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Award of Review of the Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Equity and Excellence Lead Programme

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Value£34,386.25

SupplierCraigforth Consultancy and Research

AgencyScottish Government

RegionScotland

CategoryEducation & Training

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Scottish Government awarded a contract to Craigforth Consultancy and Research for a research project to review the Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Equity and Excellence Lead (EE Lead) Programme.

The review aimed to support wider work to ensure benefits for children and families are maximised, generate learning on best practice to improve delivery, and ensure effective support for post-holders.

It focused on two elements: how EE Leads or equivalent post holders are deployed, interventions to close the poverty-related outcomes gap, and good practice in delivery through a fact-finding exercise with all local authorities; and the extent to which the programme contributes to identified outcomes through focused research in an illustrative sample of 3-4 local authority areas.

The contract value was £34,386.25.

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