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Improving Scottish education - A report by HMIE on inspection and review 2002-2005

Statistical Data - Pre-school sector

Key aspects of childrens development and learning (Quality of programmes).

Note: NC = Nursery Class, NS = Nursery School

Emotional, Personal and Social Development

Expressed as a number

Expressed as percentages2

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

Mean %

Very good

447

182

21

162

86

61%

77%

58%

43%

39%

56%

Good

277

50

14

189

122

38%

21%

39%

51%

56%

41%

Fair

12

5

1

23

10

2%

2%

3%

6%

5%

3%

Unsatisfactory

0

0

0

0

0

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

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Communication and Language

Expressed as a number

Expressed as percentages

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

Mean %

Very good

323

136

15

78

46

44%

57%

42%

21%

21%

37%

Good

347

82

19

203

113

47%

35%

53%

54%

52%

48%

Fair

66

18

1

93

58

9%

8%

3%

25%

27%

15%

Unsatisfactory

1

0

1

0

1

0%

0%

3%

0%

0%

0%

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Knowledge and Understanding of the world

Expressed as a number

Expressed as percentages

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

Mean %

Very good

262

136

20

91

41

36%

58%

56%

24%

19%

34%

Good

405

82

11

194

123

55%

34%

31%

52%

56%

51%

Fair

69

19

5

87

54

9%

8%

14%

23%

25%

15%

Unsatisfactory

1

0

0

2

0

0%

0%

0%

1%

0%

0%

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Expressive and Aesthetic Development

Expressed as a number

Expressed as percentages

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

Mean %

Very good

253

124

18

69

49

34%

53%

50%

18%

22%

32%

Good

399

95

13

195

116

54%

40%

36%

52%

53%

51%

Fair

84

18

5

108

53

11%

8%

14%

29%

24%

17%

Unsatisfactory

0

0

0

2

0

0%

0%

0%

1%

0%

0%

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Physical Development and Movement

Expressed as a number

Expressed as percentages

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

Mean %

Very good

278

145

20

112

56

38%

61%

56%

30%

26%

38%

Good

368

78

12

195

124

50%

33%

33%

52%

57%

49%

Fair

90

13

4

65

38

12%

6%

11%

17%

17%

13%

Unsatisfactory

0

0

0

2

0

0%

0%

0%

1%

0%

0%

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2. Due to rounding percentages may not always total to 100%.

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