In February it was made known that plans to phase out funded childcare in private and independent nurseries to parents who live outside Edinburgh are being drawn up by council leaders.
According to the Care Inspectorate (CI) website, up to the end of 2023, there were a total of 255 childcare settings (day nurseries and after-school clubs) in Edinburgh, with registered spaces for 14,803, and an average setting size of 58.05 places. A split between Edinburgh City Council and the Private Sector is illustrated below;
Edinburgh City Council
Number of settings = 110 (43%)
Total registered spaces = 5,818 (39.3%)
Average setting size by registered spaces = 52.89
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