Childminding

Professional childcare workers who work from their own homes to provide a childcare service for other people's children in a family setting. 

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Care Inspectorate

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Preventing and managing infection in childcare and education settings, and what this means in practice

Date
29/01/2025

Category
Event

Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Outdoor play and learning

Date
11/09/2024

Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Me, my family and my childcare setting

Date
29/05/2024

Category
Care Inspectorate programmes & publications

Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Space to grow and thrive

Date
14/05/2024

Category
Care Inspectorate programmes & publications

A resource to help early learning and childcare (ELC) and out of school care (OSC) services be the best they can be in terms of design. This section includes photographs of aspects of practice, which should be useful to those considering an indoor outdoor setting.

Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Supporting healthy smiles: Childsmile practice note for early learning and childcare (ELC)

Date
16/01/2024

Category
Care Inspectorate Publication, Guidance

Authors
Scottish Government

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Safer sleep for babies

Date
07/06/2023

Category
Guidance

A guide for professionals.

Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Quality Improvement and Involvement strategy 2022-25

Date
17/11/2022

Category
Care Inspectorate Publication, National strategies and frameworks

A strategy providing an insight into what the Care Inspectorate's improvement support offer will be over the next three years and how we will identify where improvements are required

Authors
Scottish Government

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Best Start: Strategic early learning and school age childcare plan for Scotland 2022-26

Date
06/10/2022

Category
National strategies and frameworks

Authors
Scottish Government

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Getting it right for every child: Policy statement – 2022

Date
30/09/2022

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Early Learning and Childcare Statutory Guidance

Date
13/07/2021

Statutory guidance to education authorities to support them in exercising their functions in relation to the delivery of early learning and childcare from 1 August 2021.

Authors
Scottish Government

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Early Learning and Childcare National Induction Resource

Date
23/06/2021

Category
Policy & Legislation

A resource developed to support individuals in their induction to delivering ELC – whether that is funded ELC or ELC that families purchase themselves - setting out how individuals can expect employers to support them in their new role.

Authors
Scottish Government

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Our Commitment to Childminding in Scotland

Date
21/01/2021

Category
National strategies and frameworks

An action plan setting out the Scottish Government’s vision for childminding and the actions to support it that are being taken now and into the future

Authors
Scottish Government

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The Impact of Learning for Sustainability on Educational Outcomes - A Summary of Findings

Date
18/03/2020

Category
National strategies and frameworks

A summary of research into the impact of Learning for Sustainability on educational outcomes.

Authors
Education Scotland

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Autism Toolbox

Date
21/11/2019

Category
Guidance

Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Care Inspectorate Improvement Strategy 2019-2022

Date
21/10/2019

Category
Care Inspectorate Publication, National strategies and frameworks

A strategy providing an insight into what the Care Inspectorate's improvement support offer will be over the next three years and how we will identify where improvements are required

Authors
University of Strathclyde

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Scottish Early Childhood, Children and Families Transitions Position Statement

Date
10/06/2019

Category
National strategies and frameworks

Scotland’s first national position statement on transitions in early childhood, endorsed by the Scottish Government, Education Scotland, Early Years Scotland, the SCMA and among others

Authors
University of Strathclyde

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Scottish Early Childhood, Children and Families Transitions Statement: Summary Statement

Date
10/06/2019

Category
National strategies and frameworks

Scotland’s first national position statement on transitions in early childhood, endorsed by the Scottish Government, Education Scotland, Early Years Scotland, the SCMA and among others

Authors
Scottish Government

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Guidance on the presumption to provide education in a mainstream setting

Date
26/03/2019

Category
Guidance

Guidance to education authorities on their duty to provide education in a mainstream school or early learning and childcare setting unless certain exceptions apply

Authors
Care Inspectorate

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How to Use 'The Hub'

Date
12/03/2019

Category
Guidance

A guide on How to use The Hub.

Authors
Scottish Government

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Children's rights legislation in Scotland: quick reference guide

Date
11/03/2019

Category
Guidance

Guide to children's rights legislation, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC)

Authors
Health Protection Scotland

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Compendium of Healthcare Associated Infection Guidance

Date
28/02/2019

Category
Guidance

A document containing links to current national policy and guidance on Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI), antimicrobial prescribing and resistance, decontamination and other related topics