Statement from Care Inspectorate: “The First Minister has announced that, following an increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across Scotland and on the advice of her medical and scientific advisers, further measures were to be introduced across Scotland to slow the spread of COVID-19. The announcement by the First Minister has no effect on current childcare […]
Don’t miss out! The Transitional Support Fund for private, voluntary or not for profit daycare of children providers closes Friday 9 October. Read more about this excellent opportunity and how to apply here: https://twitter.com/ELCScotGov/status/1313133975498559489
Scottish Government (Childcare) have announced the refresh of the ELC National Induction Resource. They state: The ELC National Induction Resource, produced collaboratively with leading partners, has been refreshed to provide new ELC employees with all the relevant information they need on what to expect in their first few months in post, including the most up-to-date […]
The Care Inspectorate has produced a helpful poster to help ELC settings keep children and families safe from the spread of COVID-19. Click here to view and download the poster
Tuesday 6th October: 2-3pm CALA members are invited to join our online virtual continuous professional development session – Using My World Triangle in Practice. The My World Triangle is a useful tool to build a picture of the whole child, strengths, and pressures to enable us to identify the best way to support the child […]
During the summer holidays, Dingwall Ducklings were delighted to have some refurbishment done. Patio doors have been fitted and decking built to make freeflow play from the playroom to the garden area easier. The lovely large patio doors have also helped more natural light into the playroom making it bright and airy. Many thanks to […]
Practitioners in Reay had a special delivery left outside of their setting this week! The children were super excited to open the parcel and find a tiger puppet and a letter introducing ‘Timmy the Tiger.’ The children discussed what they could do to make Timmy feel welcome and safe and decided that this week they […]
CALA are delighted to announce the launch of their new module to the CALA e-learning zone – Gender Equal Play: breaking down barriers. Children’s understanding of gender is influenced and reinforced from a very young age through interactions and experiences with family, culture, lifestyle, the media, education, childcare environments and the wider community. The module will […]
The ‘Early Learning and Childcare programme’ announced the release of a series of online bitesize resources on the Care Inspectorate Hub which will support services to complete their Key Question 5 self-evaluation Care Inspectorate state: “The flexible design of the bitesize resources means all ELC staff can view the four sessions at any time – […]
CALA Family Services Team has been awarded funding from the Scottish Book Trust to support CALA Toddler Groups to come together to create stories, play, learn and have fun culminating in a virtual pyjama party to celebrate Book Week Scotland. Before we get to the pyjama party however our Family Service Practitioners are looking for […]
The Scottish Government Cyber Resilience Unit has released a new Cyber Resilience COVID-19 Bulletin. The bulletin shares important cyber security information. The Cyber Resilience Unit state that there is a “significant rise in COVID-19 related scams” and they aim to update the bulletin regularly. Keep up to date with the most relevant information from the […]
CALA sought further clarification from the Scottish Government on re-opening of Toddler Groups for outside sessions. The following response was received which indicates that this is not possible at this time as Toddler Groups do not fall into either of the criteria given: “Unregulated activity clubs for young people under the age of 18 are […]
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