“Constituents have been in touch with me for some time now, concerned about what childcare provision there will be when Peedie Breeks closes.”
Rhoda Grant MSP Continues to Campaign on Childcare Provision in Orkney
Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare
Public Finance Minister in the Scottish Government, Kate Forbes, announced the investment which will support the doubling of the free provision of childcare to 1140 hours from August 2020 for all 3- and 4-year olds and eligible 2-year olds
Fully Funded Early Learning and Childcare: Orkney Enrolment Opens 20th January
From August, all three and four-year-olds, and a number of eligible two-year-olds, will be entitled to 1140 hours of early learning and childcare free of charge.
SNP Pledge to Expand Childcare
“If the SNP is elected after the next Holyrood election, we will expand childcare into the school holidays for primary pupils from the poorest backgrounds “
