Fed up with the rain? 💧💧💧 Being outside improves everyone’s wellbeing 🌈 and this is as true for toddlers and younger kids as it is for anyone but you can still have fun burning off energy indoors... For free/low-cost indoor play ideas ➡ parentclub.scot/articles/havin…

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camphillschools.org.uk/join-us/vacanc… Exciting Early Years Teacher position being advertised at Amber Kindergarten 🙂🍂🍃Camphill School Aberdeen

Join the Childminding Week conversation, share our key messages, tag us in your posts, and get inspired to #CheerforChildminding 💙 #MakingaDifference #PlayLearnGrow #ChildmindingHeroes #ShapingFutures

Keeping active outdoors is good for all the family (of all ages & stages!) 🌻💞 Being outside clears the mind, reduces stress & helps to cheer everyone up 🪁 Find lots of ideas for keeping active with the family here ➡parentclub.scot/topics/activit… #MomentsForMovement Mental Health Foundation

Childminders are an extremely valued & integral part of our ELC offer in Aberdeen, not only providing ELC places for 3-5 year olds, but also for Eligible 2s & community placements. We are delighted to be part of this programme, supporting recruitment & retention of childminders.

If you are heading out near water this summer, it’s important that everyone in your family learns how to keep safe 🌊🏖🛶 For water safety tips ➡ parentclub.scot/articles/water… Water Safety Code ➡ watersafetyscotland.org.uk/advice-hub/wat… #DrowningPreventionWeek Royal Life Saving Society UK - RLSS UK WaterSafetyScotland

Our Aberdeen City Council Early Learning and Childcare Delivery Plan for 2024-26 was approved today #ELC

Interested in a career in Early Years Education? Looking for an opportunity to study while you earn? Click below to find out about a number of exciting opportunities with Aberdeen City Council myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/aberd…

Money worries can be really stressful. These independent benefit calculators can help you to check the financial support that may be available: bit.ly/BenefitCalcula… We’ve pulled together a list of what you could be entitled to as a parent too, visit➡ parentclub.scot/articles/finan…

From today, all childminders in Scotland can access our 3 free childminder-specific CPL courses. Access to this free professional learning for all childminders is part of the childminder retention strand of the PSCF. More info 👉 shorturl.at/Ul9ib

🌟 Aberdeen Parents and Carers 🌟 Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Admissions 2025/26 Please be advised that applications for ELC Admissions for 2025/26 will be open from Wednesday 19th February 2025 through to Friday 7th March 2025. Further details will be shared soon.

Do you work in Early Learning and Childcare? This week we published the Quality Improvement Framework for the sector. Together with stakeholders we have compiled some accompanying Frequently Asked Questions: ow.ly/QAvc50UHMKR

As part of our important retention work through the Programme for Scotland's Childminding Future, SCMA has updated the Self-Evaluation Toolkit for all childminders in Scotland to support them with reflecting on their service. 👉 getstarted.childminding.org/workforce-rete… ScotGov Childcare ScotGov Education

🌟 Aberdeen Parents and Carers 🌟 Parent Information Aberdeen City HSCP

🌟 Aberdeen Parents and Carers 🌟 Education Aberdeen Parent Information Aberdeen City HSCP Online applications for Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) places Aberdeen City Council ELC settings for 2025/26 are now open.

🌟 Aberdeen Parents and Carers 🌟 Early Years Team Aberdeen City Council at event today and look forward to meeting parents and carers and talking all things Early Learning and Childcare #ELC

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🌟 Aberdeen Parents and Carers 🌟 Your views are really important to us and help shape our ELC provision in the city. Please complete our two yearly consultation. All the details below ⬇️ #ELC

🌟 Aberdeen Parents and Carers 🌟 We are into the final 2 days of our Aberdeen City Council ELC Consultation. Your views are really important to us and help shape our ELC offer. All the details on how to complete the survey below ⬇️ #ELC