CLPL

Our training website is constantly being updated with new videos to CLPL for all staff working within Early Years. For staff employed by ELC, this content is also available via the learning library where you can earn badges for completing training videos and keep a log of what you have done. 

The following new CLPL videos are now available online:

• A guide to the new quality framework

• Self-Evaluation (Part 1)

• Valuing the Voice of the child (Part 1)

• Risky Play 

• Moderation 

• Observations

Find he link to our training site on the dropdown menu at the top left of this page. 

Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Sectors

Education Scotland and Care Inspectorate joint framework to support quality improvement in Early Learning and Childcare settings. 

Bringing together and replacing How Good is Our Early Learning and Childcare and the Care Inspectorate Quality Framework, this document will support Early Learning and Childcare settings to self-evaluate and improve their practice. In addition to the illustrations to support nursery settings, each quality indicator has sections specifically for childminders and school-aged childcare. 

Explore the QIF on the Education Scotland website by clicking here

Me, My Family and My Childcare Setting 

This practice note from Care Inspectorate shares best practice information on building stronger connections and meaningful relationships with families. 

Care Inspectorate writes:

Meaningful relationships and strong connections begin with families accessing their childcare setting. During the pandemic, restrictions disrupted family access to childcare settings and the usual practices designed to support children and families to transition into their settings. Since the end of covid restrictions, we have found from our inspection activity that restrictions previously in place during the pandemic have not been fully reviewed by some settings to enable unrestricted access to families. 

It is important to foster a family-centred culture, which invites the opportunity to build strong relationships with the child and their family 

Health protection guidance for children and young people settings (March 2024)

This guidance covers a broad range of health protection issues and replaces the COVID-19 specific education settings guidance produced and maintained by Scottish Government during the pandemic.

This guidance has been produced through the Scottish Health Protection Network (SHPN) and is adapted from the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) guidance.

The SHPN health protection guidance for children and young people settings provides advice on:

• Infections: transmission and those at higher risk

• Preventing and controlling infections

• Supporting immunisation programmes

• Managing specific infectious diseases (A to Z)

• Responding to outbreaks and incidents

• Additional health protection considerations for specific settings and population

• Posters for display in settings