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Publication - Research and analysis

Early learning and childcare (ELC): provision for 1 and 2 year olds in Scotland

Published
22 January 2024
From
Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Part of
Children and families, Education
ISBN
9781835216439

Summary of mapping work to understand current ELC provision in Scotland.

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Appendix 3: Data tables by local authority (all local authorities in Scotland)

Table 1 shows the number of places per child across each age group and local authority (LA) in Scotland, excluding places in childminder settings.

Table 1: ELC places per child by local authority (excluding childminders)
Local authority 1-year-olds 2-year-olds 3-year-olds 4-year-olds
Aberdeen City 0.31 0.42 0.77 0.92
Aberdeenshire 0.26 0.45 0.8 0.98
Angus 0.14 0.38 0.81 1.15
Argyll & Bute 0.17 0.43 1.03 1.07
City of Edinburgh 0.45 0.64 0.96 1.06
Clackmannanshire 0.25 0.53 0.81 0.95
Dumfries & Galloway 0.24 0.42 0.78 1.03
Dundee City 0.33 0.56 0.83 0.95
East Ayrshire 0.16 0.4 0.93 1.04
East Dunbartonshire 0.4 0.63 1.01 1.01
East Lothian 0.31 0.5 0.92 0.95
East Renfrewshire 0.33 0.4 0.98 1.01
Falkirk 0.22 0.4 0.89 1.01
Fife 0.18 0.43 0.79 0.96
Glasgow City 0.31 0.56 0.88 0.92
Highland 0.2 0.38 0.86 1.09
Inverclyde 0.19 0.42 0.98 0.94
Midlothian 0.43 0.63 1 1.07
Moray 0.15 0.62 0.83 0.97
Na h-Eileanan Siar 0.24 0.47 0.9 0.94
North Ayrshire 0.12 0.38 0.76 0.94
North Lanarkshire 0.23 0.36 0.91 0.93
Orkney Islands 0.11 0.15 0.87 0.95
Perth & Kinross 0.36 0.57 0.88 1.02
Renfrewshire 0.42 0.59 0.92 1.01
Scottish Borders 0.18 0.43 0.76 1
Shetland Islands 0.25 0.28 1.01 0.94
South Ayrshire 0.25 0.5 1.01 1.02
South Lanarkshire 0.29 0.52 0.92 0.97
Stirling 0.34 0.56 0.87 0.98
West Dunbartonshire 0.33 0.46 0.82 0.94
West Lothain 0.25 0.52 0.92 0.96
Average 0.26 0.47 0.89 0.99

Source: Data provided by the Care Inspectorate (as of December 2021). Office of National Statistics Estimates of the Population, Scotland (2021)

Table 2: ELC places per child by age group and local authority (excl. childminders)
Local authority 1-year olds 2-year-olds 3-year-olds 4-year-olds
Aberdeen City 0.31 0.42 0.77 0.92
Aberdeenshire 0.26 0.45 0.8 0.98
Angus 0.14 0.38 0.81 1.15
Argyll & Bute 0.17 0.43 1.03 1.07
City of Edinburgh 0.45 0.64 0.96 1.06
Clackmannanshire 0.25 0.53 0.81 0.95
Dumfries & Galloway 0.24 0.42 0.78 1.03
Dundee City 0.33 0.56 0.83 0.95
East Ayrshire 0.16 0.4 0.93 1.04
East Dunbartonshire 0.4 0.63 1.01 1.01
East Lothian 0.31 0.5 0.92 0.95
East Renfrewshire 0.33 0.4 0.98 1.01
Falkirk 0.22 0.4 0.89 1.01
Fife 0.18 0.43 0.79 0.96
Glasgow City 0.31 0.56 0.88 0.92
Highland 0.2 0.38 0.86 1.09
Inverclyde 0.19 0.42 0.98 0.94
Midlothian 0.43 0.63 1 1.07
Moray 0.15 0.62 0.83 0.97
Na h-Eileanan Siar 0.24 0.47 0.9 0.94
North Ayrshire 0.12 0.38 0.76 0.94
North Lanarkshire 0.23 0.36 0.91 0.93
Orkney Islands 0.11 0.15 0.87 0.95
Perth & Kinross 0.36 0.57 0.88 1.02
Renfrewshire 0.42 0.59 0.92 1.01
Scottish Borders 0.18 0.43 0.76 1
Shetland Islands 0.25 0.28 1.01 0.94
South Ayrshire 0.25 0.5 1.01 1.02
South Lanarkshire 0.29 0.52 0.92 0.97
Stirling 0.34 0.56 0.87 0.98
West Dunbartonshire 0.33 0.46 0.82 0.94
West Lothian 0.25 0.52 0.92 0.96
Average 0.26 0.47 0.89 0.99
Table 3: Total number of providers by local authority and type
Local authority Childminders Nurseries Out of School Clubs Playgroups Creches Holiday Playschemes Children and Family Centres
Aberdeen City 125 96 40 6 1 1 1
Aberdeenshire 247 141 47 29 1 3 0
Angus 92 67 18 14 0 3 0
Argyll & Bute 56 76 7 1 0 0 2
City of Edinburgh 247 214 86 18 4 6 12
Clackmannanshire 35 19 4 0 0 0 1
Dumfries & Galloway 82 76 2 5 0 0 1
Dundee City 88 62 20 0 1 3 0
East Ayrshire 120 40 9 0 2 0 5
East Dunbartonshire 88 47 32 0 1 1 1
East Lothian 81 52 20 7 0 1 2
East Renfrewshire 86 32 26 0 1 3 6
Falkirk 147 70 21 0 0 0 2
Fife 290 151 57 9 6 2 4
Glasgow City 125 226 92 1 6 2 18
Highland 184 197 10 5 1 2 3
Inverclyde 38 26 3 0 1 0 7
Midlothian 56 57 16 5 0 0 7
Moray 96 60 1 4 0 0 0
Na h-Eileanan Siar 14 22 0 1 1 0 0
North Ayrshire 134 56 11 0 0 0 2
North Lanarkshire 231 131 31 2 0 0 16
Orkney Islands 26 21 0 0 0 0 0
Perth & Kinross 115 83 18 4 2 2 2
Renfrewshire 62 71 34 0 0 2 6
Scottish Borders 73 69 12 3 0 0 0
Shetland Islands 7 26 2 0 0 1 0
South Ayrshire 62 51 16 1 1 0 1
South Lanarkshire 198 140 35 0 1 1 6
Stirling 78 44 13 3 1 0 1
West Dunbartonshire 38 39 12 0 0 0 1
West Lothian 171 93 16 14 0 2 0

Source: Care Inspectorate Datastore (as of February 28, 2023) with additional data provided by the Care Inspectorate (as of December 2021)

Source:

Table 4: Share of nurseries offering places to 1- and 2-year-olds by local authority
Local authority Share offering places
to 1-year-olds		 Share offering places
to 2-year-olds
Aberdeen City 34.4% 53.1%
Aberdeenshire 26.9% 61%
Angus 17.9% 49.3%
Argyll & Bute 13.2% 39.5%
City of Edinburgh 55.1% 73.8%
Clackmannanshire 26.3% 89.5%
Dumfries & Galloway 27.6% 68.4%
Dundee City 48.4% 79%
East Ayrshire 30% 65%
East Dunbartonshire 42.5% 76.7%
East Lothian 32.6% 51.9%
East Renfrewshire 46.8% 56.2%
Falkirk 34.3% 44.3%
Fife 23.2% 57.6%
Glasgow City 61.9% 79.6%
Highland 13.7% 24.9%
Inverclyde 30.7% 69.2%
Midlothian 52.6% 68.4%
Moray 16.7% 53.3%
Na h-Eileanan Siar 27.3% 77.3%
North Ayrshire 21.4% 51.8%
North Lanarkshire 35.9% 50.4%
Orkney Islands 4.8% 28.6%
Perth & Kinross 31.3% 72.3%
Renfrewshire 60.6% 78.9%
Scottish Borders 14.4% 56.5%
Shetland Islands 7.7% 19.2%
South Ayrshire 27.4% 72.6%
South Lanarkshire 39.3% 60%
Stirling 45.5% 72.7%
West Dunbartonshire 43.5% 48.7%
West Lothian 26.9% 53.8%

Source: Care Inspectorate Datastore (as of February 28, 2023) with additional data provided by the Care Inspectorate (as of December 2021)

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