Early Years Network

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The Early Years Network is intended to be of interest and use to all those with a professional interest in the early years (pre-birth to five years), and in giving children a good start in life.

The network involves policy-makers, practitioners and those working in research.

About the Network

Learn about the background to the network and the progress of its development plan.

Documents and Links

Equally Well external link

Early Years Framework external link

Growing up in Scotland study external link

Healthy Start external link

ACHIEVING OUR POTENTIAL A Framework to tackle poverty and income inequality in Scotland external link

Good Places, Better Health external link


Parents and Children Together (PACT) Teams

Read about this outcome from and successor to the Starting Well project.

Scottish Infant Feeding Advisors Network

Information on the Scottish Infant Feeding Advisors Network and links to the minutes from its meetings.

Early Years Topic Pages

These pages give a quick overview of Health Scotland's Early Years programme and links to the policy background for this work, related research, publications, useful contacts and more.

Join the Network

Sign up the the Early Years Network for regular updates using our online form.

Child Healthy Weight

NHS Health Scotland is supporting an online network to support professionals working in the area of Child Healthy Weight. The network provides evidence and information to support the planning, delivery and evaluation of interventions, and a tool to help local areas share information and learning.

To sign up to the Healthy Weight Network please contact HEAT 3

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