Your Time- Your Club
"Your Time- Your Club" is the culmination of a project which surveyed all P7, S1 and S2 students in Dumfries and Galloway in the winter of 2005. Of the 7,000+ surveys distributed, an impressive 3,300 were completed and returned. Young people were asked whether they would like to attend such an out of school care club, how often they would attend, where they would like it to be located and what activities they would like to participate in. To read the results of the research, download a copy for free using the link below: Your Time- Your Club (PDF document)
Rural Out of Care Survey In 2005 the Scottish Out of School Care Network undertook research to look at the issues and challenges faced by rural out of school care services in Scotland. The results are contained in the report below. Rural Out of School Care Survey (PDF document)
What's 4 Us?
"What's 4 Us?" report and DVD is the culmination of a year-long research project funded by the Laidlaw Youth Project from November 2004 - November 2005, looking at out of school care for older children and young people (12+ age group). Over the course of the project, SOSCN was able to fund activities for the older-age group in one rural and one city service. The rural service, Coldstream OSC, was already providing services for the older age groups, while the Crazy Club in the Bambury Centre, Glasgow was set up through the Laidlaw funding. The project was further extended when Y:Generation, a service already established in Glasgow, agreed to participate in the research aspects of the project. The young people attending the services were asked to evaluate all aspects of the services: activities, premises etc and much of this information has been included in DVD presentations made by the young people. "What's 4 Us?" report can be downloaded for free below; please call SOSCN on 0141 564 1284 for a copy of the DVD. What's 4 Us? (PDF document)

PAST PROJECTS JOINT PROJECT GROUP SOSCN was the lead partner on 2 projects on behalf of the Joint Projects Group, a group composed of leading childcare organisations within Scotland: National Playbus Association, National Association of Toy & Leisure Libraries (NATLL), Play Scotland, Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA), Scottish Independent Nurseries Association (SINA), Scottish Out of School Care Network (SOSCN) & Scottish Pre-School Play Association (SPPA).
Working with Local Enterprise Companies: Childcare Staff & Business Development Guide (Published October 2002)
In response to the need for clear and concise information, with respect to Local Enterprise Companies' (LECs) initiatives to assist childcare development, SOSCN undertook a project aiming to produce and promote a Guide to facilitate the access to LECs’ existing products and resources for childcare providers. Download a copy of the report for free: Childcare Staff and Business Development Guide (PDF document)
"IS it Child's Play?" (Published December 2002)
A project looking at the facilities available to parents and children with special needs throughout Scotland. Highlighted are areas of good practice as well as the areas where better provision is required. Download a copy of the report for free: Is it Child's Play? (PDF document)