Early Learning and Childcare consultation survey launch
The Highland Council’s Early Learning and Childcare Consultation is now live, and we want to hear from those living across Highland. The survey is open until Friday 4 October 2024 and can be filled out here.
About this survey – The ELC consultation survey is carried out every two years to help us get a better idea of family’s ELC needs by area. The ELC service value your feedback and ask that people complete the survey.
The survey is about Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) services, and includes questions for families who:
- are currently using ELC,
- have used ELC in the past,
- are not currently using any ELC services.
Education Committee Chair, Cllr John Finlayson said: “Our ELC staff and service value feedback from people who currently use ELC provision, may use in the future or have used in the past to contribute to the consultation. This enables a wide range of feedback and data to be gathered that helps us better understand the requirements on an area by area basis.
“We understand that certain areas across Highland experience different ELC challenges and needs at varying times, and by carrying out the consultation every two years it allows us to capture those changes and identify patterns which in turn informs our ELC service delivery.”
Funded ELC provision is free to parents, funded by the Scottish Government. If your child is 3 or 4 years old and some 2 year olds dependant on eligibility criteria, you can get up to 1,140 hours of funded ELC a year (around 30 hours a week in term time or 23 hours a week over the whole year). Funding is available from the term after your child turns 3 (August, January or April) and depending on their start date (if not starting in August) they will get pro-rata hours.
For more information on Education and Learning across Highland, please visit the Council website here.
The survey is available now and remains open until Friday 4 October 2024 and can be filled out here.
Those who have already contributed to the survey from the North area do not require to resubmit, your feedback will be considered, however it does offer the opportunity for those from the North area that may have missed out at the beginning of the summer to contribute now.
Suirbhidh Co-chomhairleachaidh Tràth-ionnsachaidh is Cùraim-chloinne ga Cur air Bhog
Tha Co-chomhairleachadh Tràth-ionnsachaidh is Cùraim-chloinne Chomhairle na Gàidhealtachd a-nis beò, agus tha sinn airson cluinntinn bho dhaoine a tha a’ fuireach air feadh na Gàidhealtachd. Tha an t-suirbhidh fosgailte gu Dihaoine 4 Dàmhair 2024 agus faodar a lìonadh an seo.
Mun t-suirbhidh seo – Thathar a’ dèanamh suirbhidh co-chomhairleachaidh Tràth-ionnsachaidh is Cùraim-chloinne (TIC) gach dàrna bliadhna airson ar cuideachadh gus beachd nas fheàrr fhaighinn air feumalachdan TIC theaghlaichean a rèir gach sgìre. Tha an t-seirbheis TIC a’ cur luach air an fhios air ais agaibh agus ag iarraidh air daoine an t-suirbhidh a lìonadh.
Tha an t-suirbhidh mu sheirbheisean Tràth-ionnsachaidh is Cùraim-chloinne (TIC), agus tha ceistean ann do theaghlaichean:
- a tha a’ cleachdadh TIC an-dràsta,
- a tha air TIC a chleachdadh roimhe,
- nach eil a’ cleachdadh seirbheisean TIC sam bith an-dràsta.
Thuirt Cathraiche Chomataidh an Fhoghlaim, an Comhairliche Iain MacFhionnlaigh: “Tha luchd-obrach agus seirbheis TIC againn a’ cur luach air fios air ais bho dhaoine a tha an-dràsta a’ cleachdadh solar TIC, a dh’fhaodadh a chleachdadh san àm ri teachd, no a tha air a chleachdadh san àm a chaidh seachad. Tha seo a’ toirt cothrom raon farsaing fios air ais is dàta a chruinneachadh, agus tha seo gar cuideachadh gus tuigse nas fheàrr fhaighinn air feumalachdan nan sgìrean fa leth.
“Tha sinn a’ tuigsinn gu bheil diofar dhùbhlain TIC mu choinneimh diofar sgìrean dhen Ghàidhealtachd aig diofar amannan, agus le bhith a’ dèanamh na suirbhidh gach dàrna bliadhna, tha cothrom againn atharrachaidhean a ghlacadh is pàtrain a chomharrachadh, agus tha sin a’ cur fios ris an lìbhrigeadh seirbheis TIC againn.”
Tha solar TIC maoinichte an-asgaidh do phàrantan, agus air a mhaoineachadh le Riaghaltas na h-Alba. Ma tha an leanabh agaibh 3 no 4 bliadhna a dh’aois, no 2 bhliadhna a dh’aois a rèir slatan-tomhais ion-roghnachd, gheibh sibh suas ri 1,140 uair a thìde de TIC maoinichte sa bhliadhna (mu 30 uair a thìde san t-seachdain tron teirm no 23 uair a thìde san t-seachdain tron bhliadhna air fad). Tha maoineachadh ri fhaotainn bhon teirm às dèidh dhan leanabh agaibh a bhith 3 (Lùnastal, Faoilleach no Giblean) agus a rèir an ceann-latha tòiseachaidh (mura h-eil iad a’ tòiseachadh san Lùnastal) gheibh iad uairean a thìde pro-rata.
Airson tuilleadh fiosrachaidh mu Fhoghlam agus Ionnsachadh air feadh na Gàidhealtachd, tadhailibh air làrach-lìn na Comhairle an seo.
Tha an t-suirbhidh fosgailte a-nis agus bidh i fosgailte gu Dihaoine 4 Dàmhair 2024. Faodar a lìonadh an seo.
Chan fheum muinntir na Sgìre a Tuath an t-suirbhidh a lìonadh a-rithist ma tha iad air a lìonadh mar-thà. Ach, tha cothrom ann dhaibhsan nach do lìon an t-suirbhidh as t-samhradh, freagairtean a thilleadh a-nis.