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News from CALA Family Services

The Family Services team have supported community Baby and Toddler groups around the Highlands over this last year.  Despite the past 12 months being far from ordinary, our member groups have continued to benefit from their membership in lots of ways. Family Practitioners continue to support committees with up-to-date Scottish Government guidance.  A representative from […]

Consulting with our Youngest Children Toolkit

The Highland Child Protection Committee, Keeping Children Safe and Care and Learning Alliance are delighted to be launching the ‘Consulting with our Youngest Children Toolkit’. As part of Scotland’s commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) every child in Scotland has the right to have their views heard and […]

Out to play – new chapters added

Today Scottish  Government, in partnership with Inspiring Scotland and the Care Inspectorate, have published 3 new sections of the guidance document ‘Out To Play’. ‘Out To Play’ is practical guidance to help create outdoor play experiences in childcare. The 3 new sections cover ASN, Childminders and School-Aged Childcare. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, these sections are […]

Gaelic Medium Information Day

Latha Gaidhlig air Loidhne – Online Gaelic Day for parents interested in GME 27mh den Mhàrt – 10:30-13:00/27th March – 10:30-13:00 Click here to view the programme Click here to download and complete a registration form. Interested parents/carers should return their completed registration form to [email protected]  

Gaelic Parent and Toddler Newsletters

Despite the difficult times that we find ourselves all in with COVID 19 restrictions, our Gaelic Parent and Toddler Development Workers continue to be solution-focused and innovative in finding ways to communicate and support the development of the Gaelic Language with our youngest children. Click on the links to find out about some of the […]

CALA Family Services and Bookbug

The Scottish Book Trust, home of Bookbug, states “Bookbug is Scotland’s universal early year’s book gifting programme and aims to inspire a love of stories, songs and rhymes from birth.”  Throughout their early years, every child should receive four Bookbug bags containing books, and other resources which facilitate families to share songs and rhymes and […]

CPL Opportunity for Practitioners working in OSC /Childminders in Highland

Introduction to Play Practice – 1-hour online session. As part of Highland Council’s CPD staff development programme, CALA will be delivering a 1-hour online session on ‘Introduction to Play Practice’. These sessions are suited to practitioners working with children in Out of School Care, Breakfast or Holiday Clubs and childminders in Highland. Date: Wednesday 17th […]

Staying connected

Culbokie Out of School Club Our responsive practitioners at Culbokie Fun Club shared how they had facilitated the children’s idea to show they were mindful of others by making small gifts and notes which they posted to friends so they would know they were thinking of them. This followed on from their discussions from children’s […]

Update from Scottish Government – Re-opening of ELC

Stated by the Scottish Government: The First Minister today announced the Scottish Government’s intention that childcare settings can re-open to all pre-school children from 22nd February. This is subject to continued progress in suppressing the virus and will be subject to final confirmation in two weeks’ time. The Scottish Government has issued a letter to […]