Mum and girl in the sand

Background Research to the Conference

The Conference addressed a range of issues associated with implanting the Early Years Framework from the perspective of Parenting. Major issues covered included the challenges associated with refocusing resources, the development of parenting strategies and the mapping of parenting services along a continuum of need. A number of research papers that have addressed these issues were provided to conference delegates on their Datasticks and are available here.

Also provided was information providing a wider research context around the specific issues addressed at the conference, including policy papers from Health and longitudinal research from Growing Up In Scotland. These resources are also provided here.