Early learning and childcare (ELC)

All early learning and childcare settings regulated by the Care Inspectorate, including school-aged childcare and childminders.

Topics
  • Additional Support Needs
  • Bowel and Bladder
  • Child Protection
  • Looked After and Accommodated Children
  • Complaints
  • Creative and Physical Activity
  • Disability
  • Equalities / Human Rights
  • Food and Fluid
  • Infection Control
  • Involvement and Participation
  • Learning Disabiities
  • Management & Leadership
  • Medication
  • Restraint
  • Play
  • Risk
  • Self-evaluation
  • Staffing
  • Alcohol / Drug Misuse
  • Tissue Viability
  • Mental Health
  • Carers
Topics
  • Child development
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (including attachment)
  • Children’s rights
  • Creative Play
  • Play and learning
  • Outdoor play
Resource type
  • Children and Young People Bulletin
  • Case Study
  • National strategies and frameworks
  • Event
  • Guidance
  • Research
Care setting
  • Care homes for children and young people
  • Childminding
  • Playgroups and nurseries
I work with
  • Children and young people
Topics
  • Children and Families
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing
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Engagement session for childminders on the Quality improvement framework for early learning and childcare sectors image

Authors
Care Inspectorate & Education Scotland

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Engagement session for childminders on the Quality improvement framework for early learning and childcare sectors

Date
08/05/2025

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Digital social care webinar: AI in social care image

Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Digital social care webinar: AI in social care

Date
01/05/2025

Category
Event

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Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Digital resources

Date
06/03/2025

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

Authors
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

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Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Management of medication in daycare of children and childminding services

Date
03/12/2024

Category
Care Inspectorate Publication, Guidance

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New guidance has been published on the management of medication in daycare and childminding services. The document is designed to help service providers and Care Inspectorate staff ensure the safe and effective administration of medication to children in their care.

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The Cross-Border Placements (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 - Practice Guidance, Notice and Undertaking Template image

Authors
Scottish Government

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The Cross-Border Placements (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 - Practice Guidance, Notice and Undertaking Template

Date
30/11/2024

Category
Guidance

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The Cross-border Placements (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (‘the Regulations’) – and this accompanying guidance – relate to the practice of local authorities elsewhere in the UK placing children into Scottish residential care under a Depriva...

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A quality framework for childcare agencies introducing and supplying childcare staff image

Authors
Care Inspectorate

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A quality framework for childcare agencies introducing and supplying childcare staff

Date
09/10/2024

Category
Care Inspectorate Publication, Guidance, Quality Frameworks

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Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Sharing good practice

Date
08/10/2024

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Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Sharing good practice

Date
08/10/2024

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Authors
Care Inspectorate

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Outdoor play and learning

Date
11/09/2024

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