The different aspects of a new early years guidance document for Scotland are weighed up by consultant and trainer Ann Langston.

The future for young children in England will be of concern to many readers now that the review of the EYFS has reached its conclusion (see nurseryworld.co.uk) and the Government prepares to publish its poverty strategy on the back of the report Early Intervention: The next steps. North of the border, the focus has been on early intervention as well, and the Scottish Government has now superseded its first birth-tothree guidance with a new document, Pre-Birth to Three: Positive Outcomes for Scotland's Children and Families. This is part of a multi-media resource with a focus from before birth rather than beginning at birth.

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