Further to the answer to question S5W-05641 by Mark McDonald on 12 January 2017, what the (a) aims, (b) processes, (c) membership, and (d) …

Membership of the three Forums is listed below. The remit of the Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Strategic Forum is to develop and drive a strategic vision for high quality, flexible ELC in Scotland that is affordable and accessible for all. The forum provides strategic advice to Scottish Ministers through maintaining a high-level oversight of our ELC programme. The Forum meets three times per year.
The Senior Leaders’ Forum, which meets bi-monthly, provides an opportunity for senior representatives from local authorities with an interest in the ELC expansion programme to engage with Scottish Government officials directly in the strategic planning and implementation of the programme. It is intended that this group will help Scottish Ministers deliver on our vision for the expansion of ELC at local level. This forum will also communicate and share best practice in strategic planning with regional colleagues, and assist in resolving regional issues where these arise.
The ELC Managers’ Forum, which also meets bi-monthly, assists in the planning and implementation of the ELC expansion programme by providing specialist knowledge in ELC service delivery and infrastructure planning. This forum will also communicate and share best practice in service delivery with regional colleagues, and assist in resolving regional issues where these arise.
Early Learning and Childcare Strategic Forum
Mark McDonald (Chair)
Minister for Childcare & Early Years
Irene Audain
Scottish Out of School Care Network
Sally Cavers
Children in Scotland
Lesley Brown
Education Scotland
Jean Carwood-Edwards
Early Years Scotland
Davina Coupar
West College Scotland
Anna Fowlie
Scottish Social Services Council
Valerie Gale
Care and Learning Alliance
Lesley Gibb
Association of Directors of Education in Scotland
Ann Henderson
Scottish Trades Union Congress
Vicky Crichton
Save the Children
Gerry McLaughlin
NHS Health Scotland
Fiona McQueen (Chief Nursing Officer)
Scottish Government
Kevin Mitchell
Care Inspectorate
Jane O’Donnell and Cllr Stephanie Primrose
CoSLA
Satwat Rehman
One Parent Families Scotland
Bruce Robertson
ELC Strategic Evidence Group Chair
Clare Simpson
Parenting Across Scotland
Maggie Simpson
Scottish Childminding Association
Christine Stephen
Stirling University
Purnima Tanuku
National Day Nurseries Association Scotland
Jim McCormick
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Julie Wild
National Parent Forum of Scotland
Senior Leaders’ Forum
John Butcher
Executive Director, Education and Youth Employment, North Ayrshire Council (Chair at the request of SG)
Craig McArthur

Head of Finance and ICT, East Ayrshire Council
Laura Mason

Chief Education Officer, West Dunbartonshire Council
David McClelland
Head of Service Development, Glasgow City Council
Bill Alexander

Director of Care and Learning, Highland Council
Alan Wood
Director of Finance, Aberdeenshire Council
Donna McMaster
Head of Service,
West Lothian Council
Grace Vickers
Head of Education,
Midlothian
Jim Boyle
Executive Finance Officer Stirling Council
Robert Naylor
Director of Children's Services, Falkirk Council
ELC Managers’ Forum
Morag McDonald
Early Years Strategic Manager, South Lanarkshire Council
Rosemary Smith
PT Early Years, Dumfries & Galloway Council
Kathleen McDonagh
Education Officer (Early Years), Renfrewshire Council
Simon Mair
School Improvement & Planning Manager, East Dunbartonshire Council
Catherine Diamond
Principal Teacher – Manager of Early Years Services, Orkney Council
Alison Mackenzie
Principal Officer Early Years, Argyll and Bute Council
Graham Jarvis
Head of Lifelong Learning, Culture and Sport, Moray Council
Donna Murray
Quality Improvement Education Officer- Early Years,
Edinburgh
Grace Frew
Senior Lead Education Officer Early Years, Scottish Borders Council
Carrie Lindsay
Head of Education and Children's Services, Fife Council
Lesley Gibb
Education Manager, Dundee City Council