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Briefing for heads of early learning and childcare settings; Guidance on issuing pre-inspection questionnaires; Briefing for parents; 1. Arrangements for inspecting early learning and childcare settings Education Scotland aims to promote improvement in early learning and childcare settings and successful innovation that enhances children's ...

Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) practitioners and centres.” The Scottish Government accepted Professor Muir’s recommendation in relation to ELC inspections and launched the consultation in July 2022 with the aim of gathering views on: • the strengths of existing arrangements; • where improvements can be made; and,

Joint statement from the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland on the shared inspection framework for early learning and childcare (ELC) services, including childminding and school-aged childcare in Scotland. The Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland have published a draft version of the new shared inspection framework.

As all early learning and childcare services in Scotland are subject to inspection, you can expect the proverbial ‘knock on the door’ to happen sometime. We recognise that you may be nervous and keen to ensure that you demonstrate all the great work your setting is doing for learners. ... This will be used as a guide for your Education ...

The aim of inspection is ensuring all children, whatever their age or setting type, have the highest quality care, play and learning experiences. HM Inspectors of Education have powers to inspect schools and educational establishments under section 66 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.

Everything you need to know about Scotland early years inspections, including who carries out nursery inspections in Scotland and how are Scotland’s childcare inspections conducted. ... The Care Inspectorate must conduct inspections of all Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) and school-aged childcare settings registered with them. It inspects ...

Executive Summary Introduction. Following recommendations in the Muir Report (2022), the Scottish Government undertook a public consultation to explore support for the creation of a shared quality framework for the inspection of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) services in Scotland.The consultation document suggested that a shared framework would support and ...

The Quality improvement framework for the early learning and childcare sectors is available on the Education Scotland website. It is important to note that the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland will begin to use the new framework for inspection from September 2025. This will allow settings to become familiar with its content and structure.

The 18-month gap between Education Scotland and Care Inspectorate inspections will also remain in place. Thank you for your continued dedication to providing the best possible learning environments for children and for your support for the development of the new framework so far.

Plans to reform the education inspection system are being adapted in response to feedback received on the proposed changes, Ofsted has announced in a blog post. The announcement comes on the day the consultation about Ofsted’s proposed changes for inspections – which opened in February 2025 – closes (28 April 2025).

Professor Ken Muir’s report, Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education, was provided to Scottish ministers in March 2022.The report included recommendations that the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland should develop a shared framework for the inspection of early learning and childcare (ELC).

Whilst the inspection function is being removed from Education Scotland, we expect this consultation to help set direction and inform how the new independent education inspection body carries out its duties with regard to ELC. Through this consultation we want to hear from everyone who has an interest in the ELC and school age childcare sectors ...

coordinated approach to inspection activity in early learning and childcare settings. Before we begin our 2022/23 programme of inspections, Education Scotland and the Care Inspectorate want to provide some clarity to the sector about what each inspection focuses upon and the shared inspection process – for the Care

How good is our early learning and childcare? builds on the strengths of previous and existing frameworks for improvement. It offers illustrations of practice in early learning and childcare (ELC) for children aged from 0-5 years. Explore the framework. We have revised the framework for self-evaluation for the early learning and childcare sector.

We will use our existing frameworks for inspection until implementation of the new framework from September 2025. Please also note that the 18-month gap between Education Scotland and Care Inspectorate inspections will remain in place. Thank you for your continued dedication to providing the best possible learning environments for children.

The inspection process aims to promote improvement and successful innovation that enhances learners' experiences in schools and early learning and childcare (ELC) settings. To support improvement, Education Scotland's Inspectors focus on the quality of children's and young people's learning and achievement.

Scottish Government response to the consultation on inspection of early learning and childcare and school age childcare services in Scotland. ... The Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland are in the early stages of developing a shared inspection framework, and are committed to doing so in partnership with each other and in consultation with ...

Joint statement from the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland on early learning and childcare inspections and our progress towards the delivery of the new Quality Improvement Framework for the early learning and childcare sectors ... The framework will be used by the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland when carrying out inspections ...

'Funding follows the child' ensures that the funded early learning and childcare (ELC) entitlement is delivered in high quality settings. It is underpinned by a national standard that all settings – regardless of whether they are in the public, private, third or childminding sectors – that wish to deliver funded ELC have to meet.

Joint statement from the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland on the shared inspection framework for early learning and childcare (ELC) services, including childminding and school-aged childcare in Scotland. The Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland are continuing to work together to develop the new shared inspection framework.