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Resource Type Care Inspectorate Publication

Quality improvement framework for early learning and childcare sectors

The new 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 are using the new framework for inspection from Monday 22 September 2025. Read more about this in our latest joint statement, published on 18 September.

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