Simple solutions - work

What have we done differently?Redesign of early years play in one communityRedesign of oral health promotion in two

communitiesTargeting of breakfast provisionCapacity building through champions network30 + Staff training as ‘forest school’ leadersNatural Nurture training for early years / nursery

staffIn service training on emotional well beingSupport for gardening as a learning activity Health story sack project at WhitecraigDeveloped a music and emotional literacy resource

What have we done differently?Active schools team developed an outdoor extra

curricular resource for early yearsIntroducing early development instrument to

develop information about readiness to learn pre-school

Introduce Place to Be into six East Lothian schoolsTargeting of free school meals in P1-P3Introduction of Creating Confident KidsRoll out of Play@homeEnhanced training on attachment Provision for two staff to have extended hours to

provide Video Interactive guidanceProvided supported placements in pre nursery care

Challenges & BarriersMaintaining momentumMaintaining political and managerial supportCommunication – external & internalChanging financial environmentEvidencing impactStrengthening community involvement Time

Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it. And then he thinks that perhaps there isn’t.