Joint inspection of services for children and young people in Moray

Services for children and young people in Moray need to make important improvements, inspectors have said.

Design guidance for early learning and childcare services – survey for parents and carers

We would like the views from parents and carers whose children use early learning and childcare facilities such as nurseries.

As part of the expansion of early learning and childcare to 1,140 hours by 2020, the Scottish Government, in collaboration with Scottish Futures Trust and the Care Inspectorate are developing design guidance for early learning and childcare service providers.  

The guidance will relate to the accommodation and the environment they provide.


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Duty of candour implementation

The Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 received Royal Assent on 1 April 2016 and introduced a new organisational duty of candour on health, care and social work services. This duty will apply to almost ten thousand organisations.


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Design guidance for early learning and childcare services - survey for services

As part of the expansion of early learning and childcare to 1,140 hours by 2020, the Scottish Government, in collaboration with Scottish Futures Trust and the Care Inspectorate are developing design guidance for early learning and childcare service providers.


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Changes to Education Scotland inspections

Education Scotland are releasing a series of videos including #InspectionMythBusters and changes to their inspections.


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