The expansion of early learning and childcare: evaluation report 2017

References

Below is an overview of all sources cited in this report.

Research reports and statistical publications

• Bradshaw, P., G. Lewis and T. Hughes, Growing Up in Scotland: Characteristics of pre-school provision and their association with child outcomes, 2014
  http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0045/00453130.pdf
• Care Inspectorate, Early Learning and Childcare Statistics 2016
  http://www.careinspectorate.com/index.php/statistics-and-analysis
• Care Inspectorate, Annual returns
  http://www.careinspectorate.com/index.php/annual-returns
• Craigforth, Early Learning and Childcare Parent Survey, 2017 (forthcoming)
• Family and Childcare Trust, Childcare Survey
  https://www.familyandchildcaretrust.org/childcare-survey-and-holiday-childcare-survey.
• NHS Health Scotland, Evaluability assessment of the expansion of early learning and childcare, 2017
  http://www.healthscotland.scot/publications/evaluability-assessment-of-the-expansion-of-early-learning-and-childcare
• Ipsos Mori, Cost of Early Learning and Childcare in Partner Provider Settings, 2016
  http://www.gov.scot/publications/cost-early-learning-childcare-provision-partner-provider-settings//downloads
• Ipsos Mori, Drivers and barriers to uptake of early learning and childcare among two year olds, 2017
  /publications/drivers-barriers-uptake-early-learning-childcare-amongst-2-year-olds/pages/1/
• Knudsen, L., E. Currie and P. Bradshaw, Changes in early learning and childcare use and outcomes at age 5: Comparing two Growing Up in Scotland cohorts, 2017 (forthcoming).
• Knudsen, L. and P Bradshaw, Growing Up in Scotland: Patterns of Maternal Employment and Barriers to Paid Work, 2017
  http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/11/6970
• Scobie, G. and E. Scott, Rapid evidence review: Childcare quality and children's outcomes, 2017
  http://www.healthscotland.scot/media/1613/rapid-evidence-review-childcare-quality-and-childrens-outcomes.pdf
• Scottish Government, Financial review of early learning and childcare in Scotland: the current landscape, 2016
  /publications/financial-review-early-learning-childcare-scotland-current-landscape/pages/10/
• Scottish Government, Growing Up in Scotland
  https://growingupinscotland.org.uk/
• Scottish Government, Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland and additional Early Learning and Childcare Tables
  http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Children/Pubs-Pre-SchoolEducation

Policy documents

• Scottish Government, Additional Graduate Commitment,
  http://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/Young-People/early-years/ELCTrials/AdditionalGraduateCommitment
• Scottish Government, A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland 2017-18 Action Plan, 23 March 2017
  http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/03/8937/0
• Scottish Government, A Blueprint for 2020: Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland Consultation, 15 October 2016
  http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/10/1665
• Scottish Government, A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland Quality Action Plan, 31 October 2017
  http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/10/9506
• Scottish Government, A Nation With Ambition, The Government's Programme for Scotland 2017-18, 7 September 2017
  http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0052/00524214.pdf
• Scottish Government, Early Learning and Childcare
  http://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/Young-People/early-years/parenting-early-learning/childcare
• Scottish Government, National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education, 2017
  http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/NationalImprovementFramework
• Scottish Government, The Scottish Attainment Challenge
  http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/Raisingeducationalattainment