The three local authorities - Aberdeen, Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders, will test a variety of models for delivery of the country’s 1,140 hours (30 hours a week) of free early learning and childcare a year.
Last year, the Scottish Government announced plans to increase the provision of free early learning and childcare provision from 600 to 1,140 hours per year by 2020 for three- and four-year-olds and disadvantaged two-year-olds.
The news of the trial follows the launch of a consultation last month looking at ways in which to make Scotland’s childcare provision more affordable and flexible.
Models of delivery
In Aberdeen, a model of stay and play for two-year-olds where parents are reluctant to leave their children will be tested. Based on the existing model of stay and play delivered by Early Years Scotland, the provision will be open to 20 vulnerable two-year-olds. It will be run from a school located in a deprived area that currently has little two-year-old provision.
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