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(i)       to note that there was an error in section 3.8 of the report and Kingsford ELC was moving from intensive to targeted support;

(ii)       to request that officers include information on the location of settings in future reports to ensure Members were aware in which part of the city they were based;

(iii)      to note the improvement that had been achieved in the various settings, and to thank staff for their efforts;

(iv)      to instruct the Interim Chief Education Officer to continue to support Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) settings and schools to implement continuous improvement in keeping with the Quality Framework agreed at Committee in July 2023; and

(v)      to otherwise note the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Director of Children’s and Family Services which detailed the outcome of inspection reports published by His Majesty’s Inspectors of Education (HMIe) and The Care Inspectorate on the quality of Aberdeen City schools and Early Learning and Childcare settings since the last meeting of the Education and Children’s Services Committee.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the content of this report; and

(b)      instruct the Interim Chief Officer – Education to continue to support Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) settings and schools to implement continuous improvement in keeping with the Quality Framework agreed at Committee in July 2023.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that there was an error in section 3.8 of the report and Kingsford ELC was moving from intensive to targeted support;

(ii)       to request that officers include information on the location of settings in future reports to ensure Members were aware in which part of the city they were based;

(iii)      to note the improvement that had been achieved in the various settings, and to thank staff for their efforts; and

(iv)      to approve the recommendations.