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HGIOELC: early years self-evaluation in Scotland Online Course

Course Published 30 mins CPD Accredited

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Illustrative early learning space with play materials
Illustrative workplace context. The course outline is listed below.

Course overview

Explore the quality framework for evaluating early learning and childcare provision in Scotland using self-evaluation and improvement planning. This course covers the How Good Is Our Early Learning and Childcare? quality indicators, how to use them for self-evaluation, and how the Care Inspectorate applies this framework during inspections.

HGIOELC: early years self-evaluation in Scotland at a glance

HGIOELC: early years self-evaluation in Scotland is a CPD accredited online course from Chefs Bay Academy, taking 30 mins to complete. The certificate is ready to download as soon as you pass.

Entry typeCourse
Provider statusPublished
Duration30 mins, self-paced
CertificateCPD Accredited, download after passing
Study and retakesAny device, unlimited retakes within your chosen access period.

Chefs Bay Academy is run by Chefs Bay Hospitality Limited (Company No. 13588811), a UK hospitality and care staffing agency based in Merseyside. This course is included in the training bundle, with 12, 24 or 36 months of access for one person. Certificate information is listed for this course above.

What you will learn

  1. Introduction to HGIOELC
  2. The Quality Indicators and Themes
  3. Leadership and Management Indicators
  4. Learning Provision Indicators
  5. Successes and Achievements Indicators
  6. Using the Framework for Self-Evaluation
  7. Preparing for Care Inspectorate Inspections

Who needs this course

Early years managers, nursery leaders, childminders, and early learning practitioners in Scotland who need to understand and use the HGIOELC framework for self-evaluation and quality improvement.

About this course

Using the named quality indicators for reflection

How Good Is Our Early Learning and Childcare? is the framework named in this course. Its modules consider indicators for leadership and management, learning provision, and successes and achievements. Self-evaluation and improvement planning are the central learning themes.

The course is intended for early years managers, nursery leaders, childminders and practitioners in Scotland. The outline also contains a module on preparing for inspections. The named framework should be considered when matching the course to a setting’s learning needs.

For a separate overview of inspection and grading, compare the Care Inspectorate inspection course. For learning, teaching and assessment within Scotland’s curriculum, see Curriculum for Excellence.

Your certificate

Pass the assessment and your certificate is ready to download as a PDF the same day, with your name and the course title on it. Print it, email it to a manager, or attach it to a CV.

  • PDF download, same day you pass
  • CPD accredited by The CPD Certification Service
  • Retake the assessment as often as you need within your access period

These are training courses, not Ofqual-regulated qualifications. Read how our accreditation works.

Certificate of achievement

Your name

has successfully completed

How Good Is Our Early Learning And Childcare?

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Your certificate, as a PDF, the same day you pass. Sample layout, your name and course are printed on it.

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  3. Complete your courses

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  4. Download your certificate

    Pass the end-of-course assessment, then download your course completion certificate.

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