Early learning and childcare improvement programme

The aim of the quality improvement programme is to support funded settings to make the improvements needed to meet the quality criteria part of the Early Learning and Childcare national standard.  

Selected providers and staff not meeting the national standard will be invited to participate in learning events and supported by the programme to make improvements.  

This will include learning networks, some individual improvement support for providers and settings and good practice resources. The programme will work with local authorities to support the improvement of early learning and childcare settings within their authority area.  

Working collaboratively selected providers and staff will be invited to participate in learning events and will work with the programme to make improvements. In addition to the learning sessions, other work will include learning networks, some individual improvement support for providers and settings and good practice resources. We will work with local authorities to support the improvement of early learning and childcare settings within their authority area.  

The early learning and childcare team is: 

Craig Morris – Senior Improvement Advisor   

Fiona Murray – Improvement Advisor   Vicky Lamb – Improvement Advisor   

Lesley Mitchell and Tracey Foulis – Improvement Support Assistant 

Further information about the early learning and childcare improvement programme will be available soon but if you have any initial enquiries please email  

elcimprove@careinspectorate.gov.scot