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

Statistical Data - Pre-school sector

Quality of children's learning experiences

Note: NC = Nursery Class, NS = Nursery School

 Staff/child interaction

Expressed as a number

Expressed as percentages2

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

Mean %

Very good

326

146

20

110

61

44%

62%

56%

29%

28%

41%

Good

361

80

12

185

122

49%

34%

33%

49%

56%

47%

Fair

51

10

4

76

35

7%

4%

11%

20%

16%

11%

Unsatisfactory

0

0

0

3

0

0%

0%

0%

1%

0%

0%

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 Meeting needs

Expressed as a number

Expressed as percentages

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

Mean %

Very good

234

100

9

64

32

32%

43%

25%

17%

15%

27%

Good

406

114

18

186

122

55%

49%

50%

50%

56%

53%

Fair

98

21

9

121

63

13%

9%

25%

32%

29%

20%

Unsatisfactory

0

0

0

2

1

0%

0%

0%

1%

0%

0%

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 Assessment keeping records and reporting

Expressed as a number

Expressed as percentages

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

Mean %

Very good

184

82

14

42

30

25%

35%

39%

11%

14%

22%

Good

426

118

16

199

99

58%

50%

44%

53%

45%

54%

Fair

124

34

5

131

86

17%

14%

14%

35%

39%

24%

Unsatisfactory

4

2

1

2

3

1%

1%

3%

1%

1%

1%

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 Support for development and learning

Expressed as a number

Expressed as percentages

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

Mean %

Very good

345

154

13

95

52

47%

66%

36%

26%

24%

41%

Good

359

71

17

220

119

49%

30%

47%

59%

55%

49%

Fair

31

10

6

53

46

4%

4%

17%

14%

21%

9%

Unsatisfactory

0

0

0

3

1

0%

0%

0%

1%

0%

0%

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 Support for children with special needs

Expressed as a number

Expressed as percentages

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

NC

NS

Indep.

Private

Voluntary

Mean %

Very good

300

143

7

61

31

52%

62%

39%

25%

24%

45%

Good

252

76

8

125

56

44%

33%

44%

52%

44%

43%

Fair

25

10

3

49

39

4%

4%

17%

20%

30%

11%

Unsatisfactory

1

0

0

5

2

0%

0%

0%

2%

2%

1%

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

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