National play@home Programme Irene Miller Development Manager- play@home “We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950 Background Originated in Waikato Region of New Zealand. Introduced to Scotland as play@home in 1999. Gained government support in 2003. Healthy Eating Active Living Action Plan 2008-11 Funding committed with statement: “…, Play@home provides parents with guidance on safe and beneficial ways of handling an infant to improve family emotional ties, stimulate child development and promote a stimulating, nurturing environment within the home for the child's early years.” Roll out across Scotland Areas with play@home in 2008 Policy Policy documents: • Let’s Make Scotland More Active 2003 • Healthy Eating Active Living Action Plan 2008-11 • Early Years Framework 2010 • A New Look at Hall 4- the Early Years 2011 Early Years Framework 2010 Ten elements of transformational change including: • Helping children, families and communities to secure outcomes themselves. • Using the strength of universal services to deliver prevention and early intervention. • Improve outcomes and children’s quality of life through play A New Look at Hall 4 The Early Years 2011 New guidance includes • Allocation of Family Health Plan Indicator • 24-30 month review • Delivery of Health Improvement information Key recommendation Public Health Nurses - Health Visitors should promote materials such as play@home Delivery across Scotland Baby Book delivered by Health Visitor/ Public Health Nurse. Toddler Book also delivered by Health Visitor/ Public Health Nurse. Pre-school Book delivered on enrolment at nursery at age three. play@home resources Resources available: Baby Book Toddler Book Pre-school Book Baby DVD Toddler DVD Leaflet play@home resources Training Resources: Training programme Training folder Participants Pack Posters Songbook Evaluation of play@home Initial evaluation from Waikato, New Zealand: In 1991 87% of parents were using the programme In 1994 59% claimed to find all three books useful In 1996 75% claimed their parental confidence increased Evaluation of play@home 2001 36% Very useful 53% Useful 7% Neither / nor Not useful Not at all useful 0% 3% 1% 20% 40% 60% How useful did/ do you find the play@home Baby Book to be? 80% Evaluation of play@home 2001 47% Very useful 35% Useful 18% Neither / nor 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% How useful did/ do you find the play@home Toddler Book to be? Evaluation of play@home 2006 60 50 40 not useful useful very useful not answered 30 20 10 0 Baby Toddler Pre-school Evaluation from Shetland 2006 Evaluation of play@home 2011 Useful/ very useful 100 90 80 percentage 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 BABY TODDLER PRE-SCHOOL Impact Evaluation 2011 Physical Activity in Pre-school Children: Longitudinally the intervention group demonstrated a small but significant increased percentage time in moderate to vigorous physical activity. Initial findings demonstrated improved fine motor skills in the intervention group Impact Evaluation 2011 Intervention Toddler Group Initial findings demonstrated statistically significant differences in gross motor, fine motor and problem solving skills benefiting this group. Initial and longitudinal findings supported a significant increase in the Pleasure in Parenting Scale play@home in action play@home in action play@home in action play@home in action play@home in action play@home in action It is important to remind ourselves that an awful lot of the things that really matter to babies and young children are not costly either to families or to the public purse but they do take time and effort, and often education, guidance and support. Susan Deacon. Joining the dots. A better start for Scotland’s Children 2011 For further information [email protected] 0131 313 7574 [email protected] 0131 313 7579 [email protected] References References • Let’s Make Scotland More Active 2003 (Scottish Government, Edinburgh) • Healthy Eating Active Living Action Plan 2008-1 (Scottish Government, Edinburgh) • Early Years Framework 2010 (Scottish Government, Edinburgh) • A New Look at Hall 4- the Early Years 2011 (Scottish Government, Edinburgh) Available online at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications
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