posted by Eileen Jackson, Early Years Collaborative Programme Manager, Children and Learning

On Thursday last week 82 delegates attended a partnership event at the Reid Hall. Jointly hosted by Angus Early Years Collaborative & Tayside Centre For Organisational Effectiveness (TcOE) the event celebrated the  success of a range of improvement work across the early years.

Projects showcased included: –

• Play@ Home
• Bookbug – Catching the reading bug
• Just Play – Family Cooking Group
• Carnoustie Childcare Project
• SHARING INFORMATION – GETTING IT RIGHT FOR CHILDREN STARTING EARLY LEARNING & CHILDCARE SERVICES
• Child Health Allied Health Professionals 0-3 Years Children’s Pathway
• Pre Birth support

There was such a positive energy and commitment throughout the morning as delegates shared practice, learning and considered next steps. Thank you to all who attended

The Early Years Collaborative (EYC) was launched in October 2012 and is the world’s first national multi-agency quality improvement programme. It is a coalition of Community Planning Partners in Angus – including social services, health, education, police and third sector professionals.

The overall ambition of EYC is ‘to make Scotland the best  place in the world to grow up in by improving outcomes and reducing inequalities for all babies, children, mothers, fathers and families to ensure that all children have the best start in life and are ready to succeed.’