Implementing Early Learning and Childcare under the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014: Progress Update

Footnotes

1. Interim survey findings of local authority progress, January - August 2016

2. Care Inspectorate, Early learning and childcare statistics 2014

3. New analysis from GUS data. Full analysis available at: http://growingupinscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Growing-Up-in-Scotland-Uptake-and-views-about-Early-Learning-and-Childcare-at-age-4.pdf

4. Early Learning and Childcare census, 2015

5. Ibid

6. 2 and 3 year old registrations are on a termly basis, and therefore will increase in terms 2 and 3

7. Interim survey of local authority progress, (January - August 2016)

8. Ibid

9. Ibid

10. This paragraph draws on data from the Early Learning and Childcare census, 2015

11. This paragraph draws on information from Scottish Social Services Council workforce data, 2015

12. interim survey of local authority progress, (January - August 2016)

13. New analysis from GUS data. Full analysis available at: http://growingupinscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Growing-Up-in-Scotland-Uptake-and-views-about-Early-Learning-and-Childcare-at-age-4.pdf

14. Percentages do not total 100 because respondents were able to express a desire for more than one type of change.

15. SG Education Analytical Services (2015) "Increasing the hours of free early learning and child care provision. An exploratory analysis of parents' views on the proposed increase to 1140 hours per year." Available from: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00491650.pdf

16. SG Education Analytical Services (2015) "Increasing the hours of free early learning and child care provision. Qualitative Findings." Available from: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00491651.pdf

17. New analysis from GUS data. Full analysis available at: http://growingupinscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Growing-Up-in-Scotland-Uptake-and-views-about-Early-Learning-and-Childcare-at-age-4.pdf

18. Resident population figures are based on population figures for Council areas produced by National Records of Scotland.

19. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Children/scotstat/ELCConsult2015/ELCconsfind

20. This section draws throughout on an interim survey of local authority progress, (January - August 2016), unless otherwise stated.

21. Scotland's early learning and childcare - an initial overview of the expansion of provision during 2014 / 15, Implementing Parts 6,7 and 8 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act (2014, Care Inspectorate, February 2016

22. This section draws throughout on the findings of the interim survey of local authority progress, (January - August 2016), unless otherwise stated.

23. Scotland's early learning and childcare - an initial overview of the expansion of provision during 2014 / 15, Implementing Parts 6,7 and 8 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act (2014, Care Inspectorate, February 2016

24. This section draws throughout on an interim survey of local authority progress, (January - August 2016), unless otherwise stated.

25. Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, Early Learning and Childcare, Statutory Guidance, 2014

26. Scottish Social Services Council: Report on 2015 Workforce Data

27. The Scottish Government: Additional tables on Early Learning and Childcare to accompany Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland, No.6: 2015.

28. The Scottish Government: Additional tables on Early Learning and Childcare to accompany Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland, No.5: 2014.