Nursery World - Scotland to review how to boost children's early years

Former Scottish health minister Susan Deacon has been appointed to lead a wide-ranging review on how to improve children's early years in order to reduce the need for more costly crisis interventions later in life.

This follows a pledge from the Scottish government at the Children's Summit last week to prioritise early intervention to cut the long-term costs of ill-health, poor education and crime.

Education secretary Michael Russell said, 'Successive governments have recognised the importance of investing in the early years of a child's life to give them the best possible start they can. There is a growing body of evidence which highlights the importance of this and the positive impact which early support and intervention can have. Spending one pound on helping a child during their formative years can save the public purse up to seven pounds later on.'

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