It is hoped that the proposals, out for public consultation, will boost ‘high quality, flexible early learning and childcare which is affordable and accessible for all’.
Critics of the current system claim many parents are restricted to half-day funded sessions which do not fit in around their working lives.
Councils also decide what childcare places are offered to parents, and it is hoped proposals to tie funding to each eligible child will also improve access.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon outlined the key proposals of the Early Learning and Childcare Policy Blueprint in her keynote speech to the Scottish National Party conference at the weekend.
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