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Award of DCAF - Evaluation of the Programme for Scotland’s Childminding Future

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Value£99,700.00

SupplierIpsos (market research) Ltd

AgencyScottish Government

RegionScotland

CategoryPublic Services & Welfare

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In the context of sustained decline in the childminding workforce and the current intervention strategy, the Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers wishes to commission a research project to evaluate the effectiveness of the current strategy, including the Scottish Childminding Association’s Programme for Scotland’s Childminding Future, in mitigating the underlying reasons behind the continued decline in childminder numbers across Scotland.

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