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Pre-school and Childcare Workforce Statistics 2009
28/10/2009
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published the Pre-school and Childcare Workforce Statistics 2009, which presents new statistics on childcare centres registered with the Care Commission, and childcare centre staff.
The main findings are:
- There were 29,670 paid staff working directly with children in day-care and pre-school education centres in 2009, compared to 26,180 in 2008. An increase of 13 per cent
- Fourteen per cent of the childcare workforce were managers (see notes to editors)
- Ninety-six per cent of the childcare workforce in 2009 were female, which was no change from 2008
- Eighty-four per cent of the childcare workforce had a childcare qualification, an increase of one percentage point on 2008. Similarly, the percentage of staff with a childcare qualification at SVQ level 2 or above increased by two percentage points to 82 per cent, and the percentage with a childcare qualification at SVQ level 3 or above increased by three percentage points to 73 per cent
- Childcare staff working in public sector centres were more qualified than those in the private or voluntary sectors. Eighty- eight per cent of staff in public centres had childcare qualifications at SVQ level 3 or above, compared to 68 per cent in private and 57 per cent in voluntary centres
- Sixty-four per cent of childcare staff who were managers had a qualification at SVQ level 4 or above (see notes)
- In total, 1,190 staff of all levels were working towards a qualification at SVQ level 4 or equivalent in 2009, while 940 staff of all levels were working towards a degree qualification (or equivalent). This compares to 1,320 staff of all levels working towards a SVQ level 4 or equivalent qualification, and 570 staff working towards a degree or equivalent qualification in 2008
Managers are defined as managers of a Care Commission Registered Service. Services which provide day care of children are required under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 to register with the Care Commission if they provide the service for more than two hours in any day
This is a National Statistics publication for Scotland. National Statistics are produced to high professional standards set out in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. They undergo regular quality assurance reviews to ensure that they meet customer needs and are produced free from any political interference.