Nursery World - 4m grant aids rural childcare projects

Childcare projects, outdoor play and out-of-school clubs are among the beneficiaries of nearly 4m of funding awarded to 100 community projects in rural areas announced by the Scottish Executive last week. The Executive's Scottish Rural Partnership Fund is made up of three grant schemes allocated each year to projects and organisations aimed at tackling issues such as improving parents' access to affordable childcare.

The Executive's Scottish Rural Partnership Fund is made up of three grant schemes allocated each year to projects and organisations aimed at tackling issues such as improving parents' access to affordable childcare.

An innovative scheme to create out-of-school facilities in the Highlands is to receive 50,000 from the Rural Challenge Fund (RCF) to set up three out-of-school clubs in areas currently without any. The Out of School Care Federation (OOSC Fed) is leading the GROOVE (Great Recreation, Outstanding Opportunities, Valuable Experiences) project in the Highlands to set up and run childcare in the rural communities of Beauly, Culbokie and Muir of Ord. The OOSC Fed provides training and advice to out-of-school clubs, but this would be its first time as a provider.

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