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Early Years Summit
ELCC – The Parent Perspective
Presented by Julie Wild NPFoS
The Challenge – What do parents need
from ELCC
The answer – There isn’t one, no two
families are the same….
What I want – Universal answer
The best possible start for my child
What I want - Universal
Provision in my locality (home, work) which is
• Accessible
• High quality
• Affordable
• Complimentary to my other commitments
• E.g. School start and finish, working hours
• To be supported and work in partnership with
the setting(s) I choose
Case Study - Highland
Heather’s Story
•Challenges
– Lack of provision in locality
– Affordability
– Possibility of having to give up work, impact of this
to self and community
•Positive
– Solution focused partnership approach
What I want – some…
Flexibility to support work / study / life
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Evenings
Weekends
Rolling shifts
School Holidays
Respite
Seasonal
A broader choice of provision – summer schools,
sports coaching, arts based provision
What I want – some…..
To be supported as a parent
•The choice to stay at home
•Family / parenting support, opportunities to be
engaged in ‘learning’ with my child outside the
home
•Understanding from employers and service
providers
•A system that helps me today and is adaptable
recognising that things can change
Piecing together the
picture
Finances
Work /
Study
Family
Challenges
• Setting the parameters – not raising unrealistic
expectations
IF IT’S NOT A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER THEN LET’S
NOT OFFER ONE
• Not constraining our thinking too much – your
option is A or B
MORE OF THE SAME ISN’T ENOUGH
Challenges
• Communicating / engaging with ALL families
from all backgrounds. Learn from and build on
600 hour consultation
PAS – Education Authorities consultations with parents
“The population group included in the consultation were most
commonly parents and children at local authority and partner
providers”
“the response to paper surveys was much higher than online”
“ a third of authorities conducted online survey only”
RANGE OF RESPONDENTS , LANGUAGE, METHOD, FEEDBACK,
ANALYSIS
Recommendations
Early dialogue and
mapping of local needs
Genuine Co-Production
Parents
Clear communications and
‘marketing’ campaign over
the next 3 years
Continuous feedback and
improvement cycle