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Design principles for early learning and child care settings
Karen Quinn Inspector
SLIDE 2 Key Aims
- To make new ELC services be the best they can be in terms of
design.
- Consistency in terms of what constitutes good design for
indoor and outdoor space.
- Facilitate registration/variations for expansion to consistent
quality standards/requirements.
- Encourage flexible use of space and future proofing of all new
ELC infrastructure.
- Encourage inclusion of well designed outdoor space in all ELC
infrastructure
- Address inconsistencies in space standards.
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- Scottish Government (Children and Families team)
- Scottish Futures Trust
- Draft ‘document’ Spring 17 – final Summer 17
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Scoping and research
Current Practice Basis/Links History Research and engagement Points we need to consideration/consistency issues
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Innovative Design – Scotland Other relevant legislation Other Early Learning and Childcare Regulations/ Standards ELC in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Germany, America, Norway, UK Research - leaders ELCC - New Zealand, Nordic countries
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Focus on outcomes for children
……Increase in the quality of free hours will not be delivered at the expense of quality. Indeed the focus will be on strengthening the quality….. (A blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland).
SLIDE 7 Overview of guidance
- On line Resources
- Part 1 - Case studies (aspects)
- Video links, photographs
- Part 2 – Content headings
- Links
- Research
- Printable sections
SLIDE 8 Style of Part 2
- Narrative – outcomes for children
- Links to Regulations, Standards,
Good Practice
SLIDE 9 Content headings
- Care and learning space
- Other space (office/staff/parents)
- Outdoor space
- Toilets and Nappy changing
- Hand hygiene
- Kitchen and Food Preparation
- Laundry and utility provision
- Security Heating/lighting/ventilation/environmentally
sustainable/acoustics
SLIDE 10 Space Standards
- School Premises Regs
- National Care Standards
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Engagement
Children Parents Providers Care Inspectorate Local Authorities- Environmental Health, Building Control, Architects Fire and Rescue Services ADES NDNA, SOSCN, CALA Education Scotland Early years Scotland
SLIDE 12 Survey Monkey
- Individual services
- Parents
SLIDE 13 Existing services
- innovative/good design impact on outcomes for
children
SLIDE 14 Feedback
- Examples of innovative design in existing services
- Inform style and content of guidance
- Signpost to research
- Highlight priority areas which could be a barrier to
expansion
- Views on inclusion of size of outdoor space when
calculating number of children and criteria
SLIDE 15
Any comments
