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We have a range on in-person school age childcare specific training and offer a bespoke consultancy service to help keep your childcare service in good health.

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We have various templates, toolkits, and sample policies to help you manage your service and meet its regulatory requirements.

Policy and research

As the national intermediary organisation in Scotland for school-age childcare, we are involved in advocacy work on behalf of the sector and provide expert opinion and offer views, on proposals, issues or policies affecting the sector.

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If you are a parent, carer, child, workforce member, or anyone else with an interest in school age childcare, we provide a range a free guides and materials.

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Annual survey of the school-age childcare workforce in Scotland looking at issuesincluding workforce demographics, qualifications, pay and conditions, and job satisfaction
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reports
Reports published by SOSCN on school age childcare issues
Children's Holiday Club Survey: Summary Results
Out of School Care: Views from the Field
Learning About Play: Investigating play through relevant qualifications in Scotland
'Fun!, Fun!, Super Fun!' - Children's thoughts on OSC
'The Service is a Lifeline' - Parents/carers' thoughts on OSC
Discussion Paper: Specialist school-age childcare services supporting children with disabilities, complex needs and additional support needs
School Age Childcare Workforce Discussion Paper
Background and Discussion of Regulated School Age Childcare
Local Authority Letting Charges for OSC Services in Scotland
Limited or Lack of Local School Age Childcare Parent and Carer Impact Survey
Care Inspectorate Inspection Process and Experience - Survey Results
Membership Survey Summer 2022
Summer of 2022 Funding– Quick Survey Results
Snapshot Financial Sustainability Survey 2021
Summer of Play 2021 Funding - Quick Survey Results
In-depth Financial Survey January 2021
SOSCN Reopening Survey October 2020
Recruitment and Retention Survey
Mothering or smothering? Pastoral power and discourses ofprotection in Scottish school-age-childcare
The aim of this paper is to reflect on gendered discourses that arguably impact diversity during childcare recruitment and retention processes.
Local Authority Premises Survey 2025 Results
This survey specifically looks at letting costs charged to school age childcare services by Scottish local authorities for the use of schools, community centres, or other premises within the public sector.
consultations
Have a look at SOSCN responses to national and other consultations
Discussion Paper - Early Learning and Childcare 1140 hours expansion
A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland
Consultation on the National Health and Social Care Standards
Empowering teachers, parents and communities to achieve excellence and equity in education: A Governance Review
Safe and Effective Staffing in Health and Social Care
Consultation on Excellence and Equity for All: Guidance on the Presumption of Mainstreaming
Empowering Schools: A consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill
A Healthier Future - action and ambitions on diet, activity and healthy weight
Early Learning and Childcare Service Model for 2020: Consultation Paper
Protection of Vulnerable Groups and the Disclosure of Criminal Information
Nutritional requirements for food and drink in schools: consultation
Every child, every chance: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2018-2022
Good Food Nation: consultation
Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots Law: consultation
Children (Equal Protection From Assault) (Scotland) Bill
Quality Framework, Early Learning and Childcare (daycare of children, childminding and out of school care) Consultation
Out of School Care in Scotland - a draft framework for consultation
National Care Service proposals
Coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery - justice system, health and public services reform: consultation
Becoming a fair work nation
A register for the future
Open Space Strategies and Play Sufficiency Assessments Regulations: consultation
Inspection of early learning and childcare and school age childcare services in Scotland
Let's Talk Scottish Education
Social Care: Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation in Scotland - call for evidence
Inquiry into Child Poverty and Parental Employment
National Outcomes Review 2023
A Quality Framework for Early Learning and Childcare, School Aged Childcare and Childminding Services
Policy
Consultations, research, reports and school age childcare statistics
national policy
The national school age childcare framework and other national developments
statistics
Data on the school care childcare workforce and other aspect or the sector
workforce survey
Annual survey of the school-age childcare workforce in Scotland looking at issuesincluding workforce demographics, qualifications, pay and conditions, and job satisfaction
osc workforce survey results 2008
osc workforce survey results 2009
osc workforce survey results 2010
osc workforce survey results 2011
osc workforce survey results 2012
osc workforce survey results 2013
osc workforce survey results 2014
osc workforce survey results 2015
osc workforce survey results 2016
osc workforce survey results 2017
osc workforce survey results 2018
osc workforce survey results 2019
osc workforce survey results 2020 covid questions
osc workforce survey results 2020
osc workforce survey results 2021
osc worforce survey results 2022
osc workforce survey 2024
reports
Reports published by SOSCN on school age childcare issues
Children's Holiday Club Survey: Summary Results
Out of School Care: Views from the Field
Learning About Play: Investigating play through relevant qualifications in Scotland
'Fun!, Fun!, Super Fun!' - Children's thoughts on OSC
'The Service is a Lifeline' - Parents/carers' thoughts on OSC
Discussion Paper: Specialist school-age childcare services supporting children with disabilities, complex needs and additional support needs
School Age Childcare Workforce Discussion Paper
Background and Discussion of Regulated School Age Childcare
Local Authority Letting Charges for OSC Services in Scotland
Limited or Lack of Local School Age Childcare Parent and Carer Impact Survey
Care Inspectorate Inspection Process and Experience - Survey Results
Membership Survey Summer 2022
Summer of 2022 Funding– Quick Survey Results
Snapshot Financial Sustainability Survey 2021
Summer of Play 2021 Funding - Quick Survey Results
In-depth Financial Survey January 2021
SOSCN Reopening Survey October 2020
Recruitment and Retention Survey
Mothering or smothering? Pastoral power and discourses ofprotection in Scottish school-age-childcare
The aim of this paper is to reflect on gendered discourses that arguably impact diversity during childcare recruitment and retention processes.
Local Authority Premises Survey 2025 Results
This survey specifically looks at letting costs charged to school age childcare services by Scottish local authorities for the use of schools, community centres, or other premises within the public sector.
consultations
Have a look at SOSCN responses to national and other consultations
Discussion Paper - Early Learning and Childcare 1140 hours expansion
A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland
Consultation on the National Health and Social Care Standards
Empowering teachers, parents and communities to achieve excellence and equity in education: A Governance Review
Safe and Effective Staffing in Health and Social Care
Consultation on Excellence and Equity for All: Guidance on the Presumption of Mainstreaming
Empowering Schools: A consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill
A Healthier Future - action and ambitions on diet, activity and healthy weight
Early Learning and Childcare Service Model for 2020: Consultation Paper
Protection of Vulnerable Groups and the Disclosure of Criminal Information
Nutritional requirements for food and drink in schools: consultation
Every child, every chance: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2018-2022
Good Food Nation: consultation
Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots Law: consultation
Children (Equal Protection From Assault) (Scotland) Bill
Quality Framework, Early Learning and Childcare (daycare of children, childminding and out of school care) Consultation
Out of School Care in Scotland - a draft framework for consultation
National Care Service proposals
Coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery - justice system, health and public services reform: consultation
Becoming a fair work nation
A register for the future
Open Space Strategies and Play Sufficiency Assessments Regulations: consultation
Inspection of early learning and childcare and school age childcare services in Scotland
Let's Talk Scottish Education
Social Care: Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation in Scotland - call for evidence
Inquiry into Child Poverty and Parental Employment
National Outcomes Review 2023
A Quality Framework for Early Learning and Childcare, School Aged Childcare and Childminding Services
consultations
Have a look at SOSCN responses to national and other consultations
Discussion Paper - Early Learning and Childcare 1140 hours expansion
A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland
Consultation on the National Health and Social Care Standards
Empowering teachers, parents and communities to achieve excellence and equity in education: A Governance Review
Safe and Effective Staffing in Health and Social Care
Consultation on Excellence and Equity for All: Guidance on the Presumption of Mainstreaming
Empowering Schools: A consultation on the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill
A Healthier Future - action and ambitions on diet, activity and healthy weight
Early Learning and Childcare Service Model for 2020: Consultation Paper
Protection of Vulnerable Groups and the Disclosure of Criminal Information
Nutritional requirements for food and drink in schools: consultation
Every child, every chance: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2018-2022
Good Food Nation: consultation
Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots Law: consultation
Children (Equal Protection From Assault) (Scotland) Bill
Quality Framework, Early Learning and Childcare (daycare of children, childminding and out of school care) Consultation
Out of School Care in Scotland - a draft framework for consultation
National Care Service proposals
Coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery - justice system, health and public services reform: consultation
Becoming a fair work nation
A register for the future
Open Space Strategies and Play Sufficiency Assessments Regulations: consultation
Inspection of early learning and childcare and school age childcare services in Scotland
Let's Talk Scottish Education
Social Care: Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation in Scotland - call for evidence
Inquiry into Child Poverty and Parental Employment
National Outcomes Review 2023
A Quality Framework for Early Learning and Childcare, School Aged Childcare and Childminding Services
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