• "Early support and preventative spending for vulnerable children and families in Scotland helps us tackle problems before they turn into crisis situations, all which is hugely beneficial for children and young people, as well as society as a whole. I’d like to thank Inspiring Scotland for the key role it has played in helping deliver this hugely important initiative."

Minister for Children and Early Years Angela Constance

  • "We are confident that through our venture philanthropy model of providing substantial development support from the private sector in addition to financial investment, we will strengthen the voluntary sector's response in supporting families and children with the best start in life."

Chief Executive of Inspiring Scotland Andrew Muirhead

 

We are delighted to announce the Early Years Early Action Fund Portfolio.

For more information on the 24 ventures in the portfolio please click here.

The first few years of child’s life has a very significant impact on their ability to grow into happy and healthy adults. Sadly, for many children in Scotland their early years do not give them the positive start we would all wish for.

Early Years Early Action is a fund run by Inspiring Scotland to improve the outcomes for vulnerable young children and to help them to achieve their potential. The fund will increase the voluntary sector capacity to deliver frontline services to children and families. This fund is being delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government.

Speaking at the Early Years Early Action Fund Portfolio launch event Angela Constance, Minister for Children and Early Years, said:

"This investment of £6.8m in early years and earlier intervention is very good news with hundreds of children and families set to benefit. I’ve enjoyed meeting some of the recipients of the awards today and look forward to seeing others in due course to find out how the investment is changing children’s lives.

Early support and preventative spending for vulnerable children and families in Scotland helps us tackle problems before they turn into crisis situations, all of which is hugely beneficial for children and young people, as well as society as a whole. For every £1 spent in early intervention in the early years, the taxpayer saves £9 in future. This investment is across almost the whole of Scotland supporting parents, children and local communities and I’d like to thank Inspiring Scotland for the key role it has played in helping to deliver this hugely important initiative.’’

This fund is now closed to applications. The deadline for receiving applications was the 15th July 2011.