Barriers to employment in early learning and childcare: EQIA

This equality impact assessment (EQIA) was undertaken to consider barriers faced by those with protected characteristics to taking up employment in the early learning and childcare (ELC) sector and how we can use the opportunity of the expansion to increase the diversity of the ELC workforce.


Footnotes

1. https://www.gov.scot/publications/funding-follows-child-national-standard-early-learning-childcare-providers-principles-practice/

2. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Modification) (No.1) Order 2019

3. https://www.gov.scot/publications/exploring-parents-views-use-early-learning-childcare-scotland/

4. https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Children/Pubs-Pre-SchoolEducation

5. https://www.gov.scot/publications/exploring-parents-views-use-early-learning-childcare-scotland/

6. https://www.gov.scot/publications/blueprint-2020-expansion-early-learning-childcare-scotland-elc-expansion-planning/

7. https://www.gov.scot/publications/early-learning-and-childcare-delivery-progress-report/

8. https://www.gov.scot/publications/funding-follows-child-national-standard-early-learning-childcare-providers-principles-practice/pages/2/

9. https://www.gov.scot/publications/funding-follows-child-national-standard-early-learning-childcare-providers-principles-practice/pages/2/

10. http://learn.sssc.uk.com/AppResources/earlylearning.pdf

11. https://www.gov.scot/publications/health-social-care-standards-support-life/

12. https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Children/Pubs-Pre-SchoolEducation

13. https://data.sssc.uk.com/data-publications/22-workforce-data-report

14. https://www.gov.scot/publications/early-learning-childcare-programme-trials-analysis-responses-scottish-government-discussion/pages/1/

15. https://www.gov.scot/publications/blueprint-2020-expansion-early-learning-childcare-scotland-consultation-analysis-report/

16. https://www.gov.scot/publications/early-learning-childcare-service-model-2020-analysis-public-consultation/

17. Kanter TNS – research for development of National Recruitment Campaign – October 2017

18. https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/44206/early-learning-and-children-sip-digital.pdf

19. https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/45688/modern-apprenticeship-statistics-quarter-4-2018-19.pdf

20. http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Men-into-Childcare-PDF.pdf

21. https://www.zerotolerance.org.uk/resources/Gender-equal-play-in-early-learning-and-childcare.pdf

22. http://learn.sssc.uk.com/AppResources/earlylearning.pdf

23. https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/Documents/Living/Social%20Care/Ensuring-Equality-in-childcare-for-black-and-minority-ethnic-families-a-summary[1].pdf

24. https://data.sssc.uk.com/data-publications/22-workforce-data-report

25. https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-analyser/jsf/tableView/tableView.xhtml

26. Teager and McBride (2018) – Achieving Diversity in the Scottish Early Learning and Childcare Workforce – Ekosgen 2019

27. http://apprenticeships.scot/

28. https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Children/Pubs-Pre-SchoolEducation

29. https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/44206/early-learning-and-children-sip-digital.pdf

30. Achieving Diversity in the Scottish Early Learning and Childcare Workforce, Ekosgen, forthcoming https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/45688/modern-apprenticeship-statistics-quarter-4-2018-19.pdf

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