{"id":13,"date":"2017-02-07T19:56:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:49:51","slug":"httpswww-east-ayrshire-gov-uk-hillbank-early-childhood-centre-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/httpswww-east-ayrshire-gov-uk-hillbank-early-childhood-centre-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Documents\/Important Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Days Hillbank ECC will be closed 2026-2027<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3>Friday 3rd April 2026<br \/>\nMonday 6th April 2026<br \/>\nMonday 4th May 2026<br \/>\nThursday 7th May 2026<br \/>\nMonday 17th August 2026<br \/>\nTuesday 18th August 2026<br \/>\nFriday 18th September 2026<br \/>\nMonday 21st September 2026<br \/>\nMonday 19th October 2026<br \/>\nFriday 25th December 2026<br \/>\nMonday 28th December 2026<br \/>\nTuesday 29th December 2026<br \/>\nWednesday 30th December 2026<br \/>\nThursday 31st December 2026<br \/>\nMonday 4th January 2027<\/h3>\n<h3>Please feel free to read our most recent improvement plan for 2025\/26;<\/h3>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2026\/03\/13144946\/Improvement-Plan-2025-2026.pdf\">Improvement Plan 2025-2026<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1121\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/2026\/03\/13\/improvement-plan-2025-26\/screenshot-2026-03-13-13-35-59\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2026\/03\/13133613\/Screenshot-2026-03-13-13.35.59.png\" data-orig-size=\"621,418\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2026-03-13 13.35.59\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2026\/03\/13133613\/Screenshot-2026-03-13-13.35.59-300x202.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2026\/03\/13133613\/Screenshot-2026-03-13-13.35.59.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1121\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2026\/03\/13133613\/Screenshot-2026-03-13-13.35.59-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2026\/03\/13133613\/Screenshot-2026-03-13-13.35.59-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2026\/03\/13133613\/Screenshot-2026-03-13-13.35.59.png 621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Below you will find the report for our Care Inspectorate inspection;<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2025\/12\/15133538\/Hillbank-ECC-Inspection-Report-2024.pdf\">Hillbank-ECC-Inspection-Report-2024<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please have a read through our Handbook to get up to date with information about Hillbank ECC-<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2025\/12\/15133257\/Hillbank-ECC-Handbook-2025-2026.pdf\">Hillbank ECC Handbook 2025-2026<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Below is our <span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">improvement plan for 2024\/25, please feel <\/span>free to have a read through and find out what we will be hoping to achieve this year&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/06142248\/Improvement-Plan.pdf\">Improvement Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Lunch &amp; Dinner Menu 2024 &#8211; 2025<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07084244\/EARLY-YEARS-MENU-2024-25-PROOF-3.pdf\">EARLY YEARS MENU 2024 25 PROOF 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"919\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/httpswww-east-ayrshire-gov-uk-hillbank-early-childhood-centre-handbook\/capture\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07084421\/Capture.png\" data-orig-size=\"521,741\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Capture\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07084421\/Capture-211x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07084421\/Capture.png\" class=\"wp-image-919 aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07084421\/Capture-211x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07084421\/Capture-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07084421\/Capture.png 521w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Please find below the heath exclusions for ECC&#8217;s<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/publichealthscotland.scot\/media\/25008\/2024-04-child-off-school-a4.pdf\">https:\/\/publichealthscotland.scot\/media\/25008\/2024-04-child-off-school-a4.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"929\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/httpswww-east-ayrshire-gov-uk-hillbank-early-childhood-centre-handbook\/attachment\/1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07090049\/1.png\" data-orig-size=\"529,716\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07090049\/1-222x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07090049\/1.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-929 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07090049\/1-222x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07090049\/1-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/07090049\/1.png 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please find attached below the dates the centre will be closed in 2024-2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/23130201\/Hillbank-2024-2025-Centre-closed-dates-new.pdf\">Hillbank 2024-2025 Centre closed dates new<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"976\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/httpswww-east-ayrshire-gov-uk-hillbank-early-childhood-centre-handbook\/capture-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/23130233\/Capture-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"609,513\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Capture\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/23130233\/Capture-2-300x253.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/23130233\/Capture-2.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-976\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/23130233\/Capture-2-300x253.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/23130233\/Capture-2-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/uploads\/sites\/4226\/2024\/08\/23130233\/Capture-2.png 609w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are working in partnership with others in the local community to reduce food poverty linking to local food businesses and local food larder.\u00a0 To work in partnership to effect change.<\/p>\n<p>Knockinlaw Community Food Larder (BAFS)<\/p>\n<p>We are collecting for our local food larder if you would like to donate any of the following items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cereals<\/li>\n<li>Tinned food such as soups, fruit, vegetables, beans, peas, meat, fish etc.<\/li>\n<li>Dried food such as pasta<\/li>\n<li>Pasta Sauces<\/li>\n<li>Condiments and spices<\/li>\n<li>Biscuit, crackers etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cleaning products and personal care products would also be valuable donations<\/p>\n<p>(Please check items are still in date before donating)<\/p>\n<p>Thank you<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days Hillbank ECC will be closed 2026-2027 Friday 3rd April 2026 Monday 6th April 2026 Monday 4th May 2026 Thursday 7th May 2026 Monday 17th August 2026 Tuesday 18th August 2026 Friday 18th September 2026 Monday 21st September 2026 Monday 19th October 2026 Friday 25th December 2026 Monday 28th December 2026 Tuesday 29th December 2026 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/hillbankfamilycentre2017\/httpswww-east-ayrshire-gov-uk-hillbank-early-childhood-centre-handbook\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Key Documents\/Important 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