We will be closed to all children on the following dates;
Monday, 6th May 2024 – Bank holiday
Tuesday, 7th May 2024 – In Service Day
Friday, 24th May 2024 – May Holiday Weekend
Monday, 27th May 2024 – May Holiday Weekend
Please click the link below to access information about young people aged between 5 and 21 years old will need to apply for a Young Scot National Entitlement Card.
Please explore the Thinglink below to help introduce our young people to Climate Change.
This week we have launched the Parent Club ‘Boosting Family Wellbeing’ Campaign is launching this week. The campaign provides tips and supports parents to introduce positive interactions with their children into their daily routine. Different households face different challenges – but one thing everyone has in common is their mental health, and the importance of looking after it.
The Boosting Family Wellbeing campaign will familiarise parents with principles that build children’s happiness, confidence and independence – things like empowerment, safety, choice, working together and trustworthiness. These simple, everyday tips can help families reduce stress, improve children’s development and strengthen long-term bonds between parents and children.
This campaign is now live and will run until the 12 September on radio, digital, OOH and social channels.
How to Help:
Stakeholder Toolkit:
We have a number of assets and tools which you can use to promote the campaign to families across your channels. The Parent Club ‘Boosting Family Wellbeing’ Stakeholder Toolkit attached contains the following:
Campaign Assets:21-22 – Parent Club – Stakeholder Toolkit – Boosting Family Wellbeing – …
You can access all ‘Boosting Family Wellbeing’ campaign assets via the Parent website here:
Access the Parent ‘Boosting Family Wellbeing’ Assets via the PC Stakeholder Page here
Dear Parent/Carer
As you have previously contacted this department requesting a swap of your current Early Learning and Childcare arrangements you are being sent the following information. For session 2021-22, all requests to swap must now be made through the new early learning and childcare application form as detailed below. Please note that if you do not submit your requested change through a new application, we will not be able to consider your request.
East Renfrewshire Council must ensure that all Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) places are allocated equitably. On 21 January 2021 the Education Committee of East Renfrewshire Council agreed a new admissions policy with some slight changes to the priorities. These are noted below for your information:
Order of Priorities for Allocation of Eligible 3 and 4 Year Old Places within East Renfrewshire Council Early Learning and Childcare Establishments
Effective for Session Commencing August 2021 and Beyond
For use when applications exceed available places
In the event that the number of applications received for a particular establishment and operating model combination is greater than the number of places available, the criteria below are used to allocate places and are listed in order of priority:
Please note:
The criteria will be applied in the order shown above. If for any category the number of requests exceeds the number of places available, the next succeeding criteria will be used to prioritise these requests and so on until all priority criteria have been exhausted. If, after this process, two or more requests cannot be distinguished as having priority, then a ballot will be held to allocate the places available. This ballot will be organised by the Community Admissions Panel which is comprised of officers of the Education Department and the Head Teacher of each ELC setting within the community.
You will see that pre-school children with an existing allocation do not have priority over ante-preschool children, who largely come under Priority 4. Although places are allocated for two years, for pre-school children, requesting a change of setting or model, a new application can be made which will be considered alongside other Priority 4 applications. This is a change to the previous policy where applications to swap would be considered after all new applications had been considered. The application form is available on the council website https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/nursery-places-3-4-application-form
It should be noted that by re-applying there is no guarantee that you will receive both your first choice of setting and or model. It should also be noted that eg where your request is to swap to a core placement, these places are limited and as such we will not be able to accommodate all requests. Where we are unable to offer you a change to setting and or model, your child will remain in their current placement for session 2021-22. The cut-off date for submission of applications for Session 2021-22 is 28th February 2021. Applications received after this date will be treated as late and will not be looked at until after all allocations are made.
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