Nursery World - Childcare scheme gains 30m extra

A childcare scheme that helps unemployed and low-income parents in Scotland into work and training is to receive a boost of 30m over two years to extend existing projects and develop in other disadvantaged areas, the Scottish Executive announced last week. The money will go to the Working for Families Fund to extend ten existing support programmes and set up schemes in ten new local authorities.

The money will go to the Working for Families Fund to extend ten existing support programmes and set up schemes in ten new local authorities.

So far, more than 2,000 parents have benefited from the programme, which was launched last year.

Wraparound childcare, sitter services and advice on jobs and training are examples of the local services to benefit from the Executive funding.

Of the total funding 10m will go to existing projects, such as those in Glasgow, North Lanarkshire and Dundee.

Glasgow will receive a total of 2.5m for 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.

Councillor Steven Purcell, leader of the council, said, 'This scheme has helped to open up a whole set of new career opportunities and life changing experiences to people in Glasgow. Now due to this project, more than 550 people have had their lives and circumstances changed for the better.'

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