A MUSSELBURGH nursery is featuring in two films made to inspire other workers in the field after their approach to supporting vulnerable children was praised by education chiefs.

Staff at Olivebank Child and Family Centre have been praised for what was described as their holistic approach to caring for families who need additional support.

Working together as part of a multi-agency team, staff were said to make sure children have the most appropriate interventions and support in place to achieve positive outcomes.

They were also praised for tailoring their positive parenting programme for families so that it not only benefits the child but the parent as well.

Education Scotland features the nursery in the case study films ‘Leaders and Learners’ and ‘A Family Centred Approach’, in the hope they will inspire others, on their Journey to Excellence (JtE) website.

Ann Hume, Olivebank Child and Family Centre manager, said: “At Olivebank we want to be the best possible centre and to do this we have to empower staff to feel included and confident in doing their job but also in contributing to the way the centre is run.

“Everybody is 100 per cent committed to doing the best job for our children and parents, and our teamwork and underlying ethos of positive support for our children, parents and families enable us to do that.

“It’s important for us to make sure that every child and family has the right programme for them.

“It’s not a one size fits all.

“We use a number of different positive parenting programmes and techniques to build confidence and self-esteem in parents to make them realise that they are good at caring for their child – it’s all about providing the most appropriate programme to meet their needs at that particular time.” The case study films by Olivebank Child and Family Centre are among 34 case studies available on the website to demonstrate the breadth and depth of quality learning experiences for children and young people across a range of settings.

Lesley Brown, assistant director for families, inclusion and local authorities at Education Scotland, said: “We are really pleased to launch these case studies from Olivebank Child and Family Centre exemplifying features of innovative work in health and wellbeing.

“We hope this is a helpful professional learning resource that will support practitioners in developing their practice and in turn improve outcomes for children and young people.

“I would like to thank the practitioners, learners and all who were involved in sharing their practice.

“We look forward to further expanding on this with more examples of how our schools are leading the way in developing learning opportunities unique to their learners.”