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Scotland's first national guidance for practitioners working with babies and toddlers has been positively received by practitioners and early years experts. 'Birth to Three: supporting our youngest children' was launched by the Scottish Executive on 18 January and has been distributed to early years settings and organisations across the country.

'Birth to Three: supporting our youngest children' was launched by the Scottish Executive on 18 January and has been distributed to early years settings and organisations across the country.

Alice Sharp, owner of training organisation Experiential Play, praised the document for its language and structure. She said, 'I love the terminology and the way it is based on the three key features of effective practice - Relationships, Responsive Care and Respect. I also really like the guide for parents. It clearly shows parents the benefits of having a document of this nature for the birth-to-three age group.'

Mairi Maciver-Clark, a director for the Scottish Independent Nurseries Association, also praised the supporting leaflet for parents. She said, 'I think it is a really good tool for parents, because there is a mystery surrounding what practitioners do. I see this as a really good starting point to educate parents about the tremendous neurological development that children experience from birth upwards.

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