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Report Summary

  • 24

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    43% of other websites

  • 100

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 97% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    35% of websites

  • 93

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    83% of websites

families.scot

Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland is changing | Parent Club

Page Load Speed

3.9 sec in total

First Response

179 ms

Resources Loaded

3 sec

Page Rendered

754 ms

families.scot screenshot

About Website

Click here to check amazing Families content. Otherwise, check out these important facts you probably never knew about families.scot

Your 2, 3 or 4 year old could benefit from 1140 hours a year of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC). This is free to you, funded by the Scottish Government and local authorities.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Families.scot page load time and found that the first response time was 179 ms and then it took 3.7 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 65% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

families.scot performance score

24

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value4.4 s

17/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value4.4 s

38/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value10.5 s

7/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value5,900 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.134

80/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value18.4 s

3/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

elc

179 ms

elc

357 ms

elc

356 ms

early-learning-and-childcare-thats-free-you

441 ms

udcookie.js

170 ms

Our browser made a total of 65 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 0% of them (0 request) were addressed to the original Families.scot, 12% (8 requests) were made to Youtube.com and 11% (7 requests) were made to Jnn-pa.googleapis.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.2 sec) relates to the external source Parentclub.scot.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 411.3 kB (32%)

Content Size

1.3 MB

After Optimization

860.7 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Families.scot main page is 1.3 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 80% of websites need less resources to load and that’s why Accessify’s recommendations for optimization and resource minification can be helpful for this project. Images take 604.8 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-83%

Potential reduce by 180.3 kB

  • Original 217.8 kB
  • After minification 205.4 kB
  • After compression 37.6 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. HTML code on this page is well minified. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 180.3 kB or 83% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-12%

Potential reduce by 70.2 kB

  • Original 604.8 kB
  • After minification 534.6 kB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Obviously, Families needs image optimization as it can save up to 70.2 kB or 12% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-41%

Potential reduce by 160.8 kB

  • Original 389.4 kB
  • After minification 384.5 kB
  • After compression 228.6 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 160.8 kB or 41% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-0%

Potential reduce by 22 B

  • Original 59.9 kB
  • After minification 59.9 kB
  • After compression 59.9 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Families.scot has all CSS files already compressed.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 7 (12%)

Requests Now

59

After Optimization

52

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 59 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Families. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 8 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

elc

elc

179 ms

elc

elc

357 ms

elc

elc

356 ms

early-learning-and-childcare-thats-free-you

early-learning-and-childcare-thats-free-you

441 ms

udcookie.js

udcookie.js

170 ms

arrow-left.svg

arrow-left.svg

486 ms

arrow-right.svg

arrow-right.svg

487 ms

Activities%20%26%20play.png

Activities%20%26%20play.png

488 ms

Behaviour_0.png

Behaviour_0.png

488 ms

Childcare.png

Childcare.png

488 ms

Development.png

Development.png

489 ms

Family%2C%20friends%20%26%20relationships_1.png

Family%2C%20friends%20%26%20relationships_1.png

613 ms

Feeding.png

Feeding.png

614 ms

Food%20%26%20eating.png

Food%20%26%20eating.png

615 ms

Health%20%26%20safety.png

Health%20%26%20safety.png

614 ms

Mental%20health%20%26%20wellbeing.png

Mental%20health%20%26%20wellbeing.png

615 ms

Money%20%26%20work.png

Money%20%26%20work.png

616 ms

Online%20behaviour%20%26%20safety.png

Online%20behaviour%20%26%20safety.png

679 ms

Pregnancy%20%26%20first%20days.png

Pregnancy%20%26%20first%20days.png

677 ms

School%20%26%20education.png

School%20%26%20education.png

678 ms

Sleep.png

Sleep.png

679 ms

PC-logo.svg

PC-logo.svg

678 ms

search-icon.svg

search-icon.svg

677 ms

SG_Dual_language_linear_RGB_rdy.png

SG_Dual_language_linear_RGB_rdy.png

806 ms

homepage-bg.png

homepage-bg.png

875 ms

child-smiling-playroom-banner.jpg

child-smiling-playroom-banner.jpg

1222 ms

dropdown-arrow--purple.svg

dropdown-arrow--purple.svg

806 ms

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vBXa2kCRPyk

108 ms

7W0HKREXR_4

7W0HKREXR_4

502 ms

hbiPR-xtP_4

hbiPR-xtP_4

462 ms

jWX3vBihdxI

jWX3vBihdxI

541 ms

stylenc.css

stylenc.css

733 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

1148 ms

script.js

script.js

800 ms

toddlers-playing-toys-playroom-button.jpg

toddlers-playing-toys-playroom-button.jpg

1158 ms

Cost-of-Living-Badge_Full-Colour-800px_0.jpg

Cost-of-Living-Badge_Full-Colour-800px_0.jpg

1147 ms

boy-playing-hoops-banner.jpg

boy-playing-hoops-banner.jpg

1157 ms

child-playing-climbing-frame-banner.jpg

child-playing-climbing-frame-banner.jpg

1157 ms

staff-child-sitting-playroom-smiling-banner.jpg

staff-child-sitting-playroom-smiling-banner.jpg

1244 ms

mum-child-smiling-front-door-banner.jpg

mum-child-smiling-front-door-banner.jpg

1243 ms

adult-and-child-reading-table-banner.jpg

adult-and-child-reading-table-banner.jpg

1245 ms

child-drinking-milk-banner.jpg

child-drinking-milk-banner.jpg

1246 ms

parents-writing-table-banner_0.jpg

parents-writing-table-banner_0.jpg

1244 ms

Activities%20%26%20play.png

Activities%20%26%20play.png

1236 ms

Money%20%26%20work.png

Money%20%26%20work.png

1169 ms

www-player.css

www-player.css

12 ms

www-embed-player.js

www-embed-player.js

29 ms

base.js

base.js

56 ms

ad_status.js

ad_status.js

432 ms

om_QuI9M6WDewyV11PDqwyZXtjss-zYzBgeHLXyLCgE.js

om_QuI9M6WDewyV11PDqwyZXtjss-zYzBgeHLXyLCgE.js

380 ms

embed.js

embed.js

209 ms

PC-logo-white.svg

PC-logo-white.svg

839 ms

SG_Secondary_REVERSED_rdy.png

SG_Secondary_REVERSED_rdy.png

840 ms

arrow-right--white.svg

arrow-right--white.svg

840 ms

footer-illustration.png

footer-illustration.png

840 ms

id

id

58 ms

KFOmCnqEu92Fr1Mu4mxP.ttf

KFOmCnqEu92Fr1Mu4mxP.ttf

61 ms

KFOlCnqEu92Fr1MmEU9fBBc9.ttf

KFOlCnqEu92Fr1MmEU9fBBc9.ttf

131 ms

Create

Create

396 ms

Create

Create

397 ms

Create

Create

398 ms

Create

Create

483 ms

GenerateIT

GenerateIT

156 ms

GenerateIT

GenerateIT

156 ms

GenerateIT

GenerateIT

84 ms

Accessibility Review

families.scot accessibility score

100

Accessibility Issues

Best Practices

families.scot best practices score

75

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Page has valid source maps

SEO Factors

families.scot SEO score

93

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Families.scot can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Families.scot main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

families.scot

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Families. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: