{"id":35,"date":"2025-03-31T11:33:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T10:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/earlylearningandchildcare\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:06:25","slug":"policies-and-guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/earlylearningandchildcare\/policies-and-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"ELC Policy and Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<style>\r\n\t#hotspot-47 .hotspots-image-container,\r\n\t#hotspot-47 .leaflet-container {\r\n\t\tbackground: #efefef\t}\r\n\r\n\t#hotspot-47 .hotspots-placeholder,\r\n\t.featherlight .featherlight-content.lightbox-47 {\r\n\t\tbackground: #ffffff;\r\n\t\tborder: 0 #ffffff solid;\r\n\t\tcolor: #000000;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n\t#hotspot-47 .hotspot-title,\r\n\t#hotspot-47 .bc-product__title a,\r\n\t.featherlight .featherlight-content.lightbox-47 .hotspot-title,\r\n\t.featherlight .featherlight-content.lightbox-47 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class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/media\/3bjpr3wa\/realisingtheambition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"259\" data-attachment-id=\"97\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/earlylearningandchildcare\/policies-and-guidance\/screenshot-2025-04-01-100103\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100244\/Screenshot-2025-04-01-100103.png\" data-orig-size=\"358,259\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-04-01 100103\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100244\/Screenshot-2025-04-01-100103-300x217.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100244\/Screenshot-2025-04-01-100103.png\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100244\/Screenshot-2025-04-01-100103.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100244\/Screenshot-2025-04-01-100103.png 358w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100244\/Screenshot-2025-04-01-100103-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Realising the ambition: Being Me<\/strong>&nbsp;(Scottish Government, 2020) This guidance, Realising the Ambition: Being Me, reflects the original<br>principles and philosophy of Building the Ambition and complements the<br>current policy direction of ELC and early primary education. It aspires to<br>support practitioners in delivering what babies and young children need most<br>and how we can most effectively deliver this in Scotland to give children the<br>best start in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/curriculum-for-excellence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"778\" data-attachment-id=\"102\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/earlylearningandchildcare\/policies-and-guidance\/screenshot-2025-03-31-122453-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100916\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-122453-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"549,778\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-03-31 122453\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100916\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-122453-1-212x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100916\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-122453-1.png\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100916\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-122453-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100916\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-122453-1.png 549w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01100916\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-122453-1-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Curriculum for Excellence (CfE)<\/strong> helps our children and young people gain the knowledge, skills and attributes needed for life in the 21st century. As part of their learner journey, all children and young people in Scotland are entitled to experience a coherent curriculum from 3 to 18, in order that they have opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to adapt, think critically and flourish in today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/inspection-and-review\/inspection-frameworks\/quality-improvement-framework-for-the-early-learning-and-childcare-sectors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"502\" data-attachment-id=\"107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/earlylearningandchildcare\/policies-and-guidance\/screenshot-2025-03-31-113832\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01102134\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-113832.png\" data-orig-size=\"630,502\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-03-31 113832\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01102134\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-113832-300x239.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01102134\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-113832.png\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01102134\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-113832.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01102134\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-113832.png 630w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/earlylearningandchildcare\/uploads\/sites\/5523\/2025\/04\/01102134\/Screenshot-2025-03-31-113832-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Quality improvement framework for the early learning and childcare sectors<\/strong> ( Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland, 2025) is a self-evaluation framework which supports quality improvement in early learning and childcare (ELC) settings. It can be used by all early learning and childcare (ELC) services. This includes childminders and school age childcare providers. The Care Inspectorate and His Majesty\u2019s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) will use the framework for the inspection of settings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Realising the ambition: Being Me&nbsp;(Scottish Government, 2020) This guidance, Realising the Ambition: Being Me, reflects the originalprinciples and philosophy of Building the Ambition and complements thecurrent policy direction of ELC and early primary education. 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