The Scottish Executive has placed state and private nursery children on a level playing field by providing 15m to extend the free early education entitlement from 33 to 38 weeks per year.
The extension targets private and voluntary provision, as most state-run settings already run for 38 weeks through the school year.
Fiona Hyslop, minister for education and lifelong learning, pledged 25m for education in the Scottish Parliament last week. This includes 9m to create 300 new teaching posts this August, prioritising pre-school settings and reducing class sizes from P1 to P3. Local authorities will be in charge of distributing the Scottish Executive funding to providers.
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