Summary statistics for schools in Scotland - No. 6: 2015 Edition
This contains the results of the annual pupil census, annual teacher census, early learning and childcare data , school estates data, attendance and absence data and exclusions data.
5. Early Learning and Childcare
96.6% of 3 & 4 year olds are registered for LA funded ELC (98.5% in 2014)
73.2% of all ages had access to a teacher during census week (74.3% in 2014)
Table 5.1 shows that there were 97,262 children registered for ELC local authority funded places in September 2015 (101,463 in 2014), and that 96.6% of eligible 3 and 4 year olds were registered (98.5% in 2014). Children registered to receive local authority funded ELC at more than one centre may be counted more than once and so will overestimate true uptake.
Table 5.1: Registrations(1) for early learning and childcare at local authority and partnership centres, September 2015
| Under 2 | 2 year olds | 3 + 4 year olds(2) | Deferred Entry(4) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of eligible(3) | |||||
| Aberdeen City | 36 | 36 | 3,284 | 90.0 | 163 | 3,519 |
| Aberdeenshire | 3 | 69 | 4,538 | 93.2 | 304 | 4,914 |
| Angus | - | 84 | 1,667 | 92.3 | 125 | 1,876 |
| Argyll & Bute | - | 49 | 1,285 | 103.1 | 65 | 1,399 |
| Clackmannanshire | - | 42 | 880 | 102.9 | 19 | 941 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | - | 84 | 2,234 | 97.7 | 131 | 2,449 |
| Dundee City | 15 | 217 | 2,468 | 100.3 | 144 | 2,844 |
| East Ayrshire | 54 | 124 | 2,071 | 100.9 | 47 | 2,296 |
| East Dunbartonshire | - | 59 | 1,644 | 94.1 | 90 | 1,793 |
| East Lothian | 15 | 53 | 1,802 | 95.2 | 122 | 1,992 |
| East Renfrewshire | 22 | 62 | 1,596 | 91.8 | 62 | 1,742 |
| Edinburgh City | 246 | 383 | 7,830 | 94.8 | 485 | 8,944 |
| Eilean Siar | 1 | 15 | 402 | 106.2 | 25 | 443 |
| Falkirk | - | 109 | 2,768 | 100.3 | 110 | 2,987 |
| Fife | 7 | 456 | 6,321 | 98.5 | 227 | 7,011 |
| Glasgow City | 43 | 393 | 9,206 | 88.7 | 404 | 10,046 |
| Highland | 2 | 49 | 3,900 | 105.3 | 316 | 4,267 |
| Inverclyde | 81 | 152 | 1,098 | 88.4 | 60 | 1,391 |
| Midlothian | 74 | 65 | 1,678 | 103.5 | 96 | 1,913 |
| Moray | - | 31 | 1,529 | 99.8 | 111 | 1,671 |
| North Ayrshire | 37 | 218 | 2,244 | 100.3 | 50 | 2,549 |
| North Lanarkshire | 162 | 315 | 5,881 | 97.2 | 160 | 6,518 |
| Orkney Islands | - | 16 | 320 | 96.2 | 50 | 386 |
| Perth & Kinross | - | 108 | 2,168 | 95.1 | 208 | 2,484 |
| Renfrewshire | 142 | 361 | 2,858 | 98.7 | 167 | 3,528 |
| Scottish Borders | - | 84 | 1,773 | 101.6 | 81 | 1,938 |
| Shetland Islands | - | - | 427 | 101.2 | 44 | 471 |
| South Ayrshire | 21 | 65 | 1,693 | 97.5 | 97 | 1,876 |
| South Lanarkshire | 177 | 363 | 5,398 | 101.4 | 204 | 6,142 |
| Stirling | 46 | 82 | 1,535 | 113.5 | 52 | 1,715 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 39 | 134 | 1,619 | 102.5 | 64 | 1,856 |
| West Lothian | - | 43 | 3,143 | 91.5 | 175 | 3,361 |
| Scotland(5) | 1,223 | 4,321 | 87,260 | 96.6 | 4,458 | 97,262 |
(1) This is a snapshot of registrations at census week (14-18 September 2015). It does not include children who were registered between census week and the end of December.
(2) Refers to academic year - 3 and 4 year olds were previously referred to as 'ante pre-school' and 'pre-school' respectively.
(3) Eligible children are estimated from population projections. For 3 year olds, eligibility is assumed as at the term after the child's 3rd birthday.
(4) Refers to children who are eligible to attend primary school but have deferred entry and remain in ELC.
(5) Includes data from 2014 where centres did not respond.
Table 5.2 below shows that around three quarters of children at eligible ELC centres had access to a GTCS registered teacher during census week (73.2 per cent, down from 74.3 per cent the previous year). This includes children whose access was provided by external teachers on an ad hoc or occasional basis (i.e. non-regular). Some local authorities only ensure access to teachers for 3 and 4 year olds. The number of children with access to a teacher as a proportion of just 3 and 4 year olds (rather than all children) is 81.6 per cent (85.0 per cent in 2014).
Table 5.2(1): Percentage of children with access to a GTCS registered teacher by local authority, September 2015
| As a percentage of all children at ELC centres | Total access as a percentage of 3 and 4 year old children |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centres under a regular arrangement(2) |
Centres with only non-regular support from external teachers |
Total | ||
| Aberdeen City | 58.9 | 11.6 | 70.5 | 75.6 |
| Aberdeenshire | 88.7 | - | 88.7 | 96.1 |
| Angus | 70.3 | - | 70.3 | 79.1 |
| Argyll & Bute | 47.0 | 53.0 | 100.0 | 108.9 |
| Clackmannanshire | 89.8 | 2.6 | 92.3 | 98.8 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 61.5 | - | 61.5 | 67.5 |
| Dundee City | 63.3 | - | 63.3 | 73.0 |
| East Ayrshire | 69.7 | 10.0 | 79.7 | 88.4 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 65.1 | 34.1 | 99.3 | 108.3 |
| East Lothian | 80.6 | - | 80.6 | 89.1 |
| East Renfrewshire | 95.9 | - | 95.9 | 104.6 |
| Edinburgh City | 69.3 | 0.6 | 69.9 | 79.9 |
| Eilean Siar | 66.1 | 1.6 | 67.7 | 74.6 |
| Falkirk | 96.4 | - | 96.4 | 104.0 |
| Fife | 89.4 | 1.1 | 90.5 | 100.4 |
| Glasgow City | 50.5 | 0.9 | 51.5 | 56.1 |
| Highland | 58.5 | 2.4 | 60.9 | 66.6 |
| Inverclyde | 79.9 | - | 79.9 | 101.2 |
| Midlothian | 69.5 | 12.8 | 82.3 | 94.4 |
| Moray | 35.7 | 6.7 | 42.4 | 46.3 |
| North Ayrshire | 67.9 | 3.6 | 71.5 | 81.2 |
| North Lanarkshire | 54.4 | 0.6 | 55.0 | 61.0 |
| Orkney Islands | 89.6 | 3.6 | 93.3 | 112.5 |
| Perth & Kinross | 92.5 | - | 92.5 | 106.0 |
| Renfrewshire | 73.1 | - | 73.1 | 90.3 |
| Scottish Borders | 79.8 | - | 79.8 | 87.3 |
| Shetland Islands | 84.1 | 0.2 | 84.3 | 93.0 |
| South Ayrshire | 96.5 | - | 96.5 | 106.9 |
| South Lanarkshire | 65.5 | 2.0 | 67.5 | 76.8 |
| Stirling | 33.5 | - | 33.5 | 37.4 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 66.9 | - | 66.9 | 76.7 |
| West Lothian | 97.2 | - | 97.2 | 104.0 |
| - | - | - | - | |
| Scotland | 70.1 | 3.1 | 73.2 | 81.6 |
(1) See Background Notes 3.12 - 3.13 for definitions of a GTCS teacher and adhoc teacher.
(2) Further breakdowns provided in previous years are available in the additional tables.
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