What is the future of child care in Scotland?

Modelling packages to meet Scotland’s child poverty targets

Author / Creator: Emma Congreve

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

Around 1 in 4 children in Scotland live in relative poverty


Social Care Reform in Scotland: context, costs and questions

Author / Creator: Emma Congreve

Date published:

A gap between legislative intent and delivery has been experienced historically in social care. The National Care Service (NCS) is the latest attempt to change this.


Best Place in the World

Author / Creator: David Anderson

Media type: Opinion

Date published:

Many innovative ways to address poverty and trauma have appeared over the last few years, but they are fighting against the tide, battling hard against the odds.


Caring about Children

Author / Creator: Marion Macleod

Media type: Podcast

Date published:

Child and early years care in Scotland is a patchwork. Tthe latest Programme for Government perpetuates that. Things could be greatly improved by a strategic and holistic plan for care sitting within a National Care Service.


Empty Promise?

Author / Creator: Marion Macleod

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

The Promise for family support and child care away from home needs a strategic standpoint integrating the relevant services.


Child Care or Caring About Children?

Author / Creator: Marion Macleod

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

Scotland has a system of support for children in their early years which is a patchwork of initiatives, fixes, legacy services and omissions. What we do not have is a single, well thought- through integrated service. This is what Scotland’s children need.