Nursery World - Scotland's new framework focuses on under-threes

The new early years framework for Scotland puts a focus on the first three years of a child's life.

The Early Years Framework (EYF), launched by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), is intended to strengthen universal early years services, support parents to help their children and help themselves and encourage communities to support young children and families.

The EYF calls for 'a shift from intervening only when a crisis happens, to prevention and early intervention' to break the cycles of poverty and inequality.

However, the EYF is not backed by any new investment and acknowledges these are 'high ambitions at a time when there will be no new money available for implementation'.

The EYF calls on local authorities to re-allocate existing resources to early years services, adding that 'a simpler, integrated structure of services also has a significant potential to deliver greater value for money.'

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