Financial review of early learning and childcare in Scotland: the current landscape
Information on the early learning and childcare system in Scotland, with a focus on provision of the funded entitlement.
Annex A: List of published information and statistics
SG statistics
SG ELC statistics pulls together statistics on publicly funded early learning and childcare in Scotland (excluding childminder provision). They refer to a 'census week' (September each year) and contain the following information:
Early Years Centres
1. Number of local authority funded early learning and childcare providers, by type of provision and local authority
2. Number of Gaelic-medium providers, by type of provision and local authority
3. Number of local authority funded registrations, by type of provision and local authority
4. Arrangements for access to a GTCS registered teacher
Children
5. Number of local authority funded registrations, by age and local authority
6. Number of local authority funded registrations whose home language is not English, with Additional Support Needs or with a Coordinated Support Plan, by local authority
7. Percentage of children with access to a GTCS registered teacher during census week, by arrangement, type of provision and local authority
Staff
8. Number and Full Time Equivalent ( FTE) staff, by job type, type of provider and local authority
9. Number and Full Time Equivalent ( FTE) GTCS registered teachers, by job type, type of provider and local authority
10. Gender and age of GTCS registered early learning and childcare teachers
11. Functions fulfilled by GTCS registered teachers
12. Qualifications of manager
Miscellaneous
13. Imputation rates by local authority
14. Estimated population of children eligible for early learning and childcare by local authority
15. Three year old eligibility by local authority
Care Inspectorate statistics
In addition, the Care Inspectorate publish statistics on the provision and use of all registered daycare of children and childminding services in Scotland. This is gathered from an annual return of providers and includes the following:
Daycare of children settings
16. Number of registered services, by type of provision, sector, urban/rural classification and deprivation category
17. Main and additional services provided
18. Average capacity, by type of provision, sector, urban/rural classification and deprivation category
19. Services providing funded early learning and childcare
20. Age groups provided for by type of provider
21. Service Provision Languages and service philosophies
22. School term/holiday availability
23. Sessions available and whether drop-in or planned
24. Meals and snacks
Children
25. Number of children registered in early learning and childcare services in Scotland, by age, provider type, urban rural location
26. Number of children attending early learning and childcare services in Scotland in a named week, by age, provider type, urban rural location
27. Average number of children attending per week, by provider type, urban rural location and deprivation category
Staff
28. Characteristics of childminder workforce
Service quality
29. Quality of early learning and childcare services
30. Early learning and childcare services and grades
31. Early learning and childcare services and complaints
SSSC statistics
The report combines data gathered from the Care Inspectorate's Annual Return with data collected by the SSSC directly from local authorities to form a comprehensive picture of the paid workforce employed in the social service sector in Scotland.
32. Headcount of the Scottish social service workforce
33. Number of active services registered with the Care Inspectorate
34. Scottish social service workforce - estimated split by employer type
35. Estimates for excluded groups
36. Headcount by local authority and employer type
37. Proportion of employment within each local authority area by employer type
38. Staff densities by local authority
39. Headcount by sub-sector and employer type
40. Median staffing complement of registered services by employer type and sub-sector
41. Median age of the workforce by sub-sector and employer type
42. Percentage of staff by gender and sub-sector
43. Percentage of staff by ethnic classification and employer type
44. Percentage of staff by ethnic classification and sub-sector
45. Percentage of staff by disability and sub-sector
46. Percentage of staff by job function and sub-sector
47. Percentage of staff by contract type and sub-sector
48. Median weekly hours by employer type and sub-sector
49. Percentage of part time and full time workers by sub-sector
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