children and Young People (Scotland) 2014 (Early Learning and Childcare guidance)
3. Workforce Review 2015
4. Health and Social Care Standards
5. National Parenting Strategy (Scottish Government)
6. Building the Ambition (National Practice Guidance)
7. Childcare Commission Report
8. NHS Infection Prevention Control 
9. Scottish ELCC Workforce Review
10. Growing up in Scotland
11. National Standards for Nursery and School brushing Programmes – Childsmile
12. Setting the Table
13. Setting the Table – revised May 2018 key amendments to reflect recent policy changes and evidence updates
14. Setting the Table: Recipes
15. My Play World Triangle
16. Play Strategy Vision
17. Play Strategy Action Plan
18. Learning through Play
19. Seven Golden Rules SCCYP
20. Early Years Information Pathway for professionals (NHS Health Scotland)
21. Children and Young People’s Services Plan 2017-2020 (Argyll & Bute Council and NHS Highland)
22. My World Outdoors
23. Loose Parts Play – A Toolkit
24. Space to Grow (Design guidance for Early Learning and Childcare and Out of School Care services)
25. Just like a child Respect gender equality in the early years A guide for childcare professionals
26. Improving Gender Balance Scotland An action guide for early learning and childcare practitioners
27. My Creative Journey Expressive Arts
28. Animal Magic
29. SBAR Hygiene requirements in Outdoor Nurseries in Scotland Health Protection Scotland
30. Early Years Scotland Scottish Early Childhood, Children and Families Transitions Position Statement
31. Early Years Scotland Scottish Children and Families Transition

Learning and Development Framework complete document for Practitioners to download (updated March 2018)

LAD Word documents for editing

LAD Framework Part One (0-3 Years) Appendices

Appendix 1 – All About Me Appendix 2 – Care Plan Appendix 3 – Individual Planner Appendix 4 – record of contact Appendix 5a – examp. envir. Planner Appendix 5b – blank envir. Planner Appendix 6 – ideas for play Appendix 7 – flexible routine Appendix 8a – Sleep Record Appendix 8b – Sleep Record Appendix 9 – observation sheet Appendix-10 (A&B Developmental Milestones) appendix 11 guide to development Appendix 12 Learning and development meeting Appendix 13- Progress Transition Record Appendix 14 – Positive Statements List Appendix 15a Daily Sheet appendix 15b Daily Sheet b

LAD Framework Part Two

DM Progress Tracker Learning and development meeting Shared ELC Placement Overview Shared Placement Progression

LAD Framework documents for downloading

Presentations from LAD Development day – January 2018

LAD Literacy Progression and Tracking LAD Numeracy Progression and Tracking LAD 3-5 Years Presentation LAD Transitions Presentation Jan 2018

LAD 0-3 Presentation Jan 2018

SHANARRI Stage One SHANARRI Stage Two Monitoring and Tracking Literacy and English updated Sept 2017 Monitoring and Tracking Numeracy and Maths updated Sept 2017

DM Progress Tracker

• DM Stage One Overview
• DM Stage Two Overview
• DM implementation guide
• DM parents handbook
• DM Rationale
• DM Progress Tracker Stage One and Two
• DM cfe links binder
• DM Test Leaflet
• DM Tool Data Overview

1. Building the Ambition Sept 14
2. Environment
3. Experiences
4. New HTs Jan 16
5. Role of Adult
6. Structure of the Early Years Service 2018-2019

1. GIRFEC – Early Years Guidance
2. GIRFEC – e-learning module

1. Fios is Fregairt
2. Gaelic ELC Evaluation
3. Advice on Gaelic Education
4. Gaelic language plan_-_English_version

Revised Grants pack 2018 2019 (early years funding applications 2018 2019)

Argyll & Bute Funding pages (including latest edition of Alert)

Education Scotland – Engaging Parents and Families – A toolkit for Practitioners

Parents as Partners in their Children’s Learning Toolkit

Parent and Family Support Strategy 2017 2020

CONFERENCE 2015 DOCUMENTS
Family Engagement – Hamish Fraser EYC

Healthy Starts for Families – Jan Chapple

Healthy Starts for Families – Tracy Thornton

Psychology of Parenting Project – Kirsten Coull

Engaging Families – Nancy Magrath

A&B Family Pathway – Kintyre

FP Champions Attachment – Tina Hendry

EYC Conference Programme

Family Learning Guidance

1. Early Level concept Colgrain
2. Early Level Pilot Report (final)
3. Early Level Class Vision
4. Early Level Class – Small Isles
5. Learning at the early level (Information for parents and carers)
6. Learning teaching – Evaluation -Early-Level

1. Space to Grow (Design guidance for ELC and OOSC settings)
2. An enabling, enriching environment
3. Ferre Laevers emotional well being and involvement scales summary
4. Focused Observation Sheet
5. LAD Literacy Monitoring and Tracking
6. LAD Numeracy Monitoring and Tracking
7. Education Scotland Early Learning and Childcare
8. Early Level Literacy
9. Early Level Numeracy and Maths Progression
10. ELC Curriculum Diagram
11. Monitoring Recording and Tracking Success (Journey to Excellence)
12. Monitoring Tracking progress and achievement (Education Scotland)
13. Check list – guidance for registered providers
14. Bookbug Sessions in ELC settings – Guidance
15. Loose Parts Play (A Toolkit by Theresa Casey and Juliet Robertson)
16. ELC – environments, experiences and interactions – Linda Burgar Presentation – July 2019