The early years sector has warned that expanding the free entitlement in Scotland from 600 to 1,140 hours per year by 2020 will only work with adequate funding and resources.
Responding to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the proposal, organisations and campaigners argued that for the expanded entitlement to be successful, funding, availability and the number of places will need to be increased.
The consultation – ‘A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland’, sought views on funding models and the phasing in of provision. A Scottish Government response to the findings will be published in the spring.
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