1. Highland Council NHS Highland
bumps2bairns.com
Highland Council
NHS Highland

2. Access these slides at …
bumps2bairns.com/ahp

3. The story … In 2009, sense among AHPs and others that:
Nursery staff not recognising developmental issues?
Or not raising with parents?
Issues coming through in later childhood that:
Could have been prevented
Or dealt with earlier
Multiple sources of advice
Different professions working in silos
Unintentionally conflicting advice

4. Developmental Overviews
A simple visual tool to help staff and parents
Clarify concerns
In a strengths-based way
Collaboratively
Contributions from all relevant disciplines
SALT, Physio, OT, EP, teachers, you name it …
Seven columns for key developmental areas
Easily observable items

5. The next step Rolled out 2012-14
Now used universally for 3-5’s in Highland nurseries
And as transition info to P1
Parents and staff report easy to use and helps identify needs
BUT – what do you then do about it?

6. bumps2bairns.com For many concerns:
There are things that can be tried safely by parents and staff
Our “first” recommendations
Trying these provides information for eventual referral if needed
Easy flow from concern to clarity to intervention
Accessible online without having to “ask”

7. What the website does
Provides tested strategies for addressing concerns
Parent and staff friendly – can go straight to what is the worry
Helps decide if need to be concerned, plus red flags
And (eventually) a link through to request assistance if still concerned

8. Key point This is a multi-discipline resource
Covers whole AHP range, plus others (e.g., psychology, education)
Everything is peer-reviewed and holistic
So “SALT bits” include insights from OT, etc
Links to existing resources
But with assisted accessibility
E.g., direct to relevant page of long document

9. Design Deliberately simple html Balances
For slower internet connections
Accessible “feel”
(also, we are not very good at it yet!)
Cost to date is £150
Balances
Going straight to what you think you want
Guides users to what they need to think about as well

10. In development “Baby” section added last May
The toddler section being produced
Revising and expanding the 3-5 sections
Parent FAQs
Edits in the light of feedback and experience

11. Evaluation? Impact? Easier questions to ask than to answer!
Meaningful sampling, control groups etc, almost impossible
Decision to track usage as evidence of utility
And patterns within

12. Weekly page views
~ views per year

13. Usage correlates with known needs

14. Please explore!
bumps2bairns.com

15. Suggestions and ideas? Any thoughts very welcome Contact and queries:
Use the feedback tab on the site
Contact and queries:
James McTaggart
Early Years Psychologist
@JamesEdPsych